A new Scarface remake is incoming, apparently. It seems like whenever Hollywood runs out of original ideas they decide to throw some money at a remake of Howard Hawks’ 1932 film.
They did so back in 1983 with Brain De Palma’s version, starring Al Pacino in perhaps his most iconic role.
And now they’re doing it again. I agree that it seems unnecessary, and also an extremely difficult task given the long shadow cast by De Palma’s rendition. On the bright side, it does have some talent behind it. Luca Guadagnino of Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria (another remake) fame is set to ‘develop’ the project is rumoured to direct, and the screenplay is penned by (and this was most exciting) Joel and Ethan Coen. Any new Coen brothers film, even one they didn’t direct, is always a cause for excitement. Plus, I’ve been a bit concerned lately that the bros. had gone their separate ways given how Joel is making The Tragedy of Macbeth without Ethan, so I’m happy to learn that the filmmaking duo that has given us more than one masterpiece is still a duo.
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