Guest JMT Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 -New film would be eighth in seriesThursday, July 8, 2004 Posted: 9:50 AM EDT (1350 GMT) LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- "Police Academy" is back. After a decade's absence from the big screen, the cop comedy franchise is gearing up for an eighth installment."I felt it was time to start again," said series creator Paul Maslansky. "I saw that 'Starsky & Hutch' and a number of other revivals were doing really well. 'Police Academy' has such a great history. I thought, 'Why not?' "According to Maslansky, who will serve as an executive producer, the talent from the first seven features has expressed a keen interest in the revival, with Maslansky looking to combine both new and the "original talent" for the next "Police Academy.""We became very much like a family," he said. "It's is very unusual to have seven films with virtually all the same major cast."The project is being developed by Warner Bros. Pictures and its Australian joint-venture partner Village Roadshow. The project is out to writers, with the exact direction of the newest installment yet to be determined.The most recent sequel in the franchise was "Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow" in 1994. The first "Police Academy" hit screens in 1984, bringing in a domestic box office take of $81.2 million. Then it was a film a year through 1989, with "Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment" released in 1985, "Police Academy 3: Back in Training" in 1986, "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol" in 1987, "Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach" in 1988 and "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege" in 1989. Altogether, the franchise brought in more than $230 million at the domestic box office. Maslansky also serviced the small screen with "Police Academy: The Animated Series" in 1993 and "Police Academy: The Series" in 1997.Maslansky is working on several other projects, including another institution-based project, "Stunt School." There's also a New Orleans-set jazz feature about the life of Buddy Bolden, the first king of jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 I hope mahoney comes back.......I think that would be very, very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMT Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 i would only go see it if all the originals were back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 I agree with you there Johnny atleast let the old cast be the Trainers in the academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fairyDust Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 I like the skinny tall guy that makes all those noises with his mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Who Sargent . Larvell Jones aka Micheal Winslow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 Its was confirmed today in the news that they are definetely taking out another part of Police Academy which will include the cast from the past 7 Police Academy. So the gang is back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pod Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 They're probably thankful to be working again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 They're probably thankful to be working again. I agree the only one's that ever got work after the Police Academy was Steve Guttenberg(Captain Mahoney) and Kim Cattrel from Sex in the City series, I dont know if you guys remember but she was Mahoneys love interest in Police Academy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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