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"Shawn Ryan has revealed his planned plot for a movie based on The Shield. The FX drama series - starring Michael Chiklis as corrupt cop Vic Mackey - drew to a close in 2008 after seven seasons.  &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t want to tease fans, because if there is a movie it wouldn&amp;#039;t be really like the show,&amp;quot; series creator Ryan told Mandatory. &amp;quot;I think people should stop hoping for some kind of Shield reunion, but Michael and I had been talking about a movie prior to season seven.&amp;quot; Ryan explained that he had pitched the movie to Fox executives Jim Gianopulos and Alex Young when The Shield originally wrapped. &amp;quot;The idea was about a young cop who enters the drug gang culture of LA and becomes frustrated by his inability to take it down,&amp;quot; the writer/produced explained. &amp;quot;He becomes obsessed with the idea of bringing some justice to the situation. He then starts hearing whispers of somebody who used to be a cop and might be of service to him. And that&amp;#039;s Vic Mackey.&amp;quot;  Young - described by Ryan as &amp;quot;a big Shield fan&amp;quot; - ultimately departed Fox before the film spinoff could get under way. &amp;quot;Maybe someday we&amp;#039;ll do it,&amp;quot; the showrunner continued. &amp;quot;But I&amp;#039;m very comfortable with the legacy of the show and creatively where we ended up.&amp;quot; Since the end of The Shield, Ryan has worked on the series Terriers, The Chicago Code and Last Resort, while star Chilklis has appeared in new shows No Ordinary Family and Vegas. &amp;gt; Walton Goggins Justified Q&amp;amp;A: &amp;#039;I participated in a golden era of TV&amp;#039; Watch a trailer for The Shield below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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