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Bringing classic television series to the big screen is a long-standing Hollywood tradition, with successful examples including the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, which spun off from the original "Mission: Impossible" series, and the "21 Jump Street" films. Now, the iconic cop drama "Hawaii Five-O," which first premiered in the late 1960s, is finally getting its own dedicated film adaptation. While not the first attempt to bring the series to theaters, this new effort appears to be the most promising yet.
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This morning, Deadline exclusively reported that Destin Daniel Cretton, director of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," has been tapped to helm the "Hawaii Five-O" feature film. Chris Bremner, screenwriter for the third and fourth installments of "Bad Boys," and Noah Oppenheim, writer of "A House of Dynamite," are confirmed to pen the script.
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Cretton's "Brand New Day" recently became a box office behemoth, grossing over $2.4 billion worldwide. With such an impressive resume, Paramount and Skydance Pictures are expected to grant him significant creative control and aim to retain his talent for future projects.
Efforts to develop a "Hawaii Five-O" feature film date back as far as 1996, with acclaimed directors like Brian De Palma and Paul Verhoeven reportedly expressing interest. However, those plans ultimately dissolved due to rights disputes. In 2002, DreamWorks also came close to securing the remake rights, but negotiations once again fell through. The franchise eventually returned to the small screen in 2010 with the successful reboot television series, "Hawaii Five-0."
via： Deadline