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| Hollywood producers are planning a remake of the 2009 Cannes film festival smash A Prophet, from French director Jacques Audiard. | Hollywood producers are planning a remake of the 2009 Cannes film festival smash A Prophet, from French director Jacques Audiard. |
| Studio Sony has bought the rights to Audiard's unorthodox gangster flick, the tale of a young and guileless French-Algerian felon who flourishes after becoming the prison pet of a greasy Corsican gangster. Tahar Rahim and Niels Arestrup took the lead roles in the original film, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes and was France's entry for the foreign-language Oscar as well as the winner of a remarkable nine prizes at the Césars, the nation's top film award ceremony. | Studio Sony has bought the rights to Audiard's unorthodox gangster flick, the tale of a young and guileless French-Algerian felon who flourishes after becoming the prison pet of a greasy Corsican gangster. Tahar Rahim and Niels Arestrup took the lead roles in the original film, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes and was France's entry for the foreign-language Oscar as well as the winner of a remarkable nine prizes at the Césars, the nation's top film award ceremony. |
| The US version is being put together by producer Neal Moritz, who is best known for the enduringly popular Fast & Furious movies. Moritz has history, good and bad, in the remake game: he oversaw the poorly received reworking of classic Paul Verhoeven sci-fi romp Total Recall as well as the rather more watchable big-screen comedic update of teen-oriented TV show 21 Jump Street last year. No cast or director information has been announced. | The US version is being put together by producer Neal Moritz, who is best known for the enduringly popular Fast & Furious movies. Moritz has history, good and bad, in the remake game: he oversaw the poorly received reworking of classic Paul Verhoeven sci-fi romp Total Recall as well as the rather more watchable big-screen comedic update of teen-oriented TV show 21 Jump Street last year. No cast or director information has been announced. |
| Audiard caught the eye of US tastemakers once again earlier this year when his elliptical romance Rust and Bone saw star Marion Cotillard nominated for a best actress Golden Globe. | Audiard caught the eye of US tastemakers once again earlier this year when his elliptical romance Rust and Bone saw star Marion Cotillard nominated for a best actress Golden Globe. |
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