Smith, Washington team for 'Saturday Night'

Denzel Washington and Will Smith will work together for the first time on a remake of Uptown Saturday Night, according to Pajiba.

Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier starred in the original 1974 film, which centres on two friends who lose a winning lottery ticket on a night out and set out to recover it. Poitier also directed the comedy, which featured Harry Belafonte and Richard Pryor in supporting roles.

Smith picked up the remake rights to Saturday Night in 2002 and had allegedly considered teaming up with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence on the picture.

Backers Warner Bros and Smith's Overbrook Entertainment firm are currently searching for a writer to update the script for the remake.