Posted
by: Paul Heath Source: Assorted Date:
March 14th, 2006
I
only recently caught the TV show 'Welcome Back, Kotter' when I reviewed the recent
DVD release, but for a thrity-year-old show, I was pretty impressed. As is Hollywood
it seems after plans to remake it for today's big-screen audiences are underway.
The show, which kick started the career of John Travolta, was aired in the mid-seventies
and revolved around a teacher who is posted at his old rough, inner city Brooklyn
high school.
The
new movie is said to have rapper Ice Cube lined up for the lead role as Gabe Kotter.
Cube will also produce the film for Dimension Films. "There was no bigger
fan of the original show than me, and I'm very excited to be able to put a new
twist on it," the rapper is quoted in saying. Gabe Kaplan played the
role in TV series.
Tom
Bradym who penned the Roy Scheider movie THE HOT CHICK has been hired to write
the screenplay.
