The live-action film version of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon Jonny Quest is getting a rewrite, according to a recent interview with Peter Segal, who is attached to direct.
"I would love to make that my next movie," Segal told ComingSoon.net. “We just hired a writer to do another pass. We already have a very good script. Then we go through budgeting hell and trying to get it into shape.”
A well-thought-of script, presumably the one currently getting a polish, was penned by Dan Mazeau back in 2009 (see "Report: 'Jonny Quest' Scribe To Write 'Flash'"). Last year, Mazeau said the film was seeking a star (see "'Bleach' Will Be 'Respectful to the Property'").
Some tries for a star have hit dead ends. Zac Efron was rumored to be in the running for the title role back in 2009 (see "Confessions of a Comic Book Guy--Go Ask The Amish") as a somewhat-older Jonny (the original cartoon character was 11), but he’s 26 now. There were also rumors that Dwayne Johnson was being considered for the Race Bannon bodyguard character.
Live Action Film Still in Development
Posted by ICv2 on December 22, 2013 @ 2:22 pm CT
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