Another project in the resurrection of the Western genre: CBS produced
a remake of the series "The Rifleman" who already was successful
decades ago.
The U.S. television has to be rediscovered in the Western. Also, CBS
is now developing a remake of "The Rifleman" a Western drama that has
been successful in the 1950s and 60s. That the long-term fallow genre
back in vogue, is not only shows the Oscar-nominated film "True Grit"
from the year 2010, who hit well at the box office, but also the TV
series "Hell on Wheels" to the sender AMC this week brought the
second-best series ever start.
In "The Rifleman" is about the Civil War hero Lucas McCain, a widower
who lives with his son on his own ranch in New Mexico. There he makes
friends with the local sheriff and his fast shooting Winchester became
the unofficial guardian of the city.
Laeta Kalogridis ("Shutter Iceland") and Patrick Lussier could be
required for the project as a script writer. As a director is a big
Hollywood name in action: Chris Columbus, who directed two "Harry
Potter" movies, will lead the government. The remake of "The Rifleman"
is based on the eponymous series that aired from 1958 to 1963 with
five seasons on ABC. In Germany, the classic is "The Rifleman" under
the titles known. One of the executive producer of the reboot is the
now 101-year-old Arthur Gardner, who already was responsible for the
original. Other producers include his son, Steven, and Robert Levy,
production companies are CBS TV Studios and Carol Mendelsohn
Productions.
