Point Break
If the theory that pop culture nostalgia run in a twenty - year cycle is true , then the time is advanced for a remaking of 1991 thrillerPoint Break . At least , Alcon Entertainment seems to reckon so , as theyannounced in 2011that they would be bringing their own reading of the motion picture to the vainglorious screen . Kurt Wimmer , who dilute his remake muscles with last year’sTotal Recall , has been tap to write the script , and the producer have just find the music director that they want to handle the undertaking .
The original film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow , who later make headway an Oscar for war dramaThe Hurt Locker , and is about an " F ! B ! I ! Agent ! " shout out Johnny Utah , who is direct undercover to investigate a gang of surfers that are mistrust to be the culprits behind a series of bank robbery . Keanu Reeves played Johnny in the original , and the late Patrick Swayze toy the breakers - bonk , philosophizing leader of the ring , Bodhi .
The remaking will begin filming at the close of the yr , andDeadlineis reporting thatInvincible ’s Ericson Core has sign on to target the labor . Core is best cognise for his cinematography employment on films likeThe Fast and the Furious , MumfordandDaredevil , and since he was also the director of photography forInvincible , it ’s possible he ’ll duplicate up forPoint Breakas well . SinceThe Fast and the Furiouswas arguably a partial remaking ofPoint Breakanyway , it ’s fair to say that this is conversant soil for Core , though it will be interesting to see how he deal an action - thriller in a directorial role .
Alcon Entertainment ’s Andrew Kosove , who will co - bring about the moving-picture show with better half Broderick Johnson , has said that itwon’t be a literal remake , using the most recent variation ofFootlooseas an example of a remake that was " identical to the original film . " He has , however , said that the story will orbit around the beach , and suggest that we ’ll see scenes of sky - diving or standardized risky activities :
" [ The remake ] has got elements of the original and it ’s not just surfing , it ’s other kinds of extreme sports , but surfing is very , very prominent in the story . ”
No roles have been hurtle yet , and there are any telephone number of worthy candidates out there . The near choices , obviously , being Simon Pegg and Nick Frost . Who else could fire a gun up in the zephyr and go " Aaaargh ! " with such sentence ?
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We ’ll keep you up to escort on thePoint Breakremake as more inside information become uncommitted .
reservoir : Deadline
