Thursday, March 28, 2024

Common to Produce and Star In MGM’s ‘Cooley High’ Remake

Common speaks during The American Black Film Festival on June 16, 2016 in Miami, Florida.
Common speaks during The American Black Film Festival on June 16, 2016 in Miami, Florida.

*Common has signed on to produce and star in MGM’s remake of “Cooley High” with DeVon Franklin also serving as a producer on the coming of age film.

The original, released in 1975 by American International Pictures, was set in 1964 Chicago and focused on two high school seniors who are best friends — played by Glynn Turman and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs — during the final weeks of the school year.

It was a major hit, with a $750,000 budget and $13 million in domestic grosses. Steve Krantz was the producer with Michael Schultz directing a script from Eric Monte.

Krantz’s son Tony Krantz is co-producing the remake from a script by Seth Rosenfeld (HBO’s “How to Make It in America” and “King of the Jungle”), according to Deadline.com.

Franklin, the husband of actress Meagan Goode, is producing through his Franklin Entertainment, while Common produces under his Freedom Road Productions and Krantz through Flame Ventures. Drew Comins will executive produce for Flame Ventures along with Derek Dudley for Freedom Road.

Below, a scene from the original “Cooley High”:

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