Holy heckin' cow -- another remake of "The Dukes of Hazzard"? Well, it's JUST a rumor right now (read the bold and ital and caps on that, pleez!), but the clues are ... "untitled action project set in the American South for Warner Bros." ... "set in the 1970s South and involves an outlaw duo" ... Hmmmm ....
The news comes from the Hollywood Reporter, noting that Jody Hill has been attached to direct, with Billy Gerber producing. Gerber produced the 2005 "Dukes" movie that fans so dislike.
So let's just see what happens with this ... Maybe WB has taken note of the massive surge of support for the "Dallas" reboot, which takes the very smart approach of mixing the old and new generations and for the most part keeping continuity with the characters. Ben ("Cooter Davenport") Jones told us in our interview with him for our "Them Dukes! Them Dukes!" reference guide that he pitched a "next generation" approach to Warner Bros. years ago. Given that this is set in the 1970s, OK, maybe not "next generation," but we can only hope it will be a better approach to our beloved "Dukes" franchise than we've seen in recent years.
And thanks to our buddy Big Dee in Deeee-troit for looking out for us on this one ...
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