Mystery/Thriller New 'Scarface' Movie

[Lord]

The Godfather will be next

 

[Reel-Man]

Wow, ghost thread!

 

[Lord]

Not really, here it's a ghost thread when it's around 1 year and a half old. I myself have ressurrected thread that were more than 5 years old. 8 months is nothing.

 

[Octoberist]

Lord..are you..gulp..a poltergeist?

 

[roach]

He's not a poltergeist...he's a god...he has resurrected a thread

 

[DarkKnight88]

I laugh at people who complain about remakes destroying Hollywood and use Scarface as an example

Wonder if fanboys of the 80s got pissed when that remake was announced. Destroying a classic!

 

[Loki882]

Yes, I have news for some people, the Al Pacino Scarface WAS A REMAKE, so that argument doesn't work in this case.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Not really, here it's a ghost thread when it's around 1 year and a half old. I myself have ressurrected thread that were more than 5 years old. 8 months is nothing.

That's nothing to brag about.

 

[Ken-Kaniff]

This patethic, but why am I NOT surprised at all? I'll stick to the Pacino version, so I'll say pass from the start.

 

[Anubis]

Yes, I have news for some people, the Al Pacino Scarface WAS A REMAKE, so that argument doesn't work in this case.

What he said.

Remake of a remake. Deal with it.

 

[roach]

This patethic, but why am I NOT surprised at all? I'll stick to the Pacino version, so I'll say pass from the start.

Hell yeah...down with remakes

 

[Octoberist]

As a second remake, I just don't see where they can take this unless you got some really creative people behind the scenes.

It's like how i don't see the point of a Robin Hood remake unless you had something really really special.

 

[roach]

As a second remake, I just don't see where they can take this unless you got some really creative people behind the scenes.

It's like how i don't see the point of a Robin Hood remake unless you had something really really special.

I think they said it was going have something to do with Mexican cartels.

 

[Hyde]

I think they said it was going have something to do with Mexican cartels.

Will Scarface break bad?

 

[MrMaooz]

‘Scarface’ Remake: Universal Hiring Chilean Director Pablo Larrain – But Tony Will Be Mexican (Exclusive)

The director of “No” and “Tony Manero” is in negotiations to take the reins of the classic immigrant tale

Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín (“No&#8221 is in negotiations to direct the new “Scarface” movie for Universal Pictures and Marc Shmuger's Global Produce, TheWrap has learned.

“Scarface” will reimagine the core immigrant story told in both the 1932 and 1983 films. Universal's update will be an original story set in modern day Los Angeles that follows a Mexican immigrant's rise in the criminal underworld as he strives for the American Dream.

Two-time Oscar nominee Paul Attanasio (“Donnie Brasco&#8221 wrote the current draft of the screenplay.


Marc Shmuger, who won this year's PGA Award for Best Documentary (“We Steal Secrets&#8221, is producing the film under his Global Produce banner along with Marty Bregman, who produced the 1983 movie.

The filmmakers plan to cast an authentic Latino who is bilingual and bicultural as the lead character, whose name will be Tony, though his last name won't be Camonte (1932) or Montana (1983). While Oscar Isaac, Edgar Ramirez and Michael Pena rank among Hollywood's top Latino stars who are age-appropriate for the role, the producers are also open to casting a complete unknown in the name of authenticity.

Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson co-directed the 1932 “Scarface” starring Paul Muni and produced by Howard Hughes. The original movie, which followed an Italian immigrant's rise to power in Chicago, is now considered a landmark gangster film. It drew controversy for its violence and sat on a shelf for more than a year as the filmmakers made the edits necessary to secure distribution. Even then, a dozen states refused to show it theatrically.


“Scarface” was then remade in 1983 by director Brian De Palma and writer Oliver Stone, who updated the story to follow a Cuban immigrant's (Al Pacino) epic rise to power in Miami.

The new “Scarface” will be a more mythic origin story that explores where Tony's physical and emotional wounds come from and how they shaped him as a man.

Larraín won the coveted job with his commanding and passionate vision. An insider told TheWrap that Larraín really connected to the material and, as someone who has never worked within the Hollywood studio system, he brought an outsider perspective that allowed him to relate to the main character and his narrative.


“Harry Potter” filmmaker David Yates had previously been in negotiations to direct but his commitment to “Tarzan” prevented him from signing on.

Universal executives Jon Mone and Jay Polidoro will oversee “Scarface” for the studio.

Larraín is the acclaimed director of “Tony Manero” and the 2012 Gael Garcia Bernal movie “No,” which was nominated for the foreign language Oscar. At Cannes, the film won the Art Cinema Award — the top prize in the festival's Directors’ Fortnight.

http://www.thewrap.com/scarface-remake-director-pablo-larrain-says-yes-universal/

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

They're really going to have to knock it out of the park here. The two Scarfaces that came before are great and the Pacino version is legend.

 

[weezerspider]

True, but you could count on the fingers of one hand the number of people who remember (let alone prefer) Paul Muni's Scarface. Whereas Pacino made the character an indelible icon and universal caricature all in the same breath.

The original Scarface is one of the pioneers in the gangster genre, a staple at film schools and one of the biggest influences to guys like Martin Scorsese and, yes, Brian De Palma. In the film world, among cinephiles, the need for a 're-imagining' was completely unneeded in the '80s.

 

[Octoberist]

At this point, it's the sad thread of 'brand recognition' that hurts this project. I understand it's a business but I just can't see how fresh this new version of Scarface can be, especially when this type of story has borrowed from the two previous films time and again.

Unless this new Tony uses a laser gun. Then I'll be buying my ticket.

"Say hello to my little friend!" (Pew Pew Pew)

 

[Octoberist]

The original Scarface is one of the pioneers in the gangster genre, a staple at film schools and one of the biggest influences to guys like Martin Scorsese and, yes, Brian De Palma. In the film world, among cinephiles, the need for a 're-imagining' was completely unneeded in the '80s.

I'm a film buff and I think that's debatable. I like both versions for different reasons, but the De Palma has a lot of merit. Also, it has been so ingrained into the public lexicon that it casts a huge shadow over the original 30's version.

 

[weezerspider]

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I'm a film buff and I think that's debatable. I like both versions for different reasons, but the De Palma has a lot of merit. Also, it has been so ingrained into the public lexicon that it casts a huge shadow over the original 30's version.

Key words were "in the '80s". Nobody felt the need for a scarface remake back then just as they do now.

 

[roach]

At this point, it's the sad thread of 'brand recognition' that hurts this project. I understand it's a business but I just can't see how fresh this new version of Scarface can be, especially when this type of story has borrowed from the two previous films time and again.

Unless this new Tony uses a laser gun. Then I'll be buying my ticket.

"Say hello to my little friend!" (Pew Pew Pew)

Tagline: In Space no one...can say hello to my little friend

 

[Incrediblejeff]

They should just really go with the Scarf Ace idea,and make it about a gangster named Ace that's obsessed with Scarves.He could wear a different one every scene.

 

[Lord]

They're using Tony's character again?

 

[roach]

probably not

 

[Mace Dolex]

If Edward James Olmos were 30 years younger he would've been a good choice.