Overview
- Paramount was presented with a packaged proposal to adapt the 1968 TV series Hawaii Five-O, a development first reported on Thursday and confirmed by multiple outlets.
- The package names Destin Daniel Cretton to develop and direct, Chris Bremner to write the screenplay, Noah Oppenheim to produce and co‑write, and Guymon Casady/Entertainment 360 working with the Leonard Freeman estate.
- Sources say the project is in very early stages, with no studio deal closed, no cast announced, no plot revealed and Paramount declining to comment.
- Cretton’s packed slate — including an upcoming Naruto film and expectations of future Spider‑Man work — will shape the film’s timing and could push the project further down the schedule.
- The property has a long history of stalled theatrical attempts because of rights fights between CBS/Paramount and the Freeman estate, and a successful film would likely hinge on resolving those issues and securing a high production budget for Hawaii location shoots.