MattHR
Screenwriter
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2001
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I spoke to Herbie Pilato about two years ago regarding the book. The working title was The Six Million Dollar Seventies. I believe the original plan was to release it at the time of (then planned) big-screen remake. Hopefully it will still be published. I get so tired of these deals being hinged on other "tie-ins", or no go.
I've also read that Jim Carey is also no longer involved with the new movie. I'd rather they ditch the comedy/spoof version and stick to the more serious tone of the source material (books and TV series). I think if they found the right actor (young with no/little career "baggage"), they could launch a successful franchise similar to THE BOURNE IDENTITY, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, the JACK RYAN series and SUPERMAN.