‘The Break-Up’ Screenwriter To Rewrite New Line’s ‘Police Academy’ Reboot
Like so many other properties from our childhoods,Police Academyis roaring back to life in the form of a brand-new reboot. The project got set up at New Line since 2010, and has since acquired a director in the form ofScott Zabielski(Tosh.0). Now it’s also about to pick up a fresh draft of the screenplay, courtesy ofThe Break-UpwriterJeremy Garelick. More details after the jump.
Garelick will be rewriting a previous draft ofPolice AcademybyDavid DiamondandDavid Weissman, whose joint resume includesThe Family Man,When in Rome, andOld Dogs. Not such a promising start, but maybe Garelick can improve on it. In addition to co-writing the flawed but underratedThe Break-Up, Garelick has also done extensive rewrite work onThe Hangoverand is now taking a pass at Universal’sSick Day.
Zabielski is making his cinematic debut onPolice Academyafter building a background in TV directing, including the Comedy Central seriesTosh.0. Interestingly, Zabielski has actual police experience, having attended LA’s academy and served as a reserve officer in West Hollywood, so perhaps he’ll slip some of his real-world knowledge into the film.
Like the original, the newPolice Academywill center around a group of bumbling police recruits. Beyond that, though, we don’t know exactly what to expect. Zabielski and Garelick are both new enough to features that we don’t have a good sense of their talents. It’s not exactly like the existingPolice Academymovies are unassailable comedy classics, so who knows — maybe they’ll actually end up improving on the source material.
