Paramount is moving forward with a feature film adaptation of Hawaii Five-O, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton set to helm. The screenplay is by Chris Bremner (Bad Boys for Life) and Noah Oppenheim (Jackie), according to multiple trade reports published September 10. No cast has been announced and plot details have not been disclosed.
The project was packaged by producer Guymon Casady of Entertainment 360 alongside the estate of series creator Leonard Freeman.
The original Hawaii Five-O ran twelve seasons on CBS between 1968 and 1980. According to The Wrap, it was "the longest-running police drama in the history of American television." A reboot series ran on CBS from 2010 to 2020, logging ten seasons and 240 episodes. Previous feature attempts include a mid-1990s theatrical version that collapsed due to litigation between Paramount and the Freeman estate, and a 2000s DreamWorks development with a script by Robert Towne.
Cretton grew up on the Hawaiian island of Maui, lending the assignment particular weight. He is also currently developing a live-action Naruto film at Lionsgate and another installment in the Spider-Man franchise. Whether Hawaii Five-O moves ahead of those projects remains to be seen.
