Say hello to my little friend. ‘Scarface’ remake in the works, director found

There’s been some talk of a remake of Scarface for some time now, but the plans have gained some extra weight as Antoine Fuqua is in talks with Universal to direct a re-imagining. The property, which is actually based on a novel first published in 1929, has been adapted for the screen twice before; the 1932 Howard Hawks version and then the Oliver Stone scripted and Brian De Palma directed 1983 movie with Al Pacino.

Deadline reports that the new version ‘borrows the immigrant rags-to-riches story but presents it in contemporary Los Angeles’. They also report that Jonathan Herman wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay, following previos drafts penned by Paul Attanasio and Suicide Squad’s David Ayer.

Fuqua’s other credits include Southpaw and L.A. based crime movie Training Day.

Fuqua has another remake ahead of him before he tackles american gangsters. The Magnificent Seven is due to open the Toronto Film Festival in Canada next month.

More news on the Scarface remake as we get it.