Nearly three years after the legendary 'Soul Train' stopped production, Warner Bros. has hired Malcolm Spellman to write a feature based on the classic TV show.

According to Variety, Darryl Porter and Aaron Geller of Porter/Geller Productions will produce the movie with Don Cornelius, the host and producer of the famed show, which ran from 1971-2006.

"All of the hip-hop street dances you see today were born during that time period and were first seen on that show. I remember doing all of them when I was a kid," said Spellman, whose credits include 'Dead Presidents.'

The movie's protagonist comes from the 'hood in Los Angeles, and his ticket out is his gift for popping, a popular street dance. Cornelius told Spellman he had always wanted to mount a tour with bands and dancers, and the writer will make that fictional tour a centerpiece of the film.

With reruns still airing, 'Soul Train' holds the honor of the longest, continuously running, first-run syndicated program on television.

Plenty of music legends performed on the show, from the Jackson 5, James Brown, Al Greene, the SOS Band, Run-DMC and Will Smith.