Columbia Pictures plans a hi-tech relaunch and plans to upgrade the hardware from a helicopter to a drone.
In a move that looks to acknowledge modern surveillance issues, Sony is looking to bring its 1983 hit bang up to date by replacing the police vehicle of the title. Blue Thunder originally featured a state-of-the-art helicopter being used by a desperate police force to subdue urban crime which was running rife. Piloting was Roy Scheider, with the action followed his exploits both on and…