Source: Variety

Another TV-to-movie adaptation has been announced, with reports that a film version of T.J. Hooker is in the works. Series creator Rick Husky is currently working alongside David Foster and Ryan Heppe to produce the flick. Director Chuck Russell is the current front runner to helm the project. The original 1982 TV series, put together by legendary TV producer Aaron Spelling, starred William Shatner and Heather Locklear.

Russell previously directed such actioners as 2002’s The Scorpion King, which managed a successful $111 million domestic gross, and 1996’s Eraser, which made more than $164 million domestically (figures adjusted for inflation).

Producers Foster and Heppe are also currently at work adapting another 80’s staple, Short Circuit, for an upcoming screen remake.