Warner Bros. is rebooting the classic chase-thriller The Fugitive, giving modern audiences the mystery of the one-armed man Richard Kimble and U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard.

According to Deadline, this installment will reimagine the 1993 film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford and directed by Andrew Davis, which was based on the 1963 television series of the same name. The film went on to earn seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

 

The Fugitive, which is a completely separate entity from the upcoming Quibi series, has tapped Albert Hughes to direct. However, while the series will center on “on a man accused of blowing up an LA subway station, with social media being a hotbed of false accusations but also providing real-time updates as the suspect tries to prove his innocence,” the reboot will be a more direct tie to the original film.

 

Hughes is known for such films The Book of Eli and Alpha. Brian Tucker, meanwhile, will pen the script, which will pick up the story of Dr. Richard Kimble, the titular fugitive, as he runs from the U.S. Marshall Service, fleeing charges of murdering his wife.

There’s no word yet on casting or a release date for The Fugitive.

 

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