It was one of the stars of the original television series, Erik Estrada, who made the announcement after speaking to his friend Lopez.
Estrada, who played police officer Frank Poncherello in the series of the 1980s stated, "George expects to modernise the series, bringing in a lot more humour… It might work."
If the film is successful, we may see Starsky & Hutch and Miami Vice on the silver screen as well.