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"Dan Aykroyd is developing a Blues Brothers animated series. The actor has teamed with Judy Belushi - widow of his former co-star John Belushi - to form Blues Brothers Approved Ventures LLC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A broadway musical, a branded radio network, books and more are planned, in the collaboration between Aykroyd, Belushi and Panacea Entertainment. The Blues Brothers began life in a 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live, before characters Jake (Belushi) and Elwood (Aykroyd) were spun off into a hit 1980 film. &amp;quot;Thirty years after Jake passed through the veil, the Blues Brothers are being introduced to not one but two entirely new generations of music lovers,&amp;quot; said Aykroyd. &amp;quot;Judy and I welcome the experienced guiding hand of [Panacea chairman] Eric Gardner, who envisions ways of expanding our reach and impact which we never even thought of.&amp;quot; A new television series based around the Blue Brothers was first announced in August last year. The project was reportedly intended to focus on Elwood&amp;#039;s search for his real father, with Aykroyd expected to provide the voice of Jake and Elwood&amp;#039;s parole officer. &amp;gt; The Blues Brothers are back: Friday Fiver Watch a clip from the original Blues Brothers film below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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