Static Bits: MACGYVER on CBS, POWER RANGERS, WATCHMEN on HBO

Real quick: Two reboots (MacGyver and Power Rangers) are coming at us, and HBO is looking for a new soft-porn title in Watchmen!

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Guess what? MacGyver might be coming back to TV.  CBS is looking to reboot the franchise (not continue it) and they've tapped James Wan (Furious 7) to direct the pilot episode.

{EW}

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Lionsgate is rebooting the Power Rangers movie franchise and according to sources the studio has started testing acting talent for the rangers roles.

Screenwriters Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class, Thor) wrote the screenplay.

Right now the reboot is slated for a January 2017 release date.

{ComingSoon}

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News on the street is that HBO is looking into the premise of producing a new Watchmen series.

Rumors say that HBO and Zack Snyder have had meetings regarding developing a series that HBO could deliver to its audience.

Be it as it may, HBO will probably make it into a soft porn version, considering how they love handling their properties.

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