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.
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!
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.
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.
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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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.
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