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Scarface Remake Starring Leonardo DiCaprio And Sofia Vergara Announced for 2017

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IT WAS FAKE NEWS! WE CAN ALL GO ON BEING HAPPY!

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Universal Studios, one of the largest movie studios in Hollywood has announced that 32 years after it’s release, the legendary crime-drama film, Scarface, is getting a remake starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Sofia Vergara.

The 1983 story of Tony Montana, Cuban immigrant turned powerful drug lord, has come to be one of the most iconic films of the 80’s and you’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t recognize the movie’s most famous line, delivered by cocaine-covered, gun-touting Montana: “Say hello to my little friend”.

In the press release, Universal Studios revealed that they had been planning a remake since 2002, but that they had not been able to find anyone who they thought could live up to Al Pacino’s august performance in the original. This is what Brian De Palma, the director of the 1983 film, had to say:

“You know when you got a film as successful and as influential as Scarface, there’s this unspoken rule in Hollywood that you’ve got to make a remake and relaunch the story for a new generation. I am not ashamed of this, it’s what we do in Hollywood and it’s a great opportunity to create a new exciting version. This project has been on the drawing board for almost 15 years and I was just about to give up on it until 2013 when I saw The Wolf of Wallstreet in the cinemas and saw Leonardo DiCaprio’s energy and fire, I knew I wanted him to be Tony Montana. Two years later, we are well into production and are expecting a 2017 release. Working with DiCaprio is a blessing and he is really nailing his role. It must be the Italian blood. As so far as casting Sofia Vergara as Gina, Montana’s sister will be just as epic. Combining these two actors will ensure the successful relaunch of Scarface.”
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The film will have the same plot and storyline of the original, but the scenes that will be used to tell the story however, will be mostly new and completely rewritten. The story has already been made into a movie twice before, but will now be set in Los Angeles and has screenwriter Jonathan Herman and director Pablo Larraín attached.

“As much as some of my guys just want to do Scarface scene by scene with the same script out of laziness, there is no way I’m venturing out on this journey without really refreshing the film and its story. For example, this remake is not set in the 1980’s but in the mid 2000’s and obviously there are going to be differences because of the era. I think both fans of Scarface and those who are new to the story will love what we are doing here,” said Larrain.
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THIS IS ALL FAKE BUT NO ONE READS THE OP
 
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Pop-O-Matic

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Yup. It's confirmed. Nothing's sacred. See y'all at the theater for the Citizen Kane reboot that's inevitably gonna happen before the decade is over.
 
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SpaceWolf

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Before people freak out about this, it's worth pointing out that the Al Pacino version was already a remake of the 1932 original.
 
Grizzlyjin

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Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
This doesn't sound the least bit credible.
 
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BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
"This franchise is like one great big pussy waiting to get fucked"

We can sell soooo many new shirts to black kids that never actually watched the movie!
 
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Of all the things to remake, Scarface should not be one of them.
The movie is an absolute gem of a 1980's period piece... BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY FILMED IN THE 80s...
Sigh.
 
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Fularu

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Why

The original and the remake are already perfect (maybe too long of a second part for the remake)

We don't need one more remake again
 
Cardon

Cardon

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I'm still waiting for someone to realize my Scarface Broadway concept that is fueled by a rap inspired song book C'mon folks, Hamilton is a success so someone get on it.
 
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