New Police Academy in the works!

Steve Guttenberg told Moviehole a year or so ago that a new “Police Academy” film could be in the works and now The Hollywood Reporter confirms that.

After a decade's absence from the big screen, Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow are teaming up to co-finance the eighth sequel in the popular franchise, which went on to spawn two television series and a worldwide stunt show.

Warners-based Jerry Weintraub is on board to produce, and series creator Paul Maslansky is executive producing with Village Roadshow's Bruce Berman. The project is out to writers, with the exact direction of the newest instalment yet to be determined. "I felt it was time to start again," said Maslansky, who came up with the idea of reviving the franchise. He took the idea to Berman, who then pitched it to Warners. "I saw that 'Starsky & Hutch' and a number of other revivals were doing really well. 'Police Academy' has such a great history. I thought, 'Why not?'

No word on whether original stars Guttenberg, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow et al will return, but it’s likely.

Source: MovieHole.net