James Gunn står bland annat bakom Super, Guardians of the Galaxy samt uppföljaren Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Inför den obligatoriska tredje filmen om Star-Lord, Drax och Rocker (med flera) har Gunn bestämt sig för att pyssla med ett par sidoprojekt, också. Ett av dessa stavas Starsky & Hutch, den där gamla (amerikanska) polisserien som förvandlades till en smått hysterisk flamskomedi år 2004, regisserad av Baksmällan-gubben Todd Phillips. Nu ska Gunn tydligen återuppliva själva TV-serien, och manuset skriver han enligt Variety alldeles själv. Såhär skriver The Hollywood Reporter:
"Sony Pictures Television Studios is prepping a reboot of 1970s cop show Starsky and Hutch. Guardians of the Galaxy screenwriter-director James Gunn is set to pen the script and potentially direct the project (pending his availability). Sony Pictures Television Studios is shopping the effort, with multiple bidders among broadcast, cable and streaming services. The project is currently just a pitch and there is no script as of yet. James Gunn will pen the script with his brother, Brian Gunn, and cousin, Mark Gunn. All three will executive produce alongside Sony-based Neal Moritz and his Original Film banner topper Pavun Shetty. The TV reboot is described as a character-driven hourlong procedural. Sony TV controls the TV rights to the IP and is the worldwide distributor for the original series. Warner Bros. Pictures controls the feature film rights. The new Starsky and Hutch has been in the works since last year when deals for everyone involved closed; it is only now being taken out to potential bidders." Länk
2004-filmen var en rätt ordentlig succé med Owen Wilson och Ben Stiller i huvudrollerna.