Man' Director Destin Daniel Cretton
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Key Points:
- Paramount Pictures is developing a movie adaptation of the 1960s TV series Hawaii Five-O, with director Destin Daniel Cretton attached to helm the project and Chris Bremner and Noah Oppenheim writing the script.
- The package was assembled by Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady in collaboration with the estate of series creator Leonard Freeman, who will also produce the film.
- The original Hawaii Five-O series aired from 1968 to 1980 on CBS and featured Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett, a lawman leading a state police task force in Hawaii; the project aims to capture the iconic theme and tropical setting.
- Previous attempts to make a Hawaii Five-O movie were stalled due to legal and rights issues, which instead led to a successful CBS remake series from 2010 to 2020.
- Cretton is currently a high-profile director after his success with Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Shang-Chi, and he continues to work on major projects including the next Spider-Man film and a Naruto adaptation.
