The Weinstein Co. has set "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence to write and directing a prequel to the '80s franchise "Fletch", and is hoping long-time collaborator Zach Braff will star in the title role reports the trades.
Lawrence will adapt Gregory Mcdonald's 1985 comic-mystery novel "Fletch Won," which follows the irreverent detective Irwin Fletcher from his early days as a junior newspaper reporter at the Chicago News-Tribune, to his partnership with a crime reporter to solve a murder.
Mcdonald's best-sellers were brought to the screen in 1985's "Fletch" and 1989's "Fletch Lives," both starring Chevy Chase. Filming is expected to start in April, whilst cast members have been signed yet.
