Scarface movie production status is currently Pre-Production
March 7, 2021 • Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script
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Plot: What's the story about?
An outsider, an immigrant barges his way into the criminal establishment in pursuit of a twisted version of the American dream, becoming a kingpin through a campaign of ruthlessness and violent ambition.
modified plot formulation from deadline.com
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Who stars in Scarface: Cast List
Elysium, Berlin, I Love You
Who's making Scarface: Crew List
A look at the Scarface behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Luca Guadagnino last directed Queer and Challengers. The film's writer Paul Attanasio last wrote The Bourne Ultimatum and The Good German.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Martin BregmanMarty Bregman
Dylan Clark
Marc Shmuger
Scott Stuber
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Production: What we know about Scarface?
Key Facts
- David Ayer's take on the script was "too dark" for the studio's taste and left the project in a directing capacity (Hollywood Reporter, 7/12/17).
- The new film will be set in Los Angeles (Deadline, 5/18/17).
- The third iteration of the crime classic that Universal made in 1932.
- Intention is not to do an outright remake rather marry common elements of the two films (1932, 1983 versions) with a contemporary crime context.
Filming Timeline
- 2021 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2018 - February: The film was set to Development status.
- 2017 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Prepped for a Spring 2017 start. Looking for a director after Antoine Fuqua (The Magnificent Seven) left the project (must start working on The Equalizer 2).
- 2016 - September: The film was set to Development status.
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Scribe Terence Winter has signed on to do a polish of Jonathan Herman’s latest draft.
- 2016 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Antoine Fuqua (The Magnificent Seven) is in talks to direct.
- 2015 - October: The film was set to Development status.
Jonathan Herman wrote a new draft of the Scarface remake in the works at Universal, per Hollywood Reporter.
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Development status.
Paul Attanasio has been tapped to rewrite Scarface from the original draft by David Ayer. The film is a contemporary spin on the story first told in the 1932 film and then in 1983.
- 2011 - September: The film was set to Development status.
Scarface Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Scarface is coming out as a Nationwide release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,422 other movies coming out on the same date, including Untitled Disney Film (2025), The Rosie Project and Blade.