Doug Liman Eyeing Warner Bros. ‘The Cannonball Run’ Remake

Edge of Tomorrow and American Made director Doug Liman is gearing up for a remake of the 1980s action comedy, The Cannonball Run.

Deadline reports Liman is in early talks with Warner Bros.

to reboot the property, which followed a raucous, illegal cross-country car race.

Written by Brock Yates and directed by Hal Needham, The Cannonball Run featured an all-star cast that included Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Adrien Barbeau, and Dom DeLuise, and the Hong Kong co-production featured one of Jackie Chan’s first American performances.

The film focused on …

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