Movie News: New Face/Off Is On at Paramount (ANOTHER REBOOT) UPDATE: Its a SEQUEL!

[playahaitian]

A New Face/Off Is On at Paramount, Delivering One of the Weirdest Premises Ever to a New Generation
By Jordan Crucchiola@jorcru

Photo: Moviestore/Shutterstock

The original Face/Off is a John Woo movie starring Nicolas Cage as a super-criminal who surgically swaps faces and then lives with John Travolta’s worn-down law-enforcement officer, forcing the pair into a spiral of vengeance and gunfire in one of the silliest-sounding action movies ever to become a huge hit. Well! Paramount is tired of letting this property sit on the shelf, so it’s decided to make a reboot.

Oren Uziel will write the script, and his most recent project is the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which means anything is liable to happen here. According to Deadline’s report, Paramount will be bringing on a new cast, but it didn’t specify if that means new characters or just new actors to play the old ones. It’s hard to imagine a Face/Off without Castor Troy and almost impossible to conjure one without Nic Cage as Castor Troy going full Cage crazy in the film’s craziest moments.

 

[SpiritualPorn]

I love this movie

Who could they get to play these guys?

 

[playahaitian]

I love this movie

Who could they get to play these guys?

THAT is the million dollar question.

 

[850credit]

Gotta watch the old one again now. Nick Cage was the man back then

 

[Mello Mello]

Where’s the flag?!

 

[SpiritualPorn]

Gotta watch the old one again now. Nick Cage was the man back then

He made the movie in my opinion.

This is one movie that should do good with an update

 

[Lou_Kayge]

How did Travolta's wife, played by Joan Allen not know his body. I would think most women would recognize their husband's chest or dick.

 

[playahaitian]

He made the movie in my opinion.

This is one movie that should do good with an update

The way they imitated each other made that movie...

It was wonderfully absurd.

But was a damn near perfect popcorn movie..

Gonna be very very tough to replicate

 

[D'Evils]

Cool idea if it's not a straight reboot but more of a sequel with the technology from the first film being used again and improved on...

With the new Special effects and the de-aging technology that could add something to the film...

And Castor Troy son is still alive being raised by Archer... There is something there to play with...

 

[playahaitian]

Cool idea if it's not a straight reboot but more of a sequel with the technology from the first film being used again and improved on...

With the new Special effects and the de-aging technology that could add something to the film...

And Castor Troy son is still alive being raised by Archer... There is something there to play with...

^^^^^

 

[SpiritualPorn]

Cool idea if it's not a straight reboot but more of a sequel with the technology from the first film being used again and improved on...

With the new Special effects and the de-aging technology that could add something to the film...

And Castor Troy son is still alive being raised by Archer... There is something there to play with...

I love this idea

 

[BGLR1212000]

I can eat a peach for hours

 

[playahaitian]

@fonzerrillii

Paramount's Face/Off Writer Clarifies Project is a Sequel

It has been clarified that the new Face/Off project from writers Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard is not a remake or reboot, but rather a sequel.

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Paramount's Face/Off Writer Clarifies Project is a Sequel
It has been clarified that the new Face/Off project from writers Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard is not a remake or reboot, but rather a sequel.

BY DOUGLAS LAMANPUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO
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Screenwriter Simon Barrett revealed that the new Face/Off project from him and writer/director Adam Wingard is not, in fact, a remake or a reboot but rather a sequel to the original 1997 John Woo action movie.

"Adam clarifying things a bit on Instagram... Face/Off is a miraculous film, we would never attempt to directly recreate its magic, but we are very excited about what we have planned," Barrett said on Twitter alongside a photo of an Instagram post from Wingard. The caption on Wingard's Instagram post read, "I would never re-imagine or remake Face/Off. It's a perfect action movie. Simon Barret and I are writing a direct SEQUEL!"




It was recently announced that Wingard, director of Godzilla vs. Kong, will take the helm of this new Face/Off production. Previously, Oren Uziel was attached to write the project, but now it is reported that Wingard will co-write the script with his frequent collaborator Simon Barrett. The reimagining will be produced by Neal Moritz and David Permut. No casting for the film has been announced.

The original Face/Off starred John Travolta as FBI Special Agent Sean Archer and Nicolas Cage as terrorist leader Castor Troy. The plot revolved around Archer undergoing a face transplant surgery to take on Troy's identity to discover the location of a bomb. However, things go awry when Troy awakens and uses the same transplant to take on Archer's identity. The over-the-top action flick was a critical and box office hit. It was the biggest success for director John Woo, who also directed Mission: Impossible 2 and Hard Target.

No release date has been set for the untitled Face/Off sequel.

 

[keone]

@fonzerrillii

Paramount's Face/Off Writer Clarifies Project is a Sequel

It has been clarified that the new Face/Off project from writers Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard is not a remake or reboot, but rather a sequel.

www.cbr.com

Paramount's Face/Off Writer Clarifies Project is a Sequel
It has been clarified that the new Face/Off project from writers Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard is not a remake or reboot, but rather a sequel.

BY DOUGLAS LAMANPUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO
1

Screenwriter Simon Barrett revealed that the new Face/Off project from him and writer/director Adam Wingard is not, in fact, a remake or a reboot but rather a sequel to the original 1997 John Woo action movie.

"Adam clarifying things a bit on Instagram... Face/Off is a miraculous film, we would never attempt to directly recreate its magic, but we are very excited about what we have planned," Barrett said on Twitter alongside a photo of an Instagram post from Wingard. The caption on Wingard's Instagram post read, "I would never re-imagine or remake Face/Off. It's a perfect action movie. Simon Barret and I are writing a direct SEQUEL!"




It was recently announced that Wingard, director of Godzilla vs. Kong, will take the helm of this new Face/Off production. Previously, Oren Uziel was attached to write the project, but now it is reported that Wingard will co-write the script with his frequent collaborator Simon Barrett. The reimagining will be produced by Neal Moritz and David Permut. No casting for the film has been announced.

The original Face/Off starred John Travolta as FBI Special Agent Sean Archer and Nicolas Cage as terrorist leader Castor Troy. The plot revolved around Archer undergoing a face transplant surgery to take on Troy's identity to discover the location of a bomb. However, things go awry when Troy awakens and uses the same transplant to take on Archer's identity. The over-the-top action flick was a critical and box office hit. It was the biggest success for director John Woo, who also directed Mission: Impossible 2 and Hard Target.

No release date has been set for the untitled Face/Off sequel.

if they can beat this

 

[playahaitian]

if they can beat this

they can NEVER top that

 

[Multi - Personality]

This movie had quotables all over the place.

This is a tall mountain to climb.,..

 

[godofwine]

This movie had quotables all over the place.

This is a tall mountain to climb.,..

This is an impossible mountain to climb, same as Coming to America 2. Some things just should not be redone.

 

[Multi - Personality]

This is an impossible mountain to climb, same as Coming to America 2. Some things just should not be redone.

Well, I'm here for either smooth ride or a train wreck slamming into a dumpster fire...

 

[tallblacknyc]

This movie had quotables all over the place.

This is a tall mountain to climb.,..

1 of my favorite lines

travolta: interception

lol when the nig pretty much said we got the ball in our hands now

 

[tallblacknyc]

@fonzerrillii

Paramount's Face/Off Writer Clarifies Project is a Sequel

It has been clarified that the new Face/Off project from writers Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard is not a remake or reboot, but rather a sequel.

www.cbr.com

Paramount's Face/Off Writer Clarifies Project is a Sequel
It has been clarified that the new Face/Off project from writers Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard is not a remake or reboot, but rather a sequel.

BY DOUGLAS LAMANPUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO
1

Screenwriter Simon Barrett revealed that the new Face/Off project from him and writer/director Adam Wingard is not, in fact, a remake or a reboot but rather a sequel to the original 1997 John Woo action movie.

"Adam clarifying things a bit on Instagram... Face/Off is a miraculous film, we would never attempt to directly recreate its magic, but we are very excited about what we have planned," Barrett said on Twitter alongside a photo of an Instagram post from Wingard. The caption on Wingard's Instagram post read, "I would never re-imagine or remake Face/Off. It's a perfect action movie. Simon Barret and I are writing a direct SEQUEL!"




It was recently announced that Wingard, director of Godzilla vs. Kong, will take the helm of this new Face/Off production. Previously, Oren Uziel was attached to write the project, but now it is reported that Wingard will co-write the script with his frequent collaborator Simon Barrett. The reimagining will be produced by Neal Moritz and David Permut. No casting for the film has been announced.

The original Face/Off starred John Travolta as FBI Special Agent Sean Archer and Nicolas Cage as terrorist leader Castor Troy. The plot revolved around Archer undergoing a face transplant surgery to take on Troy's identity to discover the location of a bomb. However, things go awry when Troy awakens and uses the same transplant to take on Archer's identity. The over-the-top action flick was a critical and box office hit. It was the biggest success for director John Woo, who also directed Mission: Impossible 2 and Hard Target.

No release date has been set for the untitled Face/Off sequel.

The nick cage rapey face lmaoooo.. we would do that imitation for yrs after that especially if touching a girls ass lmaoooo

 

["THE MAN"]

A sequel makes sense. No need to try to reinvent the wheel. Just keeo it going.

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

Watch theyll make the lead villain female..Castor Troy's ex-wife or something

 

[tallblacknyc]

The nick cage rapey face lmaoooo.. we would do that imitation for yrs after that especially if touching a girls ass lmaoooo

This shit made him a legend

nick cage rapey face lmaoooo..shit has me die everytime

 

[Multi - Personality]

1 of my favorite lines

travolta: interception

lol when the nig pretty much said we got the ball in our hands now

That line fucked me up too.....

Other lines:

I can eat a peach for hours

DIEEEEEEEEEE.....DIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!

It's going to be a bit smoggy...

Forgot others right now....

 

[tallblacknyc]

That line fucked me up too.....

Other lines:

I can eat a peach for hours

DIEEEEEEEEEE.....DIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!

It's going to be a bit smoggy...

Forgot others right now....

No more drugs for that man

i still say that shit till this day

 

[playahaitian]

Director Adam Wingard emphasizes new Face/Off is a sequel: 'We would absolutely never remake Face/Off '

Godzilla v. Kong director Adam Wingard is a big fan of John Woo's 1997 action-fest Face/Off.
By Clark Collis
March 31, 2021 at 01:54 PM EDT



Director Adam Wingard sure does love seeing movie icons go mano a mano. The Death Note filmmaker's latest movie is the just-released big beast battle Godzilla vs. Kong while he and writer Simon Barrett are currently developing a sequel to Face/Off, the 1997 movie which saw John Travolta's cop and Nicolas Cage's criminal swap visages. Turns out, Wingard has long loved John Woo's action-fest.

"It's one of my favorite movies," says the director, who previously collaborated with Barrett on 2011's You're Next, 2014's The Guest, and 2016's Blair Witch. "It was announced as a remake and I just want to say we would absolutely never remake Face/Off, because it's one of the best films ever made. When I was a kid, it's the film that really introduced me to slow motion. I never had thought about slow motion as a tool really. You look at Face/Off and, like, 80 percent of it's in slow motion. So, that was a big turning point for me. I have a high regard for that film. I shouldn't say anything too concrete about what the plans are, [but] what Simon and I are writing, which we're extremely excited about, is a direct sequel to the original film."

Godzilla vs. Kong is now available to watch in theatres and on HBO Max.

 

[playahaitian]

Nicolas Cage says he 'left my body' during this iconic 'Face/Off' scene

Nicolas Cage says he 'left my body' during this iconic 'Face/Off' scene.

ew.com

 

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