Robert Loggia, who played drug king pin Frank Lopez, in the classic 1983 movie Scarface doesn’t think “upgrading” the movie will be such a good idea. Universal is talking about doing a newer version of Scarface and Loggia said “Scarface is a classic that should rest in peace, enough said!” when he was recently asked about it. Why would you want to redo or “upgrade” such a classic like Scarface?! Especially since the Scarface we all know and love is a remake itself from a 1932 movie. Read more about Universal’s plans after the jump.
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The studio is developing a new Scarface movie to be produced by ousted former studio head Marc Shmuger and Martin Bregman, the veteran producer who made the 1983 remake.
The project is in the early stages but it being described as not a sequel or outright remake of the 1983 Al Pacino-starring movie nor the 1932 Paul Muni-George Raft movie.
Each of those were crime sagas telling the rise and fall of a gangster, and each was a mirror of their time. The 1932 version was set in Chicago and featured bootlegging, Italians and Irish mobsters. The 1983 version was set in Latin-loving Miami and cocaine was the vice of choice.
The new Scarface is planned to be the same: a crime tale set in today’s world, offering a dark look at the American Dream.
