Leonardo DiCaprio Starring in ‘The Third Man’ Remake?
Rumor has it that Leonardo DiCaprio could be starring in a remake of The Third Man.
File this one under rumor, but it’s a pretty solid rumor or I wouldn’t be running it. This is still early enough in the game that it could all fall apart, but it’s also late enough in the game that it could be officially announced in a week or two.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire might be starring in a remake of the classic Carol Reed film The Third Man, which is being written by EasternPromises screenwriter Steven Knight. The package comes from Canal Plus and it’s going out for bidding, and the bidding is likely to be fierce. That’s a hell of a line-up, after all. And it’s before they have a director in place.
If the rumors turn out to be true, this will be a big movie, especially if they get a big name director attached. I’ll keep you posted as news unfolds.
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This film cannot be remade. Today, titles and plots are being recycled. The general target audience could not relate to “The Third Man”. So combine 3rd Man, The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, and the Shaft remake. OK, here’s a recycling (music by the Red Hot Chili Peppers):
Lime is a computer genius, a martial artist and a big time drug lord, arms dealer, or something more contemporary in L.A. . He hides in cyberspace, in plain sight from time to time (instead of the Russian zone in the original) and otherwise keeps low like Kaiser Soze. He is recently thought to be dead, but he paid off some politicians or FBI people to fake the forensics.
Martens is a small town newspaper writer from Nebraska who grew up with Lime. Calloway is a hard boiled Fed or LA detective. Anna is an addict with a heart of gold whose habit is supplied by the guys Lime left behind.
Through internet and creative cell phone investigation, Lime is found to be living, and DNA confirms it. After Martens rolls over on him, there is a bloody kung-fu/gun fight nearly to the death, and in a spectacular slow motion explosion, Lime is killed (maybe…gotta leave room for a sequel). After Lime’s death, Martens goes to AA, Anna goes to rehab, and they live happily ever after in Omaha.
Then, put out video games, graphic novels, action figures, Mc Donald’s glasses,the whole shot.
In case you want 700 repetitions of the “F word”, get Samuel L. Jackson and Dennis Hopper involved. “What the f*** did the muthuhf***in’ Swiss make? The f***in’ cookoo clock!”
Just an idea…