Destin Daniel Cretton is riding high. The Short Term 12 and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director’s latest movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has webbed up well over two billion dollars at the global box office and counting. One would imagine that he’s been handed a black check for his next project, and that seems like it’s the case, as he’s set to adapt a beloved detective series for the big screen.

There’s no shortage of TV series that have been adapted into movies. Classic crime and detective series have been particularly malleable to the demands of a feature film; one of the earliest examples is Dragnet, the grandfather of all cop procedurals that became a cult classic 1987 action comedy with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. More recently, Michael Mann adapted his own creation, the sun-soaked thriller Miami Vice, into a film of the same name in 2006; now, Joseph Kosinski is returning to the same well with Miami Vice ’85, returning the franchise to the decade it originated in.

As reported by Deadline, Cretton is now attached to direct a movie based on the classic TV series Hawaii Five-O. The film will be penned by Chris Bremner (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), and produced by Noah Oppenheim for Paramount. Created by Leonard Freeman, the series debuted on CBS and ran for 12 seasons, all starring Jack Lord (Dr. No) as hard-edged state police captain Steve McGarrett; McGarrett led his team in cracking down on every crime found in the 50th state, typically ordering deputy Danno Williams (James MacArthur) to arrest the criminal of the week with a “Book ’em, Danno.” The series was famed for its lush Hawaiian locations, high-octane action, and surf-rock theme song, composed by Morton Stevens. It also had a successful reboot on CBS that ran for ten seasons between 2010 and 2020.

What Is Destin Daniel Cretton’s Next Project?

Before Cretton heads to the Aloha State, or back to New York City for a Spider-Man sequel, he’s off to Konoha, the Village Hidden in the Leaves in the Land of Fire. He’s adapting the long-running manga and anime series Naruto for the big screen in a new live-action film. Charles Melton (May December) is reportedly in talks to star in the film as the master ninja Kakashi.

A film adaptation of Hawaii Five-O is in development at Paramount; no release date has yet been announced.

via Collider