John Leguizamo to make Taxi-22 pilot in Toronto

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John Leguizamo, pictured in January 2015.

TORONTO John Leguizamo is heading to Toronto to work as a cab driver.

The actor has signed to star in the pilot of Taxi-22, a potential series for CBS.

Hell play a politically incorrect New York City cab driver.

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.

The U.S. version of the show has had a bumpy ride.

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.

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.

Now, with Leguizamo on board as star and co-executive producer, cameras are ready to roll on a pilot in March.

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