Universal Planning Scarface remake

Whoever said “crime doesn’t pay” has obviously never spent time in a Hollywood board room. From heist flicks to mob epics, criminals have provided fodder for studio executives dating back to the days of silent film, and that hasn’t changed one bit in the new millennium.

Case in point, a new report reveals that Universal is planning to remake Scarface, a film that’s already been made twice before — first in 1932 and again in 1983.


As The Hollywood Reporter explains, however, this new Scarface won’t be a direct remake of the original film, or the more famous 1983 version, which starred Al Pacino as the infamous Tony Montana.

Quoting the article,Each [of the previous films] were crime sagas telling the rise and fall of a gangster, and each was a mirror of their time. The 1932 version was set in Chicago and featured bootlegging, Italians and Irish mobsters. The 1983 version was set in Latin-loving Miami and cocaine was the vice of choice.

The new Scarface is planned to be the same: a crime tale set in today’s world, offering a dark look at the American Dream.

Despite being a modern take on the story, the new movie will have some familiar producers including Martin Bregman, who produced the 1983 Brian DePalma film, and Marc Shmuger, former head of Universal.

The reason that the 1983 Scarface has been popular for so long, besides the fact that the film and its over-the-top lead character have become important cultural touchstones for the hip-hop community, is that it tells a fairly basic story. As the THR article stated, Scarface is about the dark side of the American Dream and that narrative still resonates today.



Very few people will tell you that they’re not interested in becoming rich and successful, particularly in America where “rags to riches” stories are a vital part of our collective culture. The question is, what are you willing to do to get there? Would you break the rules? Would you steal? Or cheat? Or k!ll?

Hopefully, the answer is no, but there are always people out there who will say yes, and that deviation from the norm is what makes them compelling characters on the big screen. Tony Montana is a terrible role model, but he’s one of the most famous movie characters of all time. People will probably complain about Hollywood’s lack of creativity in redoing Scarface yet again, but if Universal has the potential to give the world another character like that, can you blame them for trying?

What do you think of a new Scarface film for a new generation of Americans?

Universal Planning ‘Scarface’ Remake

[pic] maybe this one won't be overrated as !! by the dwindling[..] hip-hop community

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Hope this one is better than the last crap

Oh and its not in this source but I have heard already twice that Rihanna has shown considerable interest in playing the role of Elvira(originally played by Michelle Pfeiffer) and just recently I heard on the radio that she actually has the role. Me personally I think she would be amazing to look at on the big screen....but thats about it.

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Doubt it since this isn't going to connect to the previous one and they're not using any characters from the other movies, except the name 'Tony' probably. I'm interested in this, as long as its not a total remake of the others.

some things should never be remade

Scarface itself was a remake [pic]

and the 1932 Scarface came from a book...nothing is original

In before they sign someone like Dwayne Johnson to play the part. [pic]

[pic] Leave this !! alone.

Queee!

Once a movie becomes a classic on the level of scarface it should be left alone I know about the original film that Howard Hughes created.

Fuhkit. Why not.
Theres gotta be like some kinda remake department in Hollywood where every 6 months they chuck darts at a dartboard covered with little pics of old movies & whatever flik the dart lands on is the next one to be remade.


*[pic] @ the thought of this probably being true

They gon have Channing Tatum or some lame like that messing everything up. I can already see it


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Doesn't even matter everything gets remade at one point most likely. Deal with it.[pic]

!! is gonna be wack tho. So what the !! are they selling this time, prescription drugs?

They went from alcohol, to cocaine. What the !! is it this time? Bath salt? People get high from !! you can get from the !!in corner store, where's the come up?

Nothing is sacred anymore.


Fight Club is probably going to get remade too. Office Space.....

Please no. And everyone saying that the movie is overrated, tell me why it was? Because your argument is already weak as it is. Yeah it had many references in the rap community but the movie was one of a kind no matter how you looked at it. And one thing I noticed about the BX community is they never look inside. They stay outside because they're too ignorant to understand anything. They feel as if everything should be handed to them. Scarface was more than what you saw, but since you're too ignorant I won't even tell you what the real plot was.