In 2001, Edwards and his son, Geoffrey, joined with producers Jeffrey Tinnell and John Michaels and writer Norman Snider in developing an updated television series, "The New Peter Gunn" for Muse Entertainment in Canada. The project fell through when producers John Woo and David Permut began developing a big screen remake for Paramount with screenwriter W. Peter Iliff. "Once Upon a Time in L.A." was pitched as a possible vehicle for John Travolta or Harrison Ford. Neither revival made it beyond the script stage.