With his latest film The Magnificent Seven topping the box office, director Antoine Fuqua will soon be turning his attention to another remake as he gets ready to tackle the crime classic(s) Scarface, and during an interview with Fandango he’s offered up a few details on what we can expect from his version of the film.
“I read the script they have and it’s actually really interesting and very timely,” states Fuqua. “We’re dealing with a lot of stuff now coming out of Mexico. And again, we still have those issues dealing with the ‘American Dream,’ and the fact that the game is rigged, right? It’s not really an even playing field, but the promise is that it is. The promise is that everyone gets a fair shot, but that’s not always the case. So that’s always relevant, and right now with what’s happening in Mexico, which is where [the main character] comes from – he comes out of Mexico – that’s relevant, especially when you’ve got people talking about putting up walls and other kinds of stuff. We’re still dealing with immigration, we’re still dealing with what would turn someone into Scarface.”
Fuqua said that he hopes to explore the problems that many immigrants face when making their way to the States in search of a better life, adding that: “They all leave these small countries, and it’s hard to become Scarface unless you’re someone like El Chapo. It’s hard to become that guy in America. But what happens when you have a guy who has that same appetite and the doors keep getting shut in his face? What happens when he only knows one thing for sure — which is how to go and take it? I just think being disenfranchised is dangerous. When people are disenfranchised and delusional, it’s just dangerous. I think it’s more relevant than ever right now, and it can be extremely entertaining. So we’ll see.”
Fuqua went on to reveal that he’s still having meetings about the project and is yet to begin casting, but could look to direct the project before he reunites with his Training Day and The Magnificent Seven star Denzel Washington on The Equalizer 2.
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Originally published September 25, 2016. Updated November 30, 2022.
