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Hong Kong Phooey has a director!
Author : Captain Cumquat (Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at 8:09 pm)

Update! : The Hollywood Reporter adds that “Family Guy” scribe David Goodman will write the project!

Alex Zamm (“Inspector Gadget 2″, ”Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts”) will graduate to fully-fledged big-screen blockbusters as the director of Alcon Entertainment’s “Hong Kong Phooey”.

The project is an adaptation of the 1970s Hanna-Barbera animated TV series, about a police station janitor who becomes a dog with mystical powers, including the ability to do kung fu.

Alcon are the crowd that are currently bankrolling and co-producing The Hughes Bros’ “Book of Eli”.

Variety has more…



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