New 'Scarface' Movie

[The Morningstar]

Why call it Scarface then? It's simply cashing in on an iconic name. Why not just make a wholly original gangster epic set in modern times?

[Rodrigo90]

It's cause Scarface is a well known concept and is greatly admired by a lot of people. But that does only come from Pacino's take. The original movie was pretty iconic, Al Capone loved it!

The 2 movie's where iconic for a lot of relevant reasons, that spoke volumes of how crime was in society at the time. Can the same be done today? Of course...but only if the new Scarface follows the patterns of it's predecessors.

[marvelman2006]

[Daniel Thompson]

Originally Posted by Rodrigo90

It's cause Scarface is a well known concept and is greatly admired by a lot of people. But that does only come from Pacino's take. The original movie was pretty iconic, Al Capone loved it!

The 2 movie's where iconic for a lot of relevant reasons, that spoke volumes of how crime was in society at the time. Can the same be done today? Of course...but only if the new Scarface follows the patterns of it's predecessors.

Exactly, both films were classics in its own way. So why can't this film be.

[ShredderX]

Originally Posted by DarKush

My first reaction to the title was a no, but after I read what they intended to do, I'm curious about it. I mean, the Pacino one was a remake, updated for the late 70s/early 80s, so why not do something for the 21st century?

The closest thing I can think of to a good modern telling was New Jack City, and that's 20 years ago (Pacino's Scarface is even referenced in that film). Though NJC felt like a combination of Scarface and the Untouchables.

As long as they don't revisit Tony Montana as a remake, reboot, prequel, or a ghost, I'll probably go watch it if the trailers are good.

I always thought the same thing about New Jack City.

[Parker Wayne]

Originally Posted by marvelman2006

[Jackasscoley15]

Originally Posted by marvelman2006