{"id":345682,"date":"2011-03-28T20:09:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T20:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/28\/seventies-crime-series-the-professionals-to-get-the-007-treatment-on-the-big-screen\/"},"modified":"2011-03-28T20:09:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T20:09:34","slug":"seventies-crime-series-the-professionals-to-get-the-007-treatment-on-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/28\/seventies-crime-series-the-professionals-to-get-the-007-treatment-on-the-big-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Seventies crime series The Professionals to get the 007 treatment on the big screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"91.875110067508\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 8:18 PM on 28th March 2011<\/p>\n<p>Seventies TV hit The Professionals is to be revived for a movie version by the team behind Daniel Craig&#8217;s 007 films and Captain America.<\/p>\n<p>The series originally starred Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins, who would inevitably bounce across the bonnet of a Ford Capri as they intercepted a gang of villains.<\/p>\n<p>Now producers are promising to reinvent the concept to make &#8216;an exhilarating, emotionally-charged action-thriller that re-forges the seminal TV series for a new generation&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/a04478a019_468x493.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"493\" alt=\"Big screen comeback: Seventies crime series The Professionals is to be made into a film by the team behind 007 and Captain America\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Big screen comeback: Seventies crime series The Professionals is to be made into a film by the team behind 007 and Captain America<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The film will see the return of British military-trained mercenary Bodie and former detective Doyle, who work for the covert security unit CI5.<\/p>\n<p>Cast have not been announced but it will be filmed later this year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Callum McDougall &#8211; the executive producer of Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace &#8211; and Richard Whelan, one of the executives behind the forthcoming Captain America, will produce the film.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4fcdcd72317_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Back in action: The film will see the return of British military-trained mercenary Bodie and former detective Doyle, who work for the covert security unit CI5\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back in action: The film will see the return of British military-trained mercenary Bodie<br \/>\nand former detective Doyle, who work for the covert security unit CI5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/55d4d070960_468x327.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"327\" alt=\"Back in action: The film will see the return of British military-trained mercenary Bodie and former detective Doyle, who work for the covert security unit CI5\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Revamp: Film makers promise &#8216;the wit and fast-paced action of the original&#8217; but plan to &#8216;reinvent it for a new, modern audience&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/feb246bd609_233x303.jpg.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"303\" alt=\"007 treatment: The producers of Casino Royale are behind the remake\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>007 treatment: The producers of Casino Royale are behind the remake<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The violent series &#8211; which also starred Gordon Jackson as CI5 boss<br \/>\nCowley &#8211; ran from 1977 to 1983 and was created by writer Brian Clemens.<\/p>\n<p>Whelan said: &#8216;To take this 70s TV classic and launch it on to the big screen is a dream come true.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>McDougall and Whelan&#8217;s company Eighth Wonder has teamed up with another production firm Lionsgate UK.<\/p>\n<p>Lionsgate chief executive Zygi Kamasa said: &#8216;This production will combine the wit and fast-paced action of the original TV series but also completely reinvent it for a new, modern audience and we&#8217;re really looking forward to working with talented producers Callum and Richard on the film.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Plans for a big screen version began in 2004 but negotiations broke down and the deal was abandoned.<\/p>\n<p><span>Do you have a story about a celebrity? 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