Bill Lawrence, the creator of hit TV show Scrubs, is set to adapt and direct a new prequel to ’80s flick “Fletch.” And if everything goes smoothly, Scrubs star Zach Braff will be taking on the title role, originally played by Chevy Chase.

“Zach is perfect for the role,” Lawrence told the Hollywood Reporter. “I’m going to use all my pull trying to make him do it.”

E! Online reports that the new film, titled “Fletch Won,” will be adapted from Gregory Mcdonald’s comedic mystery novel of the same name. The book traces Irwin Fletch’s early days as the reporter tries to crack his first murder case.

“The coolest thing about the ‘Fletch Won’ book is that it’s an origin story,” said Lawrence in a press release. “Like ‘Batman Begins,’ I think people will enjoy seeing how Irwin Fletcher became Fletch.”

Though nine Fletch books were written by Mcdonald in the 1980s, only two were made into films. The second, “Fletch Lives,” bombed at the box office when it was released in 1989.






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