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Zendaya Offered Lead Role In The Fugitive Remake
By Henry Hards
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Hollywood can’t stop rebooting proven brands, and now one of the best thrillers ever made may be next. GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT has exclusively learned that Zendaya has been offered the lead role in a remake of The Fugitive.
If she accepts the offer, Zendaya would step into the role made famous by Harrison Ford, who played Dr. Richard Kimble in the 1993 film. That movie was itself an adaptation of the classic series The Fugitive, which followed a man wrongly accused of murdering his wife while he hunted the real killer.
The 1993 film remains one of the rare action thrillers that managed to be both a critical darling and a box office smash. It grossed roughly $370 million worldwide and earned Tommy Lee Jones an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as relentless U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard.
Our information comes from a proven source. It’s the same source that made GFR first break the news that Daniel Craig was offered a villain role in The Batman Part 2 last week. That story has now been confirmed, though Daniel Craig has since turned down the offer.