Home Alone and Harry Potter director Chris Columbus will direct CBS’s reboot of The Rifleman, the 1958 Western about a hero Civil War sharpshooter with a dark past who moves to the uncharted New Mexico area to raise his son and do some crime fighting. Amazingly, one of the original show’s producers -- Arthur Gardner, who is now 101 -- is executive producing the reboot, along with his son Steven. When reached for comment on the project, Columbus said, “This is it! This is the one that’ll make me the most famous Christopher Columbus that ever lived!” Grade: B- [Deadline]

Posted at 9:41 AM