Larry Clark is Remaking Neil Jordan's 'Mona Lisa'
Filed under: Drama, Thrillers, Casting, Deals, Remakes and Sequels
There's this little film made back in 1986 called Mona Lisa. Bob Hoskins starred as George, a man just out of prison who takes a job chauffeuring a high-price call girl named Simone (Cathy Tyson). As first, they're opposites who argue, but then they foster a friendship which leads him to help her out and get embroiled in a mess with the underworld. Michael Caine co-starred as an underworld boss, and Hoskins earned himself his only Oscar nomination. 23 years later, Production Weekly's Twitter feed reports that the film is getting a remake. Mickey Rourke will add another film to his ever-increasing roster and star alongside the radiant Eva Green. That should throw the whole relationship into another dynamic. Hoskins might be able to show the toughness, but he's no ex-wrestler and tough guy of Sin City. The big kicker, however, is the director. Larry Clark, helmer of Kids and Bully, will grab the directorial chair.
I think it's safe to say that this will be his first big production since Bully, but the bigger question: Will the new Mona Lisa have Clarke's trademark sexual shocks (Kids, Ken Park), and is that something you want to see in the world created by Neil Jordan and David Leland? Or does the remake world not matter when Green is sliding into another sexy role?
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5-11-2009 @ 3:38PM
Kevin S. said...
I'm trying to figure out the point. Despite his recent accolades, Rourke is a shadow of the actor that Hoskins is, and the film was done right the first time. The only possible result is screwing the film up.
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5-11-2009 @ 5:04PM
GL said...
I'm going to agree with Kevin S. on this one.
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5-11-2009 @ 8:55PM
weetiger said...
Kevin S. said it all. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The original was a small, perfect little GEM of a movie. Leave it alone!
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