“Gunsmoke” Inspires New Movie
Dodge City is heading from TV history to the big screen, as CBS Films is developing a feature film based on “Gunsmoke.” The Hollywood Reporter reveals that National Treasure: Book of Secrets writer Gregory Poirier will write the screenplay. (Fun fact: “Gunsmoke is the second longest-running primetime TV series. The first is “The Simpsons.” But you knew that.)