'The Shield' creator on movie spinoff: 'It wouldn't be like the show'
Shawn Ryan has revealed his planned plot for a movie based on The Shield.
The FX drama series - starring Michael Chiklis as corrupt cop Vic Mackey - drew to a close in 2008 after seven seasons.
"I don't want to tease fans, because if there is a movie it wouldn't be really like the show," series creator Ryan told Mandatory.
"I think people should stop hoping for some kind of Shield reunion, but Michael and I had been talking about a movie prior to season seven."
Ryan explained that he had pitched the movie to Fox executives Jim Gianopulos and Alex Young when The Shield originally wrapped.
"The idea was about a young cop who enters the drug gang culture of La and becomes frustrated by his inability to take it down," the writer/produced explained.
"He becomes obsessed with the idea of bringing some justice to the situation. He...
The FX drama series - starring Michael Chiklis as corrupt cop Vic Mackey - drew to a close in 2008 after seven seasons.
"I don't want to tease fans, because if there is a movie it wouldn't be really like the show," series creator Ryan told Mandatory.
"I think people should stop hoping for some kind of Shield reunion, but Michael and I had been talking about a movie prior to season seven."
Ryan explained that he had pitched the movie to Fox executives Jim Gianopulos and Alex Young when The Shield originally wrapped.
"The idea was about a young cop who enters the drug gang culture of La and becomes frustrated by his inability to take it down," the writer/produced explained.
"He becomes obsessed with the idea of bringing some justice to the situation. He...
- 2013-09-11
- Digital Spy
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