The Greatest American Hero set for a Movie Remake; Lord and Miller set to helm project

Another 80's TV series will be adapted into film by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the duo who brought us the Channing Tatum-Johah Hill starrer 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street, this time, it's; The Greatest American Hero. It's story centers on  schoolteacher named Isaac who discovers a suit that gives him superpowers. While this should be good news for him, the problem is that Isaac is usually stuck trying to figure out how to use the thing through trial and error because he can’t find the instructions. [hit the jump to continue]

Phil Lord and Chris Miller are the dynamic duo who brought us breakthrough massive hits like the Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and the recent hit 22 Jump Street. Since then, everybody has been looiking out what these two were up to next. The Greatest American Hero is a concept that originally has heavy doses of comedy, but has serious undertones on its core.

Rodney Rothman, who worked on the 22 Jump Street script, wrote the hour-long action comedy pilot and will serve as executive producer alongside Lord and Miller as well as Tawnia McKiernan who’s actually Stephen J. Cannell’s daughter, the guy who created the original series that ran from 1981 to 1983 on America's ABC Network. [check out the series'intro...]

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