Deadly Game. New York: Pocket Books, 1975 Kojak #7: Take-Over. New York: Pocket Books, 1975 Kojak #8: Gun Business. New York: Pocket Books, 1975 Kojak #9: The Trade-off. New York: Pocket Books, 1975. Several titles were reprinted in the Pocket Books series for the British market by Star Books and one title, Marked for Murder, published in 1976, that was not in the U.S. numbered series. Also, reprints with a different cover for Requiem for a Cop and Girl in the River were published in 1975. Another book was published by Berkley Medallion Books in 1976. The author was Thom Racina and was titled, Kojak in San Francisco with a tagline,"The story that couldn't be shown on TV." There were three annuals for Kojak published in 1977 (62 pages Stafford Pemberton Publishing), 1978, and 1979. Audio dramas Despite the show being ostensibly produced for an adult audience, Peter Pan Records produced an album of audio dramas based upon the series, aimed at children. This 12" album has an audio record and a story book released in 1977. Film David and Leslie Newman's original script for Superman: The Movie featured a cameo appearance by Savalas as Kojak, with Superman mistaking him for Lex Luthor and accidentally capturing him. This scene was written out of the film after Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz became involved and shifted the film towards a less campy and more serious tone. Universal Pictures is planning to make a film version of Kojak, with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade to write the script for the film. Vin Diesel will star as Kojak and produced the film with Samantha Vincent. Philip Gawthorne was hired to construct a new draft for the film. On June 19, 2015 it was reported in media outlets that playwright Philip Gawthorne is on board for the new Kojak movie being written for Universal. Kojak is being produced by Diesel's Universal-based One Race Films with Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the writing team behind James Bond films including The World Is Not Enough and Skyfall, joined the project in 2012 to write a previous draft. Home media Universal Studios released season 1 of Kojak on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4 in 2005–2006. Due to poor sales, no further seasons were released. On February 14, 2017, Universal Studios re-released season 1 on DVD in Region 1. On May