Josh Gad will star and co-write the upcoming Warner Brother's feature of Gilligan's Island. It has not yet been announced which role Gad will play in the feature film adaptation of the popular TV show.
Deadline reported that the Book of Mormon and Frozen star will be writing the script with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez.
The film will tell the comedic story of seven ship wrecked passengers.
Gilligan's Island aired on CBS from 1964-67. The show was created by Sherwood Schwartz and starred many icon characters such as Skipper, Ginger and The Professor. Playing these roles included Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr and Tina Louise.
Entertainment Weekly added that the TV show has become more popular through re-runs and NBC has aired several TV movies based off the show but this will be the first time the show is adapted for the big screen.
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