After the success of the revamped “Star Trek” this May, it was only a matter of time before someone in Hollywood got the bright idea to reboot that other William Shatner TV gem - and no, I’m not talking about “Boston Legal” because that would actually be interesting.  Nope, I’m talking about the 1982 ABC cop series “TJ Hooker” which starred Shatner as one Sergeant Hooker.  According to Variety a new feature film adaptation is in the works courtesy of original series creator Rick Husky with Chuck Russell (”The Scorpion King”) in talks to direct.  More after the jump…

Husky will be co-producing the “TJ Hooker” film with David Foster and Ryan Heppe. These are also the guys who are hard at work bringing Johnny 5 back to life for that “Short Circuit” remake.  When asked why they wanted to progress with a “TJ Hooker” feature film after 20 years in completely earned obscurity, Heppe said “the series was the poster child for cop TV shows in the 1980s… we think there’s a fun movie to be made from it.”

As writer/director of “The Shawshank Redemption”, Frank Darabont made one of my favorite films. If the movie ever comes on cable, I’m hooked. Doesn’t matter if I had plans, if I see any part of Andy Dufresne’s story on a screen, I’m in. So when I got the opportunity to talk with the great director backstage at this year’s Saturn Awards, I was extremely excited. Because even though I’ve spoken to many people in Hollywood, getting to talk with Frank Darabont was something I’d always wanted to do.

Anyway, after the jump is my extended conversation. We talked about “The Shawshank Redemption”, why he was at the Saturn Awards, why “Fahrenheit 451″ hasn’t been made yet, and he tells me what else he’s working on. It’s a great interview so take a look: