Scarfaceis one of the most iconic crime movies ever made, so it is tough for some people to accept the idea of a remake, but the 1983 version ofScarfaceis, itself, a remake of the 1932 movieScarface: The Shame of a Nation. So there is evidence that a remake can work and Universal is planning a modern day reimagining. Now, it looks likeRogue One: A Star Wars Story’sDiego Lunais poised to be the new Tony Montana.
Varietyis reporting thatDiego Lunais attached to star in this new version ofScarface, which Universal wants to start filming this year. The production may have found a very important piece of the puzzle, but Variety is also reporting that theScarfaceremake lost another very important one.Training DayandThe Magnificent SevendirectorAntoine Fuquahas been attached to the movie for some time, but he was forced todepartover scheduling conflicts. Sony andDenzel Washingtonare reportedly eager to getThe Equalizer 2going andAntoine Fuquacan’t stay on to direct both projects.
According to the report,Antoine Fuquawas very eager to do theScarface reemakeand was trying very hard to make the schedule work with Universal so that he could do both movies, but ultimately they couldn’t work it out. Universal is still trying to keep the movie on track to go into production this year and is meeting with directors currently to take over the project. There is no word on what directors the studio is meeting with, but it seems like we will be hearing who wins the job relatively soon since Universal doesn’t want to delayScarfaceat this point.
The 1983Scarfacewas written byOliver Stoneand directed byBrian De Palma. The story followed a Cuban immigrant who winds up becoming a major drug lord in Miami. This new version will feature a more modern setting, withDiego Lunaset to play aMexican immigrant, with the story taking place in Los Angeles. It isn’t clear if he will be playing Tony Montana, or if this reimagining will follow an entirely different character.Boardwalk EmpirecreatorTerence Winterwrote the most recent draft of the screenplay, butSuicide SquaddirectorDavid AyerandStraight Outta ComptonwriterJonathan Hermanboth also did a pass on it andAntoine Fuquahad some input.
Al Pacinostarred as Tony Montana in the 1983Scarfaceand gave a very iconic performance, but he was most definitely not Cuban and in the modern Hollywood landscape, a project like this could be accused of whitewashing. WithDiego Luna, the role is going to an actual Latino actor, which will be authentic to this iteration. There is no word yet on a release date for the newScarface, but if Universal can get cameras rolling this year, sometime in mid to late 2018 would make sense. We will be sure to keep you up to date as more details on theScarfaceremake become available.
