Last year, on one of my strange adventures in Los Angeles, far from my Illinois home, I found myself at a premiere party that Dax Shepard was attending. I didn’t get a chance to, but I really wanted to ask him about CHIPs, his big screen adaptation of one of my favorite shows from my childhood: CHiPs. At that point, there was very little information available about the film, one that not only stars Shepard, but finds him handling directorial and screenwriting duties. Ever since, I’ve been constantly on the lookout for some details, and tonight the doors have opened. Jimmy Kimmel Live! debuted the first trailer for CHIPs, which opens everywhere on March 24, 2017. Check it out, along with the official synopsis and details below!
About CHIPs: Dax Shepard (“Hit and Run,” TV’s “Parenthood”) and Michael Peña (“The Martian”) star in the action comedy “CHIPS.” Shepard also directs from a script he penned based on the characters from the popular ‘70s television series created by Rick Rosner.
Jon Baker (Shepard) and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Peña) have just joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Los Angeles but for very different reasons. Baker is a beaten up pro motorbiker trying to put his life and marriage back together. Poncherello is a cocky undercover Federal agent investigating a multi-million dollar heist that may be an inside job—inside the CHP.
The inexperienced rookie and hardened pro are teamed together, but clash more than click, so kickstarting a partnership is easier said than done. But with Baker’s bike skills combined with Ponch’s street savvy it might just work… if they don’t drive each other crazy along the way.
Also starring are Rosa Salazar (“Insurgent”), Adam Brody (“Think Like a Man Too”), Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”), and Vincent D’Onofrio (“Jurassic World”).
“CHIPS” is produced by Andrew Panay (“Earth to Echo,” “Wedding Crashers”),who produced Shepard’s directorial debut “Hit and Run,” and Ravi Mehta (“Get Hard”). The executive producers are Robert J. Dohrmann, Nate Tuck, Rick Rosner, Michael Peña, and Dax Shepard.
Collaborating with Shepard behind the scenes are cinematographer Mitchell Amundsen (“Now You See Me”), production designer Maher Ahmad (“Get Hard”), editor Dan Lebental (“Ant-Man”) and costume designer Diane Crooke (TV’s “Parenthood”). The music is composed by Fil Eisler.
Opening in theaters March 24, 2017, “CHIPS” is a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, an Andrew Panay Production, and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company.
Check out CHIPStheMovie.com for more.
