Death Wish (2018)

[tob]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Maybe Willis should focus on making a decent finale to the Die Hard series before mucking around with somebody else's franchise.

Too late for that with the mess they made with AGDTDH.

[seagal]

Nobody can touch Bronson. Bronson was the best vigilante ever and he will always be.

[P-Rock]

Originally Posted by LuckyDragon

This underrated and underexposed flick needs a Blu-ray release. James Wan's best film IMO, but few people even seem to know about it. Officially it's based on Death Wish's literary sequel, but it has practically nothing in common with the book and is essentially a de facto Death Wish remake.

I was just about to mention this.

[Mahatma]

Never found the original all that great,so this might work.

Now death wish V on the other hand...

[Talleyrand]

Originally Posted by LuckyDragon

This underrated and underexposed flick needs a Blu-ray release. James Wan's best film IMO, but few people even seem to know about it. Officially it's based on Death Wish's literary sequel, but it has practically nothing in common with the book and is essentially a de facto Death Wish remake.

That is an absolutely awesome film. I am a huge fan of the vigilante genre, and that is one of the best ever.

Bruce Willis phones it in too much these days, he would be a terrible Paul Kersey.

[dubious]

Oh geez, 2016 just granted me my politically-correct Death Wish remake I'd always hoped for. I hope it's PG-13 too so those Deadpool parents can take their 8-year-old and not get a babyshitter.

[stigdu]

Hopefully he plays the role of the person who gets raped and killed in the first 10 minutes of the movie and someone else plays the hero.

[Filmasong]

Bruce Willis makes me sad,why? because he should've had two or three Oscars by this point but he just takes the money and makes dumb movies.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by LuckyDragon

This underrated and underexposed flick needs a Blu-ray release. James Wan's best film IMO, but few people even seem to know about it. Officially it's based on Death Wish's literary sequel, but it has practically nothing in common with the book and is essentially a de facto Death Wish remake.

There's a region free German release that looks good.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Death...-Blu-ray/2238/

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by tallrichard

Let's hope is a better quality than the Death Wish sequels which DDL released in the 80s...

I hope it's more like the sequels.

[Aerodude73]

Bruce Willis 'DEATH WISH' Remake loses Directors.

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Looks like BIG BAD WOLVES directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado have exited DEATH WISH, the MGM and Paramount remake of the 1974 hit that Bruce Willis will star in, reprising the reluctant vigilante made famous by Charles Bronson. The film is based on the 1972 novel of the same name. The story follows an architect whose life is ruined after his wife his killed and his daughter is sexually assaulted. When the cops come up short, the man takes justice into his own hands by hunting down the suspects himself.

So why did Keshales and Papushado leave the project? Well its simple...“creative differences”. Deadline got a translated social media post from the filmmakers that pretty much explains the whole situation, check it out:

Relief. Finally a bit of breathing room. You probably remember that a few months ago we were bombarded with greetings and congratulations on receiving our first Hollywood job, Death Wish. You might also remember that Navot and I insisted not to comment on the story or on any of your excited posts about it… not even with a “like”.

It’s not like we became snobs overnight. And it’s not like anybody prevented us from speaking out, it’s just that we found ourselves in a terrible situation.

On the one hand, we were indeed offered a dream job, we were indeed offered a legendary salary, and we did indeed pass a stressful and amazing audition with the presidents of MGM and Paramount, and we even met and got the approval of one of the toughest most intimidating stars in Hollywood… yes, yes, Bruce Willis himself saw Big Bad Wolves and thought we were the right people for this violent mission.

On the other hand, the news caught us by surprise, because in reality there were huge differences between our vision and the vision of the studio with the famous roaring lion… we wanted to stay away from the original and problematic (albeit fun to watch) Michael Winner film, and move more towards the spirit of the original novel by Brian Garfield – an excellent minimalist novel that never got the cinematic treatment it deserved. We wanted to follow the vision of the director who originally was set to make it, but ultimately was not allowed to – Sidney Lumet. Lumet wanted to direct a film about a simple man, he even thought of Jack Lemmon for the lead, which experiences a terrible tragedy and then falls to the depths of hell.

When we imagined the thriller in our minds we thought Taxi Driver, Falling Down… with a bloodcurdling finale like Sicario. Unfortunately, the time table for the project did not allow us to make the big changes we wanted to make to the script, and as time passed we realized that we were not going to get what we wanted for this project.

Last night, after long deliberations we finally decided to leave the project. It was not easy. To know that you’re giving up money, fame, the opportunity to work with a big star… that you’re kicking the door in Hollywood’s face… knowing that you’re disappointing everybody who supported and encouraged you and wanted you to fulfill your dreams – All this can really mess with your head and make you doubt yourself. And so it did.

But anybody who knows us even for a minute, knows that we’ve never compromised on our vision. These were three grueling months, three months during which time I walked around wearing sunglasses because I was afraid to answer uncomfortable questions. Today I can finally take them off and say thank you for your support, your embrace and all the love. So what now? A little peace and quiet, a lot of patience and above all, love.


It sucks to read stuff like that because It looks like they put a lot of work into the project only to hit a wall with the studio. Seems “creative differences” is the new thing in Hollywood.

** LatinoReview.com **

[Walts Ghost]

‘Death Wish’ Remake Loses ‘Big Bad Wolves’ Directors

The troubled Death Wish remake has just hit another unexpected speed-bump on its way to full-scale production. Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, the writer-directors behind minor cult hit Big Bad Wolves, from Israel, were scheduled to helm the picture but have now parted ways with the project, over what’s being called “creative differences.” As Deadline reports, the directors wanted to rewrite the script a bit to add in a bit of gallows humor, one of the more memorable elements of their breakout hit. Apparently, MGM/Paramount were not particularly keen on revising the script at all, as star Bruce Willis had already signed off on the original script, the product of the film’s original planned director, Joe Carnahan.

For anyone who has been paying attention as of recently, action films have become considerably less funny in the days since Shane Black was pumping out scripts at a decent clip. Wit has been replaced with a sort of militaristic seriousness and a Christopher Nolan-aping moodiness which is more laughable than movies with titles like The Last Boy Scout ever were. And Willis certainly isn’t the kind of actor who has a sense of humor about himself, so I can’t say I’m so surprised that this didn’t work out. Carnahan, who has failed to make anything half as impressive as his debut, Narc, would have been a better fit for the project, and the fact that he’s no longer on the project should give you a sizable hint at just how narrowly imagined this entire production is going to be.

In full disclosure, I was never much of a fan of any of the Death Wish films, and always felt that they were proverbial poster children for the action genres more despicable tendencies to use women as either sex objects or one-dimensional figures meant only to be tortured and/or killed to drive the protagonist to take revenge. It’s paper-thin moral arguments for vigilantism always felt unthinking and deeply false, a shallow attempt to pretend that the series was anything more than violence porn. Many films are still made in this mode, and my hunch is that the remake would take a similar perspective, and as Big Bad Wolves actually had some insights into vigilantism, it makes sense that the directors’ ideas for the film didn’t quite match the tone of the film that MGM/Paramount are looking to put into theaters.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

‘Death Wish’ Remake Loses ‘Big Bad Wolves’ Directors

they might as well just bag this one....as I expected, PC politics make this movie almost impossible to do in these current times....

[L.J.]

This is a film that should be left alone.

[Zivouhr]

Thanks for the info. I didn't hear about this one till now.
I like how the planned director was going for more of the novel version of the story verses the film version with Bronson, which would give this film a more fresh approach to the story. I can see why he bailed out when his vision wasn't part of the plan.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Thanks for the info. I didn't hear about this one till now.

I like how the planned director was going for more of the novel version of the story verses the film version with Bronson, which would give this film a more fresh approach to the story. I can see why he bailed out when his vision wasn't part of the plan.

you're welcome, and me either - hadn't heard about it til' that story. anyway, this could be good IF done right, with the Right director and script (of course)

[Walts Ghost]

You would have heard about it if you were paying attention, Aero.

Death Wish Remake - Bruce Willis

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

You would have heard about it if you were paying attention, Aero.

Death Wish Remake - Bruce Willis

lol - wtf, I Did search it first, with Death Wish, Death Wish Remake, Bruce Willis Death Wish, etc.

[Michael24]

Sounds like the studio might be wanting a more straight-forward remake of the film? I've never read the novel so I don't know how it differs from the Charles Bronson film. But if it's significant, then it would be interesting to see a more faithful adaptation rather than just a rehash.

[P-Rock]

They (MGM) probably wanted to turn it into another Die Hard.