Monahan, DiCaprio Reteam for Pain

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19088

Source: The Hollywood Reporter
February 27, 2007


Oscar winner William Monahan is reteaming with The Departed players Leonardo DiCaprio and Vertigo Entertainment for another Hong Kong remake, a thriller titled Confessions of Pain for Warner Bros. Pictures, which acquired the rights to the film.

The Hollywood Reporter says "Pain" follows two close friends, one a police detective and the other a private detective, who team to investigate the murder of the cop's father-in-law. As the investigation proceeds, they uncover evidence that shows that nothing is as it appears.

The original, released last year, was created by Alan Mak, Andrew Lau and Felix Chong, the team behind Infernal Affairs, the Hong Kong film on which Oscar winner Departed was based.

"Pain" is being developed as a starring vehicle for DiCaprio, who will produce via his Appian Way along with Vertigo's Roy Lee and Doug Davison.

Monahan, who won the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for writing The Departed, will adapt "Pain" and executive produce.

 

[Dark Donnie]

I've never seen Confessions of Pain...any good? I really like the sound of the plot though. Hopefully Monahan knocks it out of the park again.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I've never seen Confessions of Pain...any good? I really like the sound of the plot though. Hopefully Monahan knocks it out of the park again.

Ive never seen it either,it just came out in Hong Kong last December
Here is a trailer for it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YxlP4C9snw

 

[The Chairman]

This sounds like it could be good. It has 2 / 3rds of the Departed team, so it can't be all that bad.

 

[DACrowe]

Interesting. I'd like to see Monahan do some more original stuff, his screenplay for KOH was great (see the director's cut and you'll understand) and the Departed of course was very good.