Fuqua Circles Back To Scarface

The 1983 version of Scarface was of course a remake in itself, but became such a cult classic that trying it again might be a thankless task.  Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) was linked to the new version as director.  Then his name distanced itself due to scheduling conflicts.

Now, Deadline says Fuqua is back in discussions with Universal.

A while back while promoting his other remake The Magnificent Seven, Fuqua had been speaking about Scarface with Fandango:

“I read the script they have and it’s actually really interesting and very timely. We’re dealing with a lot of stuff now coming out of Mexico. And again, we still have those issues dealing with the ‘American Dream,’ and the fact that the game is rigged, right? It’s not really an even playing field, but the promise is that it is. The promise is that everyone gets a fair shot, but that’s not always the case.

So that’s always relevant, and right now with what’s happening in Mexico, which is where [the main character] comes from – he comes out of Mexico – that’s relevant, especially when you’ve got people talking about putting up walls and other kinds of stuff. We’re still dealing with immigration, we’re still dealing with what would turn someone into Scarface.”

All this talk puts me in the mood for some GTA: Vice City…