Aaron Sorkin returns to NBC to turn his A Few Good Men into dramatic live production

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 16:13 EST, 30 March 2016 | Updated: 16:37 EST, 30 March 2016

It doesn't boast the catchy tunes or colourful backdrops that helped make Grease: Live such a hit.

But NBC has announced that the latest in its popular series of live productions will be a version of A Few Good Men.

Rather than a musical, this will be a dramatic version of the original Broadway play, popularised by the Oscar nominated 1992 film starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore.

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New project: Aaron Sorkin is to return to NBC to turn his A Few Good Men into dramatic live production, it was announced Wednesday

New project: Aaron Sorkin is to return to NBC to turn his A Few Good Men into dramatic live production, it was announced Wednesday

The play was the first to put screenwriter Aaron Sorkin on the map - today he is perhaps best known for his NBC series West Wing.

Sorkin will return to the network to work on the show, reports Variety, which announced the news.

Speaking to the magazine, NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt said he was 'thrilled' Sorkin had signed up.

The big screen: The Oscar nominated 1992 film starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore

The big screen: The Oscar nominated 1992 film starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore

'I am pleased that the live event business that we pioneered with musicals is now expanding into other genres and attracting artists of his caliber,' he said. 

Sorking won six Emmys for West Wing. Another recent project was HBO's The Newsroom.

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce the show, which was first reported as a possibility two years ago.

Along with Grease, NBC's previous live productions have included A Sound Of Music, Peter Pan and The Wiz Live.   

Gripping: A Few Good Men follows military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee - played by Tom Cruise in the TriStar film - as he defends two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay

Gripping: A Few Good Men follows military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee - played by Tom Cruise in the TriStar film - as he defends two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay

A Few Good Men follows military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee - played by Tom Cruise in the TriStar film - as he defends two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay.

Although Kaffee is known for seeking plea deals, his fellow lawyer, Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway - Demi Moore in the Hollywood version - convinces him the men were probably carrying out an order.

Kaffee takes a gamble by calling Colonel Nathan R Jessep - Jack Nicholson on the big screen - to the stand in an effort to uncover what really happened.

 

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