Michael Caine's heist classic The Italian Job is set for another reboot - this time for TV. Caine's 1969 caper was revamped for a 2003 action film, starring Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron, and now TV bosses at NBC are interested in turning the project into a fast-paced series. The small screen adaptation will revolve around a family of criminals forced out of retirement as part of a deal to get their patriarch out of jail.Screenwriter Rob Weiss, who helped mastermind Dwayne Johnson's new TV hit Ballers and the classic Entourage, has been put in charge of the script for the project, which will be produced by Paramount Television bosses. None of the stars from either Caine's 1969 classic nor the 2003 revamp, which also featured Jason Statham, Ed Norton, Seth Green, Mos Def, and Donald Sutherland, are expected to appear in the TV remake. Here's a look at some other movies that have been or are also in the process of being converted into TV shows
Divergent
The books by Veronica Roth were such a huge success that converting them for the big screen was only a given. However the three films from the series which have been released starring Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller have not really lived up to the expectations faring quite badly at the box office. In an atttempt to change things, the makers of the film are now looking at turning the fourth and last part Ascendant into a TV show. However it looks like it's lead cast is unsure about this decision. Shailene Woodley in particular has made it amply clear that a TV show was not what she had signed up for. While Teller hasn't exactly said no, he has expressed surprise over this turn of events. He however stated that they have every intention of finishing the franchise, which could mean that he could be convinced to be a part of the TV show if needed.
Problem Child
He wrecks havoc everywhere he goes and is quite the terror. Despite this viewers just couldn't help falling in love with Junior, the seven year old adopted brat. The film made over $50 million, and even got a sequel the next year. Although a 1993 TV series has already been made, NBC has recently hired Scot Armstrong, writer on Old School and The Hangover, to write the series, as well as executive produce “ along with original film producer Brian Grazer.
Monster in law
It would be fair to say that most daughter in laws empathised with the role played by Jennifer Lopez onscreen. The 2005 comedy which also starred Jane Fonda is now said to be returning as a TV show which is loosly inspired by the movie. The series will follow a happy couple about to embark on the challenge of parenthood, set against the fraught relationship between the wife and her husband's mother. Amy B Harris (The Carrie Diaries) and John Riggi (30 Rock) will write the show.
The Illusionist
Starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti, the film follows the tale of a magician in Vienna who uses his magic skills to help in his romance of a woman considered to be well above his social standing. CW is said to be behind the making of the TV show which is not going to bear too much relation to the film, taking the central characters at most, but changing their circumstances. Mark Hudis is scripting the show.
Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese's mind-binding adaptation of Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role was as usual fantastic. In a union of HBO and Paramount, a pilot episode for a full HBO series titled Ashescliffe has been ordered. Dennis Lehane is penning the screenplay for it, and Martin Scorsese is set to direct.
