'New Jack City’ Reboot

[Himmel]

We are getting word from sources that Warner Bros is rebooting its 1991 neo-noir gangster film New Jack City, and that multi-hyphenate Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays is writing.

The original movie, directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Thomas Lee Wright, boasted a star cast that included Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Chris Rock, Flavor Flav, Allen Payne, Judd Nelson and Peebles. Snipes played arrogant New York City drug lord Nino Brown during the 1980s crack epidemic. Ice-T portrayed Scotty Appleton, a detective who goes undercover in Nino’s gang, the Cash Money Brothers, to bring down the drug lord for taking the life of his mother. Rock was “Pookie” Benny Robinson, a former stick-up kid who becomes homeless and poor after Appleton shoots him in the ankle. Pookie becomes a crack addict and eventually a police informant and infiltrates the Cash Money Brothers.

New Jack City, made for an estimated $8 million back in the day, grossed close to $48M at the domestic box office.

No director is attached yet to the new New Jack City, which Bill Gerber (A Star Is Born) is producing.

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[Kaiju]

[SpiderBaby]

Can we reboot Hollywood?

[Michael24]

How do you "reboot" something that's only ever existed as one single near-30 year old movie? You reboot a long-running franchise that has multiple movies, a wealth of backstory and years of character development. Just call this what it is, Hollywood: a remake.

[DVD Josh]

Originally Posted by Michael24

How do you "reboot" something that's only ever existed as one single near-30 year old movie? You reboot a long-running franchise that has multiple movies, a wealth of backstory and years of character development. Just call this what it is, Hollywood: a remake.

Dear lord thank you Michael. I was going to post the same thing.

[Lemmy Lugosi]

I've enjoyed the original a few times, but have no great love or respect for it. It is quite cheesy, and rates about 3 out of 5 for me (and that's generous).

I'm ready for a remake. And I'm hoping to see it greatly improved upon.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by Lemmy Lugosi

I've enjoyed the original a few times, but have no great love or respect for it. It is quite cheesy, and rates about 3 out of 5 for me (and that's generous).

I'm ready for a remake. And I'm hoping to see it greatly improved upon.

I respectfully disagree. It may have some cheese because of it's time period but the movie is a rock solid cops vs. crooks action flick and I cannot see how it can be improved upon.

[Samus Aran]

Considering the general premise of the movie -- cop goes undercover to take down crime lord -- it's clear they're just interested in the title.