That’s right. According to Variety, Warner Brothers, who has the Soul Train property rights, has just hired a writer to complete a full script based on the hit show. Darryl Porter and Aaron Geller of Porter/Geller Prods. will produce with Don Cornelius, the famed host and producer of the show, which ran from 1971-2006.

The writer chosen for the duty is Malcolm Spellman who is best known for his work on the film Dead Presidents. Spellman will be writing the film set in the 80’s and already has an outline of the script.

“All of the hip-hop street dances you see today were born during that time period and were first seen on that show, and I remember doing all of them when I was a kid,” said Spellman.

Protag comes from the L.A. hood, and his ticket out is his gift for “popping,” a street dance that became popular in the period. Cornelius told Spellman he’d always wanted to mount a tour with bands and dancers, and the writer will make that fictional tour a centerpiece of the film.

“This guy is a serious popper, with street edge, and he wants to get on that tour, with the hottest of the hot,” Spellman said. “Writing with Don involved is quite an experience. He’s still the godfather of cool.”

Sounds like a role Chris Brown might have been able to land if it were not for the Rihanna incident. I’m sure they will go the big publicity route though and hold a nation-wide search while bringing back some of that “Soul Train” vibe we all love and miss. No word yet on when the film would be released.

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