Universal has hired ‘Training Day’ writer David Ayer to pen the upcoming ‘Scarface’ film, Collider is reporting. The studio is still saying the new version won’t be a remake, and will instead mix the elements Howard Hawks and Brian De Palma included in their respective 1932 and 1983 movies. Marc Shmuger and Martin Bregman are on board to produce the new ‘Scarface,’ which Ayer has said he’s excited about working on. “This is a fantasy for me. I can still remember when I saw the film at 13 and it blew my mind.” The screenwriter added that he sees the first two ‘Scarface’ films as the story of the American…

Universal Pictures is currently developing a new version of the hit 1932 film ‘Scarface’ and its popular 1983 remake starring Al Pacino, Deadline is reporting. The studio is meeting writers to pen a script for a new version that will be produced by Marc Shmuger and his Global Producer banner with Martin Bregman, who worked on the Pacino film. The Universal film won’t be a remake or sequel; it will feature the common elements of the first two movies. It will feature an immigrant who makes his way in the criminal establishment in search of a twisted version of the American dream. He becomes a kingpin through a campaign of…

Too many romantic comedies witlessly hone in on the differences between men and women to create a heightened-stakes backdrop in which every interaction with the opposite sex is imbued with some sort of grand, gender-statement significance, which is of course then supposed to be neatly resolved and tidily put away by the time a paired-off happy ending rolls around. Co-written by Annie Mumolo and “Saturday Night Live”‘s Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids” instead focuses a considerable amount of its energy on female friendships, yes, but also the things women want in relationships — love, security, availability — that are the same as men. The result is the best female-fronted Hollywood comedy in years, and a…

Sci-fi and the western have long been some of the most popular and successful genres in American movie history, so combining the two would seem like a great idea to any film studio. So after the release of his studio’s, Full Moon Entertainment, hit 1989 film ‘Puppet Master’ and its 1991 follow-up ‘Puppet Master 2,’ B-movie veteran actor Charles Band hoped to create another successful franchise, the sci-fi-western mix ‘Oblivion.’ But with its absurd plot, lackluster acting and terrible special effects, Band is most likely happy that many people have forgotten one of his studio’s earliest entries. The ill-conceived storyline for the movie, which was written by Peter David, follows…

Check out the latest trailer for the remake of Brian De Palma’s “Sisters” by director Douglas Buck and starring Lou Doillon, Stephen Rea and Chloe Sevigny. A pair of Siamese twins are separated and one is forced to live a sheltered existence under the watchful eye of a controlling psychiatrist.

Check out the latest foreign movie poster from the upcoming film “Redacted” by director Brian De Palma. Redacted is a montage of stories about U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq conflict, focusing on the modern forms of media covering the war.

Check out another brand new poster from the upcoming film “Redacted” by director Brian De Palma.