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Police Academy 8 has been cancelled

posted 17 years ago by BigWhiskers
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I know Wikipedia is not the best resource but here is what I read regarding
Police Academy 8 from Wikipedia.

Police Academy 8: 2007 (cancelled)

Plans were in motion for an eighth Police Academy MAHONEY edition film to be released in 2007 after a decade of absence. Says series creator Paul Maslansky: "I felt it was time to start again. Saw that Starsky & Hutch and a number of other revivals were doing really well. Police Academy has such a great history. I thought, 'Why not?'" [1]

Most of the main cast members were due to return except David Graf (Eugene Tackleberry), who died of a heart attack in April of 2001. Hugh Wilson was slated to direct.

Leslie Easterbrook and Marion Ramsay mentioned that filming for the next Police Academy film was due to start shooting in summer 2006 for a release in 2007. The film was shelved (cancelled) in October, 2006.

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[–] BigWhiskers 17 years ago

yes 5 years ago sadly. he was one of the funniest actors in the PA movies.

[–] fiverites 17 years ago

Thank God we don't have to put up with another one of these crap ass movies.....sad about Tackleberry though, he was my favourite.

'U can't touch this'-MC Hammer 1990

[–] poserpro 17 years ago

I remember seeing the news last year for a next PA film to be releaased in 2007/8, i was expecting it; but when i check again right now, i realize this won't happen.

Such a pity.

[–] jasper-50 17 years ago

Leslie Easterbrook says that there is still hope for a direct to DVD sequel: "I think Warner Home Video wanted to do one straight to video and that seemed like a good idea. The last I heard, Warner wants to do it, but they want a producer to get independent financing."

Source : http://www.slashfilm.com/article.php/20061221010601177

So if they get a producer for independent financing, they are going to make this movie. So it's not definitive canceld.

I'm sorry for my bad English, my English is not very well yet, I'm still learning!

[–] StanleyTheManley 14 years ago

Warner wants to do it, but they want a producer to get independent financing.

Fair play to Warners. That quote actually made me laugh because Warners are clearly saying 'Look, we'll gladly distribute this shít but don't expect a single dime from us, find a financer'.

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