First trailer for 'CHiPs' sees Dax Shepard and Michael Pena in the newest Hollywood reboot

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By Darian Scalamoni

            For many who were anxiously awaiting the first trailer for the film adaptation of the classic 70s TV show, CHiPs, you’re in luck because Warner Bros. has released the first trailer today. Dax Shepard wrote, directed and stars in the film as Jon Baker who was played by Larry Wilcox in the show, while Michael Pena plays Frank Llewelyn “Ponch” Pncherello who was played by Erik Estrada.

            If you’ve never watched the show, the story has two officers partnering together as for the California Highway Patrol. Baker is a beaten-up pro motocrosser who is trying to convince his wife to stay with him, while Ponch is an undercover FBI agent investigating a heist that could’ve been an inside job. The trailer is average and has some funny moments but all the “homophobic” jokes are a bit too much for my take. Pena is a treasure in Hollywood right now though so I might have to see this movie just for him alone.

            Check out the trailer for CHiPs below! In addition to Shepard and Pena, the movie also stars Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, David Koechner, Michael K. Williams and Vincent D’Onofrio. CHiPs opens in theaters everywhere on March 24^th.