Brace yourselves for the "Scarface" remake!

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Say hello to Universal’s new little friend.

The studio is developing a new Scarface movie to be produced by ousted former studio head Marc Shmuger and Martin Bregman, the veteran producer who made the 1983 remake.

The project is in the early stages but it is being described as not a sequel or outright remake of the 1983 Al Pacino-starring movie nor the 1932 Paul Muni-George Raft movie.

Each of those 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.

[SteyrAUG]

Almost positive they will mange to F this up.

[Ritualistic]

I love the 1983 remake so much I probably wont watch this.

[fiend_skull]

I am not one to usually bash on the idea of a remake. In fact, I have advocated certain remakes with the argument that there have been plenty of remakes which have gone on to be classics or future classics. The funny thing is I have always used Scarface as an example of such an idea, but now I really feel as if they are milking it for all they can.

The original was directed by the late great Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, plus a screenplay (based off the novel of the same name by Armitage Trail) by Ben Hect. The remake was directed by Brian De Palma and was written by Oliver Stone, not to mention the lead role portrayed by Al Pacino. What writers, directors, or actors are they going to get, where they think they can better the story and not just rehash the same story.

Granted, I'm sure they are doing this mostly for the profits, but I figure that people are becoming less and less interested in remakes (which haven't been making as much money; i.e. Straw Dogs) and more interested in original content.

At the end of the day, this might be more of a self-destructive move on the part of the producers.