Warner Bros. Bringing Back 'The Fugitive' to the Big Screen
Warner Brothers recently confirmed that it is developing a new installment to the 1993 movie "The Fugitive," the Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones starrer about a surgeon who was running from the law after being falsely accused with his wife's murder. The feature film was one of the studio's biggest hits in the 1990s, grossing $369 million worldwide.
According to an exclusive report in Deadline, they have already identified a writer who will pen the script for the said movie. Christina Hodson, who also wrote "The Eden Project" and "Shut In," was reportedly signed on by the studio to work on the screenplay. Among the producers of the film are Arnold and Anne Kopelson.
It was not yet known whether the upcoming movie will be a sequel to the first movie or whether it will be a reboot with the same set of characters. The movie was an adaptation of a popular TV series by the same title. The TV series followed the story of Dr. Richard Kimble, a surgeon who was falsely accused of his wife's murder. He takes an opportunity to become a fugitive in order to prove his innocence. He is hounded by a team of U.S. Marshals, led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, who becomes his unlikely ally as he discovers who the real killer is.
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The 1993 film, aside from being a box office success, was also critically-acclaimed with Tommy Lee Jones getting the Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor. A spinoff sequel, "U.S. Marshals" was subsequently released, but was not as successful as the first film.
Greg Silverman, who is the Worldwide production president of Warner Bros. is supporting this project, with hopes of starting production by early 2016. No release date has been announced yet.
the couple who will also produce the project, Andrew and Anne Kopelson, are also responsible for putting together a TV adaptation of the hit film "Devil's Advocate," also for Warner Bros. Kopelson said that this film will be a signal to his "coming home" to Warner Bros.
