Allen to star in remake of US series

The Santa Clause star Tim Allen is in negotiations with Paramount Pictures to develop and star in the studio’s remake of Father Knows Best.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s also in discussions with the Walt Disney Company about a two-picture deal that would include another instalment of the successful Santa Clause franchise.

The Father Knows Best remake is based on a classic 1950s US television series that starred Robert Young.

It centres on a child who enters his dad in a father-of-the-year contest and lies about his credentials.

When he wins, the man pledges to tell the truth – until the woman giving the prize turns out to be a beauty, and the father decides to keep up the ruse in order to woo the perfect mother into the fold.

The Disney deal would bring Allen back for a follow-up to last year’s hit The Santa Clause 2 and another film which has not yet been determined.

In addition to the Santa films, Allen has starred in Toy Story and Big Trouble.