Universal Says new Scarface remake will be directed by Pablo Larrain and Tony will be Mexican.
Say hello to my new little friend. Universal announced that they hired the director of the films No and Tony Manero to bring the new remake of Scarface to the big screen.
Never underestimate the other guy’s greed. Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín is talking with Universal Pictures and Marc Shmuger's Global Produce about directing the new Scarface movie.
The basic story of Scarface will stay the same as the 1932 Howard Hughes/Howard Hawk film that starred Paul Muni and 1983 Brian De Palma version that starred Al Pacino. Immigrant boy makes good by being bad. But the new wave of immigrant will flow into Los Angeles from Mexico like so much cocaine.
The screenplay for Scarface was written by Two-time Oscar nominee Paul Attanasio, who wrote Donnie Brasco, which starred Al Pacino and Johnny Depp.
The movie will be produced by Marc Shmuger along with Marty Bregman, who produced the 1983 movie.
The studio says Tony will be played by an authentic, bilingual and bicultural Latino. Tony’s last name won't be Camonte or Montana. The role could go to Oscar Isaac, Edgar Ramirez, Michael Pena or a complete unknown.
The 1932 Scarface was a co-directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson. It starred Paul Muni and Howard Hughes as a player in the film business. It is a classic. The 1983 Scarface was directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone, who took Al Pacino’s Tony Manero out of Italy and made him Cuban.
David Yates, who directed Harry Potter, had been in talks to remake the film, but he’s remaking Tarzan.
SOURCE: THE WRAP
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