In August of last year, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. was teaming with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto for a reboot of the classic legal drama Perry Mason, with Downey set to take on the role made famous by Raymond Burr.
However, with Pizzolatto’s focus now on a third season of True Detective, Deadline is reporting that HBO has brought in Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald (Weeds, Friday Night Lights, Boardwalk Empire, The Exorcist) to pen the script for the new take on Erle Stanley Gardner’s classic character.
Downey and his wife and producing partner Susan had originally set Perry Mason up as a feature film at Warner Bros., before bringing the project to the small screen.
Downey has recently finished production on next year’s Marvel blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, and is currently shooting its as-yet-untitled follow-up, due to hit cinemas in 2019.
Originally published August 28, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
