A rebook of one of the most beloved gangster movies of all time should probably be left unmade after the latest update from the film's director.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A reboot of the gritty crime classic Scarface has been in development for more than a decade, but the latest update regarding the film's director should be the final nail in the coffin to prevent the troubled remake from happening. The reboot would actually be the third movie adapted from Armitage Trail's original 1929 novel Scarface, which was heavily influenced by the activities of real-life gangster Al Capone.
The original development of the remake began in 2011 at Universal Studios, with David Yates set to direct. In the decade since, a number of directors and writers have come and gone on the project, settling with director Luca Guadagnino in 2020. However, on November 2, 2023, Guadagnino announced his exit from the Scarface reboot. With no new director announced yet, it seems like the Scarface reboot is headed for the shelf once again, and this time it should stay there.
With so much fluctuation and uncertainty surrounding the project, it's fair to wonder if a remake of a movie as iconic as the 1983 version of Scarface is even worth it at this point. More often than not, movie projects that are plagued by so many production woes wind up disjointed and disappointing.
Why The Scarface Reboot Was Always A Terrible Idea The 1983 classic is so beloved, a reboot is destined to disappoint Close It's not exaggerating to say that Brian De Palma's version of the movie is one of the most influential dramas of the past 40 years, given how many different touchpoints it has in American pop culture.
While Hollywood has never been shy about remaking classic movies , the success of the 1983 version of Scarface is impossible to replicate. The over-the-top plot and violence was well ahead of its time in the early 1980s, whereas the bar for shock factor in similar movies has been raised significantly since then. The combination of Al Pacino's acting, Brian De Palma's direction and Oliver Stone's writing would also be nearly impossible to recapture.
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