Sure, why not?. A new TV series based on hillbilly action comedy Smokey and the Bandit is being developed by the truly anonymous-sounding Universal Content Productions, per The Hollywood Reporter. This new version of the 1977 Burt Reynolds-Sally Field road movie, with a pilot written by David Gordon Green and Brian Sides (Green will also direct), doesn’t have a home yet, but Peacock seems like a pretty good bet for this kind of splashy, high profile, IP-based show. Additional executive producers include Green’s Rough House confederates Jody Hill, Danny McBride and Brandon James and Seth …

Taika Waititi has found his next project, and no, it’s not Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Per Deadline, the Thor: Ragnarok filmmaker has signed on to co-write, direct, and executive produce a TV series adaptation of the 1981 Terry Gilliam sci-fi fantasy film Time Bandits for Apple. Waititi will co-write and direct the pilot, and Gilliam is onboard as an executive producer alongside Waititi and producer Dan Halsted. The series hails from Anonymous Content, Paramount Television, and Media Rights Capital and will debut on Apple’s proprietary streaming service… whenever that arrives. Gilliam's Time … The post Taika Waititi to Co-Write and Direct ‘Time Bandits’ TV Series for Apple appeared first on Collider.