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Variety is reporting Elizabeth Banks is in negotiations to direct a reboot for Sony’s “ Charlie’s Angels ” franchise. Banks will also produce via her Universal-based Brownstone production company with her husband and producing partner Max Handelman. “ Charlie’s Angels ” launched in 1976 on ABC and lasted five seasons with Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith portraying private detectives working for a benefactor named Charlie. Cheryl Ladd replaced Fawcett, with Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts joining in later years. Sony produced a 2000 movie with Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu , which grossed $264 million worldwide. The 2003 sequel “ Charlie’s Angles: Full Throttle ” grossed $259 million. Banks made her feature directorial debut with “ Pitch Perfect 2 ,” which grossed $285 million worldwide, in addition to starring and producing. In June, she became attached to direct fantasy “ Red Queen ” at Universal. Please Leave A Comment-

Cast members Annie Honzeh, Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor, Ramon Rodriguez and executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar took the stage of the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront Saturday as part of Comic-Con to give the audience all the details about what makes this reboot different from the others and why you should give them a chance this fall. Here are 7 highlights you should know before tuning in: 1. The show almost didn’t get made. When Sony originally approach Alfred Gough and Miles Millar with the idea to re-make Charlie’s Angels, they said ‘No.’ After creating and working on Smallville for 10 years which rebooted the Superman storyline, Gough says they were “not ready to touch that pop culture third rail again.” So what convinced the executive producers? Their wives told them they shouldn’t do it. 2. There are four angels in this reincarnation. Cast members and showruners referred to Rodriguez’s Bosley as the 4th angel multiple times throughout the panel. Bosl...

Hello Angels. We got delivered two promo clip for the new one-hour Charlie’s Angels drama. The show stars Minka Kelly, Annie Ilonzeh and Rachael Taylor . Based on the 1970s classic, the remake is a modern take on the Angels (which originally starred Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett) and is set in Miami. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar wrote the script and are executive producing the Sony Pictures Television and Flower Films project with Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore (star of the 2000 and 2003 big-screen versions) and Nancy Juvonen. Watch the clips after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

ABC has released the first photos from its one-hour Charlie’s Angels drama pilot starring Minka Kelly, Annie Ilonzeh and Rachael Taylor. Based on the 1970s classic, the remake is a modern take on the Angels (which originally starred Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett) and is set in Miami. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar wrote the script and are executive producing the Sony Pictures Television and Flower Films project with Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore (star of the 2000 and 2003 big-screen versions) and Nancy Juvonen. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Charlie’s Angels  will be coming to ABC next year. The pilot has been greenlit by the network. This move has been long expected, but now the project is firmly moving forward, along with Smallville writer-producers Miles Millar and Al Gough. The new modern-day version of the show will be set in Miami. The producers (Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen), Sony Pictures TV and Flower Films will now dive into casting to figure out the tricky task of finding TV’s new Angels. We hear there’s an offer out to Mark Piznarski (Gossip Girl) to direct. Are you going to give this show a chance? Remakes have traditionally struggled to find viewers on broadcast, though CBS’ showed with Hawaii Five-0 that you can pull off a primetime hit with a classic title. And Angels is certainly on-brand for a network that has a strong female following with shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. But ABC is riding high this fall with its adaptation of another such property, "...

Charlie's Angles Are Coming To A Television Set Near You Who do you want to see play "Charlie’s Angels?" ABC is close to giving a pilot order to a modern version of the classic 1970s TV actioner "Charlie’s Angels." Josh Friedman, who recently adapted the "Terminator" franchise for his Fox series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," is onboard to write and exec produce the new "Angels." Also involved are original "Charlie’s Angels" producer Leonard Goldberg, who launched the series with Aaron Spelling in 1976, as well as Drew Barrymore, who starred in and produced the 2000 film version and its sequel. Sony Pictures TV is the studio. Insiders said that ABC Entertainment Group topper Steve McPherson is particularly high on this project. But ABC is riding high this fall with its adaptation of another such property, "V," which bowed to boffo numbers. And insiders note that most of those other properties had lai...