JamesG
08-13-2015, 12:42 PM
"Fresh Prince" Reboot in Development, Will Smith on Board as Producer
by Michael Ausiello
August 13, 2015
Now, this is the story all about how "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" got flipped, turned upside-down.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the exploding revival craze is expanding to include the classic ’90s sitcom, with original star Will Smith leading the charge (this time solely as a producer).
According to multiple sources, Smith’s production shingle, Overbrook Entertainment, is in the very early stages of developing a present-day "Fresh Prince" reboot that puts a new spin on the fish-out-of-water tale while maintaining the spirit of the original series.
An official longline is still being hammered out.
I’m told a pitch is being finalized now and Overbrook will begin shopping it around in the coming weeks.
Smith would serve as an EP alongside his Overbrook producing partners James Lassiter, Caleeb Pinkett and Jada Pinkett-Smith.
It remains unclear if "Fresh Prince 2.0" will be a straight reboot along the lines of "Hawaii Five-0", or a revival/continuation like Netflix’s "Fuller House".
http://tvline.com/2015/08/13/fresh-prince-reboot-will-smith/
by Michael Ausiello
August 13, 2015
Now, this is the story all about how "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" got flipped, turned upside-down.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the exploding revival craze is expanding to include the classic ’90s sitcom, with original star Will Smith leading the charge (this time solely as a producer).
According to multiple sources, Smith’s production shingle, Overbrook Entertainment, is in the very early stages of developing a present-day "Fresh Prince" reboot that puts a new spin on the fish-out-of-water tale while maintaining the spirit of the original series.
An official longline is still being hammered out.
I’m told a pitch is being finalized now and Overbrook will begin shopping it around in the coming weeks.
Smith would serve as an EP alongside his Overbrook producing partners James Lassiter, Caleeb Pinkett and Jada Pinkett-Smith.
It remains unclear if "Fresh Prince 2.0" will be a straight reboot along the lines of "Hawaii Five-0", or a revival/continuation like Netflix’s "Fuller House".
http://tvline.com/2015/08/13/fresh-prince-reboot-will-smith/