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The company has acquired the rights to the military robot story and hired original writers S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock to work on the script.
Short Circuit followed the tale of a robot called Number 5 that gains a personality after being struck by lightning. Steve Guttenberg and Ally Sheedy were among the cast.
The film spawned one sequel in 1998 that featured the robot dealing with life in the city.
David Foster and John Hyde will produce the movie. Foster told Variety the third big screen outing for the robot would retain similar themes to the original, but would contain updated technology.
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