More than a decade later, Ike Barinholtz is opening up about the Police Academy reboot that was scrapped amid a rise in lethal police brutality. The comedian noted that Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan ...

Comedian Ike Barinholtz has said that a planned reboot of the cult-comedy franchise Police Academy was shelved after the fatal 2014 shooting of Michael Brown rocked the nation. Speaking on a recent ...

The 1984 comedy film Police Academy has unsuccessfully attempted multiple reboots since 2003. The box office smash follows the aftermath of a crime-ridden city that lowers its standards for the police ...

Steve Guttenberg and Bubba Smith in 'Police Academy' "As we were developing the film, Mike Brown got shot, and we were making the movie for Key and Peele," Barinholtz shared. "And all of a sudden ...

In the era of nonstop remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, it was only natural for there to be an attempt to revive Police Academy with an all-new movie. At one point, plans were in place for Key & ...

A 2010s reboot of “Police Academy” was canceled after a tragic real-life incident sparked a national debate about the police use of force. “Years ago, my partner and I got hired to rewrite ‘Police ...

A planned “Police Academy” reboot featuring comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele was quietly shelved in the mid-2010s, not because of creative friction, but because the fatal police shooting ...

“Animal House for cops”: was never a great, sensitive pitch, but it did fuel one of the 19’80s’ most notorious franchises: Police Academy. Thankfully, despite reboots and legacy sequels of other ’80s ...

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele nearly starred in a 'Police Academy' reboot. Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection/Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic More than a decade later, Ike Barinholtz is opening up ...