Back in the late '70s, Telly Savalas' TV detective Kojak came very close to making a cameo in one of the decade's most iconic movies. So, what went wrong?

For a show built on grit, glare, and the occasional lollipop, Kojak perseveres with a strangely velvety charm. It wasn't just another '70s cop procedural grinding through the week's quota of muggers ...

Impossible taught us one thing, it's that Ving Rhames looks great in a fedora — which might be why he took on this iconic role back in 2005.

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. While not every project in Hollywood actually ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Philip Gawthorne is an up-and-coming writer who has just landed two massive gigs – crafting the screenplay for Vin Diesel’s big-screen reboot of Kojak and writing the remake of cult sci-fi flick Cube.

EXCLUSIVE: Who loves ya, baby? Philip Gawthorne has been tapped to write the screenplay for Kojak, Universal Pictures’ modern-day film adaptation of the classic TV series. Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious) ...

Lieutenant Theo Kojak of the New York Police Department is investigating the suspicious murder of several men of Byelorussian origin. At first, the murders do not seem to be connected. However, Kojak ...

Philip Gawthorne is a screenwriter who has just landed two massive gigs – crafting the script for Vin Diesel’s big-screen reboot of Kojak and writing the remake of cult sci-fi flick Cube. He tells us ...