‘Urban Cowboy’ TV Remake Coming From ‘Hustle & Flow’ Director Craig Brewer
By Angie Han/May 28, 2015 12:30 pm EST
More on the Urban Cowboy TV remake after the jump.
The original Urban Cowboy chronicled the tumultuous relationship between Bud (Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger), who meet at a honky-tonk bar in Houston. It was frequently compared to Travolta’s 1977 hit Saturday Night Fever, and kickstarted the mechanical bull-riding trend.
Besides Brewer, original Urban Cowboy producer Robert Evans and former HBO Entertainment president Susan Naegle will executive produce. No other writers or stars have been announced as of yet.
Of course, they’re not the only studio to look to its film resume for inspiration. Within the next year or so, we’re also getting TV versions of Uncle Buck (ABC), Limitless (CBS), Rush Hour (CBS), Scream (MTV), and Westworld (HBO). And those are just the ones that are actually happening; there are many many more in development.
Brewer last directed a different ’80s remake, Footloose, and was (as of last year) linked to yet another ’80s remake, The Idolmaker. In addition, he recently executive produced the Katy Perry documentary Part of Me.
