Remakes

Cult spy tv series It Takes a Thief being adapted to film

Variety reports that Universal Pictures is prepping a feature film adaptation of the 1970’s cult espionage television series It Takes a Thief, tapping Greg Russo to write the screenplay. It Takes a Thief was created by Roland Kibbee and starred Robert Wagner. The story centers on a young CIA analyst who recruits a brilliant thief, ….

Director of 2 Guns teaming up with Universal & Identity Thief producer to remake Filipino crime thriller On the Job

Variety reports that Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to crime thriller On the Job, based on the same real-life events as Erik Matti’s Filipino crime thriller that premiered at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight earlier this year. According to the report, Baltasar Kormakur – who directed Denzel Washington & Mark Walhberg’s 2 Guns – is attached ….

Weinstein Co. teams with Celestial to remake Shaw Bros. classic martial arts films

The Weinstein Co. has signed a two-picture deal with Celestial Pictures to remake a pair of classic martial arts action films from the Golden Era of Hong Kong cinema. The companies will produce English-language versions of Come Drink With Me and Avenging Eagle. John Fusco, who wrote the Marco Polo TV series and co-wrote the ….

Live-action Akira film gets a “new” director

Variety reports that filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra is in talks with Warner Bros. to return to the Akira directors chair for the studio. Collet-Serra left in early 2012 after production on the project stalled. According to the report, in early 2012, the studio shut down pre-production for script rewrites and budgetary concerns. At the time, Collet-Serra ….

Scarface remake may have a director

Deadline reports that, because both the 1932 Chicago bootlegging film and 1983 Miami cocaine-dealing versions of Scarface are such enduring cult classics Universal Pictures has been refining the script with several screenwriters, while keeping the new movie’s details under wraps. According to their report the studio is in heated talks with British director David Yates, ….

Bloodsport remake coming with new story and Ninja Assassin director

Variety reports that Relativity Media is prepping a re-boot of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s 1988 cult hit Bloodsport, with V for Vendetta director James McTeigue at the helm. According to the report, Relativity will produce the new Bloodsport with Edward R. Pressman, Chris Brown, Alberto Lensi, Australia-based Pictures in Paradise and Trans-American Films International. The new ….

Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake release date changed

AICN reports that Spike Lee’s upcoming remake of Chan-wook Park’s Oldboy has been pushed back from it’s original release date of October 11th to October 25th, 2013. Spike Lee’s version reportedly closely follows the plot of the original film, but extends the lead’s imprisonment from 15 years to 20, and is apparently extremely intense for ….