Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage and German director Werner Herzog, reported to be planning a remake of Abel Ferrara's 1992 film Bad Lieutenant, should "die in hell," Ferrara said in Cannes.
"I wish those people would die in hell," he told reporters when asked what he thought of the remake plan.
"Nick Cage, Werner Herzog ... I hope they're in the same streetcar when it blows up."
Entertainment industry journal Variety reported last week that the film, which featured Harvey Keitel as the lead in the original, would star Cage and be directed by Herzog.
The original film saw critical acclaim for the electrifying performance of Keitel, a morally depraved New York police officer investigating the brutal rape of a nun.
Ferrara is at the Cannes film festival this week to present Chelsea on the Rocks, a documentary about New York's legendary Chelsea Hotel.
2 comments:
Nick I could leave or take, but Werner...come on the man is GOD!
Remakes, no matter how long between productions, or if from other countries, show nothing but a complete lack of creativity. Herzog and Cage should be so embarrassed with themselves; and sorry, Joz, but it doesn't matter what he's done in the past if this is what he's thinking of doing now.
Bad Lieutenant was one of the best films of the 90s and it's been Keitel's greatest role ever. I can't even fathom anyone would try to reproduce this. What for? Why?
I love what Ferrara is saying about it.
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