‘BAD LIEUTENANT’ Remake In The Works
July 3, 2008
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, ComingSoon.net
Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker and Xzibit are joining Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Werner Herzog’s cop drama Bad Lieutenant, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Shea Wigham, Katie Chonacas (Righteous Kill) and Brad Dourif also are among those who will appear in the update of Abel Ferrara’s cult classic.
The original followed the depraved adventures of a corrupt policeman (Harvey Keitel) investigating the rape of a nun. The new film will feature Cage as the titular crooked cop and capture the spirit of the original, with the protagonist’s drug intake, accepting sexual favors as bribes and other elements that endeared so many to the 1992 version.
The new film will feature Kilmer as Cage’s partner, while Xzibit will play a villain.
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It’s been awhile since I’ve seen it but I remember the original BAD LIEUTENANT being excellent. NICOLAS CAGE in the HARVEY KEITEL? I have a hard time picturing that.
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