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John Leguizamo, pictured in January 2015. <\/p>\n
TORONTO John Leguizamo is heading to Toronto to work as a cab driver. <\/p>\n
The actor has signed to star in the pilot of Taxi-22, a potential series for CBS. <\/p>\n
Hell play a politically incorrect New York City cab driver. <\/p>\n
Taxi-22 is based on the French Canadian series Taxi 0-22 that ran on Quebecs TVA from 2007 to 2009 and starred Patrick Huard. <\/p>\n
The U.S. version of the show has had a bumpy ride. <\/p>\n
Rights to an English remake were picked up in 2010 by actor James Gandolfinis production company with plans to develop a series for HBO. The cable network later pulled out but CBS picked up the concept in May 2013 only weeks before Gandolfini died of a heart attack. <\/p>\n
CBS drove ahead with plans to shoot a pilot for Taxi-22 in Toronto last March but those plans stalled when the network was unable to secure a suitable leading man. <\/p>\n
Now, with Leguizamo on board as star and co-executive producer, cameras are ready to roll on a pilot in March. <\/p>\n
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