Anna Daniels
The new Scarface will be a remake in the same way that the 1983 film was; that is to say, it will build on the core narrative of a two-bit criminal immigrating to the U.S. and pursuing a dark, twisted version of the American Dream with his right-hand man by his side (via Vibe). In the original 1932 film, this was an Italian immigrant named Tony Camonte who rose through the ranks of the Chicago underworld. Pacino’s version was, of course, a Cuban named Tony Montana who grew his criminal empire in Miami.
For the new film, the story will be transposed to Los Angeles, and its main character will be Mexican (but presumably still named Tony Montana). We can expect a few of the same character archetypes that are featured in both films: the crime boss who mentors Tony, only to betray and be murdered by him; that boss’ younger sister of whom Tony is extremely overprotective in a downright creepy way; and the best friend who dooms himself by secretly marrying said sister.
But while it will certainly hit some of the same beats as both previous versions, we can also expect Guadagnino to offer something of a fresh take on the material, like he did with his excellent remake of the horror classic Suspiria. Hopefully, we’ll get more details on Scarface in the coming months as production ramps up. You may want to bookmark this page, because we’ll be updating it with all the news that’s fit to report as soon as it becomes available.
Written by: Looper
