Variety is reporting that Sony Pictures is developing a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation classic Super Fly, tapping Watchmen screenwriter Alex Tse to pen the script.
Directed by Gordon Parks Jr. (the son of Gordon Parks, director of Shaft), Super Fly saw Ron O’Neal as Priest Youngblood, a cocaine dealer looking for one final major score before retiring. O’Neal was joined in the cast by Sheila Frazier, Julius Harris and Charles McGregor, while the film is also notable for its score by Curtis Mayfield, with the soundtrack outgrossing the film’s box office earnings.
Joel Silver is set to produce the remake, which Sony is hoping will lead to a series of films. The studio is already in the process of identifying possible actors for the title role.
