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De Luca to Produce Remake of 'Angel Heart'
Wednesday, October 1, 2008


By: MrDisgusting
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One of the most underrated films of all time has to be the 1987 supernatural thriller Angel Heart, which starred Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet and Robert De Niro in a surprising twist of a role. Today it was announced that the great Michael De Luca has partnered with Alison Rosenzweig and Michael Gaeta to develop a bigscreen remake of the film. All of the details can be found by reading on.

Producers optioned remake rights from a private U.K. firm, which owns the rights to the original film, which was produced by Carolco and distributed by TriStar. De Luca, Rosenzweig and Gaeta also optioned the underlying book rights to William Hjortsberg's novel "Falling Angel," from which original film was adapted.

The original film, which caused a stir for its steamy sex scenes, was written and directed by Alan Parker and also starred Robert De Niro and Lisa Bonet.

The novel follows the exploits of Harry Angel, a New York detective hired by a mysterious client to track down a once-popular performer indebted to him. While pursuing this seemingly routine investigation, Harry encounters dark and supernatural forces.

De Luca, whose recent producing credits include "21" and "Ghost Rider," said he has long been a fan of the novel. "It's a great blend of genres with a great Faustian bargain, compelling, universal themes and a rare combination of literary and commercial appeal," he said.

"Angel Heart" remake was brought to De Luca Prods. by exec Josh Bratman, who will executive produce.

Source: Variety

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Read 15 User Comments

Boilersuit_Mayhem
5:59am, October 1, 2008

...why?


N3kr0
6:43am, October 1, 2008

sweet mother of the god... this is oficialy the worst era for cinema. Congrats to all =)


Scurgar
9:19am, October 1, 2008

Sigh


Zariff Peoples
10:07am, October 1, 2008

Remake Hell next exit... hope you enjoy your stay.


Inga
10:25am, October 1, 2008

Oh dammit! I am soooooo sick of our era of no imagination! This is a movie that has absolutely no reason for being remade. I think it goes without saying...but I am saying it anyway!


BloodyCape
10:29am, October 1, 2008

DEAR GOD,THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!


thedescent08
11:42am, October 1, 2008

Never seen the original -- will check it out. I can't judge this film personally, but why don't people remake movies that actually could benefit from an update? I wonder how long it will take em to remake SCREAM and JAWS.


deadlover
12:05pm, October 1, 2008

Could they have made that synopsis any more bland? oh yeah, and I'm sick of remakes. But what else is new.


ziltoid the omniscient
12:35pm, October 1, 2008

A goddamn travesty.


Chococat
3:59pm, October 1, 2008

:-(


ziltoid the omniscient
4:53pm, October 1, 2008

It'll be produced by Spielberg, and it will star Shitty Lebuff and... Uh, what black girl is popular these days? Will she do voodoo-esque, blood-drenched nudity? Or can we have her in a bikini soaked in tropical punch to appeal to the PG-13 crowd? We've got to get 2008's equivalent to Bill Cosby to disown the film, too.


ziltoid the omniscient
4:54pm, October 1, 2008

Disown. Clearly, I mean boycott.


deadgrl
8:08pm, October 1, 2008

STOP FUCKING REMAKING MOVIES!!!!!


DBlock
2:31pm, October 2, 2008

Now there is no need for this!


Ruby Mars
6:54pm, October 3, 2008

Angel Heart is one of my favourite movies from the 1980s, and I cannot imagine how it could be improved upon. This remake will, like most Hollywood projects these days, be a travesty. Why not just send out an email telling kids to go and watch the original? It's a lot cheaper, and will be much more fulfilling! In fact, I hereby promise to buy TWO copies of Angel Heart on DVD if they will simply pull the plug on this abomination!


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