Last month came the news that “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “You’re Next” filmmaker Adam Wingard was directing a new “Face/Off” project for Paramount Pictures.
At the time it was clear it wasn’t a remake, rather it seemed to be a film set in the same world as John Woo’s 1997 feature starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta.
Now, in a recent interview with
Showbiz Cheat Sheet (via Screen Rant), he was asked about the potential involvement of original stars Cage and Travolta and he confirmed that both actors are currently interested in reprising their roles though are waiting on the script:
“Some people just assume when I say that that it just means it takes place in the world of Face/Off. To me, Face/Off isn’t about a procedure or anything like that. It’s not about the world that the characters exist in. It’s about Sean Archer and it’s about Castor Troy. That’s what this movie is about. It’s the continuation of that story. It’s hard to talk about other than that but this is, to me, the definitive continuation of that saga.”
The original followed an FBI agent and a sociopathic freelance terrorist who end up surgically swapping faces – the pair head out on a race against time to keep the other from destroying their life.
Wingard also spoke about the progress of the script, saying the first draft will be turned into Paramount shortly:
“We’re still writing the script so it’s still in early phases. Simon and I are very close to turning in our draft to Paramount soon. We’ll have to get over those hurdles of do they like this movie? They’ve read our outline. Everybody’s on board with it but actually turning in the script’s a different thing so we’ll see how everybody reacts to it.”
Wingard is co-writing with frequent collaborator Simon Barrett, the pair having penned “The Guest,” “Blair Witch” and “You’re Next” together. Neal H. Moritz is attached to produce.
