Apr 21, 2010 by Brian Gallagher

I Dream of Jeannie Remake Moves Forward with New Writer

I Dream of Jeannie has found it's writer in Sheila Callaghan
I Dream of Jeannie has found it's writer in Sheila Callaghan
A staple of 1960s television is about to get the reboot treatment for the big screen. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Sony has hired United States of Tara writer Sheila Callaghan to write a film remake of I Dream of Jeannie.

The series ran from 1965 to 1970 and starred Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily and Hayden Rorke. The remake has been in development for quite some time and it was said that the studio had been having a hard time trying to make a contemporary take on the show and its, "pre-feminist notions." Callaghan, however, besides writing for United States of Tara, is also a noted playwright who has dealt with feminist themes in the past.

Filmmakers such Cormac and Marianne Wibberley, Rita Hsiao and Gurinder Chadha had been attached to the project throughout the years.

I Dream of Jeannie was released in 2011.


Sources: The Los Angeles Times

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Comments (10)

  1. Mixlexic

    I trust if i leave a comment it will be re-imagined at some point

    2 years agoby @mixlexicFlag

  2. Papac

    I'm with 123kid leave it alone. take my word The A-Team will NOT FLY........ come up with new.....

    2 years agoby @papacFlag

  3. 123kid

    ok why can't they leave the old tv series along, look at the dukes of hazzard remake it really did suck and Bewitched was not like the old show, I wish they would leave these show's along.

    2 years agoby @123kidFlag

  4. Moviedude21

    It could be a sexy comedy without having to be sexist. Tounge in cheek humor...

    2 years agoby @moviedude21Flag

  5. Lycan

    it should say the film adaption of i dream of jeannie

    2 years agoby @grand-makwaFlag

  6. knobie09

    will the story be based during the bagdad takeover,or during a space shuttle crash landing(like in the T.V. show)?

    2 years agoby @knobie09Flag

  7. Mutant

    I watched this in repeats when I was a kid, bad Hollywood you need a spanking.

    2 years agoby @zenderFlag

  8. Xybernetic

    what if there was a movie called "The Make" will they still make a remake of it..

    2 years agoby @xyberneticFlag

  9. Emmytt

    ...

    2 years agoby @emmyttFlag

  10. Rufio

    ummm.... nevermind. no sense wasting my breath/typing...

    2 years agoby @rufioFlag

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