'American Gladiators' Stepping Into the Big Screen

Long-running TV series, "American Gladiators", is getting a big screen treatment. Variety reported that former Legendary Pictures chief marketing officer Scott Mednick is developing an idea based on the hit television show about a cast of amateur athletes who go up against each other in a competition of strength and agility.

It was further noted that producers are looking forward to "create an action story that takes place inside the world" that series creator Johnny Ferraro has developed for the show. Mednick, in addition, promised that the film version will introduce new characters. "I look forward to creating a compelling story that launches a whole new set of characters," so he claimed.

"American Gladiators" TV series was first aired in 1988 and has been on the air for the past 20 years. Johnny Ferraro said that the show was originally thought of as a film, but instead became a television phenomenon. The movie version, "American Gladiators", will be developed by Sunset Pictures. Sunset's president Martin Guigui serves as executive producer alongside Johnny Ferraro and Joe Allegro.