There's really no point in introducing Scarface. It's a masterpiece of cinema, and one of the greatest crime films ever made. It's iconic in every sense of the word: even a line as simple as "Say hello to my little friend!" became an international phenomenon.
Three decades later, the film continues to shine, and Scarface stands above just about every other crime movie made since.
So, of course, Hollywood is going to reboot the series. Actually, a Scarface reboot has been in the works for some time, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is back on track after years of being stuck in development limbo.
Universal has confirmed that the Scarface film is moving forward, with Straight Outta Compton writer Jonathan Herman hired to rewrite the script. Previous drafts were handled by both Paul Attanasio (The Sum of All Fears) and David Ayer (Suicide Squad), though it's unknown how much of their scripts will make it into the final product.
The studio also confirmed that the Scarface remake would see yet another change in location: while the 1932 version took place in Chicago, and the 1983 remake took place in a coked-up Miami, the newest version will take place in modern-day Los Angeles. The story of an immigrant rising through the criminal underworld will still be a central theme in the film, though no other information has been made available.
Here's the thing: if Universal decides to go in its own direction with the Scarface remake, it could be a great film. The 1983 version is starkly different from the 1932 original, and the same should hold true here. Scarface has always been about representing the time in which it was made, and there's plenty of material in modern-day L.A. for a new film. Universal would be missing a huge opportunity if it were to simply remake the '83 film shot-for-shot.
As it stands, there's not a whole lot of other information on the film out there, but if the script is still being rewritten, don't expect to see the Scarface remake for a while.
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