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ABC is close to ordering a new “Charlie’s Angels” pilot from writer-producer Josh Friedman, who was Steven Spielberg's screenwriter on "War of the Worlds."

Friedman is no stranger to hot girls with guns, having masterminded Fox’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”

Drew Barrymore, who starred in and produced the two “Angels” movies co-starring Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, is producing the new TV version as well.

This is at least the third attempt to revive the franchise for TV. The failed “Angels 88” was pitched to Fox 12 years before the first movie hit big screens. A 2004 script penned by Carlton Cuse for ABC failed to move forward just before Cuse was recruited into “Lost.”

TV remakes have a terrible track record, with “Bionic Woman,” “Knight Rider” and “Eastwick” all dying quick deaths. “Battlestar Galactica” and “90210” enjoy longer runs but neither attracts blockbuster ratings.

Fun fact. Big screen producer-director McG moved in the opposite direction from Friedman, from "Charlie's Angels" to "Terminator."

Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.

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