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Everything that was old is new again. In this age of reboots and sequels, where the big screen success of a 21 JUMP STREET reboot leads to a big budget BAYWATCH movie, it’s only a matter of time before we see all the classic TV shows that never die in reruns finding their way to the reboot factory. The next to hit is CHIPS, based off the popular Highway Patrol series CHiPs starring Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada. In the new version Michael Peña stars as Frank ‘Ponch’ Poncherello, and Dax Shepard stars as Jon Baker – Shepard directed the film too. The supporting cast includes Jessica McNamee, Adam Brody, Ryan Hansen, Vincent D’Onofrio, Justin Chatwin, Kristen Bell, Jane Kaczmarek, Rosa Salazar, Angelique Kenney, Maya Rudolph, Adam Rodriguez, Ben Falcone and Richard T. Jones. Check out the new red band trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Jon Baker (Shepard) and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Peña) have just joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Los Angeles but for very different reasons. Baker is a beaten up pro motorbiker trying to put his life and marriage back together. Poncherello is a cocky undercover Federal agent investigating a multi-million dollar heist that may be an inside job—inside the CHP.
The inexperienced rookie and hardened pro are teamed together, but clash more than click, so kickstarting a partnership is easier said than done. But with Baker’s bike skills combined with Ponch’s street savvy it might just work…if they don’t drive each other crazy along the way.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
