The 1992 sports comedy White Men Can't Jump is getting a reboot thanks to Kenya Barris, the creator of Black-ish, and athletes turned producers Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Ryan Kalil of the Carolina Panthers.
Barris will write the script for the project, which falls under his overall film deal with 20th Century Fox, and he will also act as a producer. Griffin and Kalil are producing via their Mortal Media banner, along with their partner Noah Weinstein.
The Original White Men Can't Jump, written and directed by Ron Shelton, starred Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as two street basketball hustlers who at first try to hustle each other, then team up to earn more money.
Barris told TMZ Sports the new film is more paying homage than a remake. He also says there is a "high" chance Griffin will appear in the film and he wants Harrelson and Snipes to make an appearance as well.
Source: hiphopdx.com
