Great news for fans of the 2011 flick "Behind Enemy Lines", as Fox has given its TV reboot a go signal. McG agreed to direct the pilot under his deal with 20th TV. Here are more details about the reboot.
"Behind Enemy Lines" gets greenlit
According to Deadline, Fox calls "Behind Enemy Lines" distinctly patriotic. The military soap thriller centers on U.S. soldiers trapped - well, behind enemy lines. The multi-perspective narrative follows the soldiers on the ground, as well as the officers and servicemen and women on an aircraft carrier not far away. Add to that intelligence officers in DC, in an attempt to bring the heroes home while doing it under the radar.
"Behind Enemy Lines": possible audience reception
Fox has been keen on having a TV reboot of "Behind Enemy Lines" for a while now. It first commissioned a script from another writer last season with a pilot commitment. While that script did not go to pilot, the network kept the concept for redevelopment, with Nikki Toscano coming on board to write a new script.
For Toscano, the project comes from the overall deal she signed with 20th TV last May. Toscano is executive producing with John Davis (the movie's producers), and John Fox; as well as Temple Hill's Wyck Godfrey, who was an executive producer on the film, and Marty Bowen.
"Behind Enemy Lines" movie vs TV series
It looks like the theme seems might be a bit different than the original "Behind Enemy Lines" movie, which featured soldiers on a preliminary mission who accidentally captured photos of mass graves, which in turn made them the targets of Serbian soldiers.
It is notable that the movie, which starred Owen Wilson as an American naval flight officer and Gene Hackman as his commanding officer, gave a solid box office performance, grossing $92 million worldwide on a limited budget. In the pilot, U.S. soldiers will be working behind actual enemy lines. Service people on a nearby aircraft will factor into the plot as will officials at home in Washington D.C. (via CinemaBlend)
"Behind Enemy Lines": other expectations
"Behind Enemy Lines" falls outside of Davis Entertainment's deal at Sony TV that has brought us four series: NBC's "The Blacklist", spinoff "The Blacklist: Redemption", "Timeless", and "Dr. Ken" on ABC.
TV viewers and the movie's fans would have to wait and see if "Behind Enemy Lines" moves forward to series. This season, Fox has had good outcomes with reboots, remakes, and revivals. "Lethal Weapon", for example, has been a rating winner for the network, and "Prison Break" is about to make a comeback in the schedule in a big way.
Were you able to see the movie and are you excited for "Behind Enemy Lines" on TV?
