Scorsese to remake "Drunken Angel"

[prince]

Curious what people think of this:

The Hollywood Reporter says “The Aviator” team of Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and screenwriter John Logan are in early talks to develop a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1948 classic “Drunken Angel” for Warner Bros. Pictures.
DiCaprio is attached to star in the film, which Logan would write. The project is being

Comments

[animate]

I'd go see that so fucking fast...

Hrmmm....

[etalia]

I like Scorsese a lot, but...he ain't Kurosawa.

And Leo DiCaprio in Mifune's role? He's a lot better than people give him credit for, he really ain't Mifune.

Yeah, I'm a cranky SOB. Sorry.

Re: Hrmmm....

[prince]

that's not cranky, that's Real :) heheh

[fearnotofman]

There's also a planned remake of Ikiru for next year. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425599/

Not sure if that's been posted here before or not...

I think directors are on a quest to remake every one of Kurosawa's films. :)

Is Drunken Angel for sale anywhere (for Region 1 DVD and/or NTSC VHS)?

[prince]

i think i remember reading somewhere that criterion was working on a release for 'drunken angel'...

i'm looking forward to the remake of 'ikiru' :)

Downfall

[hanspfall]

Scorsese, IMO, has been on a spiral down since Goodfellas - his last genuine and brilliant film. At this stage of his career he should not be allowed near an AK film.

Re: Downfall

[prince]

i'm so glad hollywood agreed with you at this year's oscars. aviator didn't even deserve to be nominated for best picture... if it had won, i would've lost it.

Looks like it's Dead...

[etalia]

imdb.com's Movie Connections page for the upcoming Scorsese/DiCaprio collaboration. Seems like they're remaking another movie instead.

True nightmare material: Michael Bay remakes Tokyo Story! (Kidding! Kidding!)

Re: Looks like it's Dead...

[prince]

thank goodness for that. i wonder if the tom hanks remake of ikiru is still on...