Remake Report: What Will a ‘Warriors’ Remake Look Like?

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 4, 2009

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I woke up this morning with the intention of writing an awesome list about films that haven’t been remade yet, but I gave up. They are coming in too fast, Gray Leader. After Tony Scott busts down Taking of Pelham 123 upon filmgoers this weekend, he’s setting his sights on remaking The Warriors.

Our old pals at Rotten Tomatoes got to sit down with the director, and asked him a few questions about what the movie would look like. The money quote here:

I love the original Warriors and I’m using the same basic story. It’s really still 10 guys stuck at point B, and they need to get back to point A. But I’m going to set it in Los Angeles, and it’s going to be a kind of study of gang culture in LA today,” Scott said.

A study of gang culture? Does that mean we could get a real-to-life, gritty take on gang violence? Scott said he was talking to various gangs to get an understanding of their lives, but how dark and severe can a remake like that get? The original isn’t campy by any means, but, yeah, it’s actually pretty campy because of the era it was made in.

Taking the equivalence of gang violence in a Michael Jackson video and turning it into Sin Nombre might be a little difficult or at least confuse the target audience.

Not that I’m behind the flick being remade in the first place.

What do you think? Is it weird that some friends and I once dressed as Baseball Furies to a party even though it wasn’t themed?

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tmccar20

The warriors was nice because it is in the era before assault weapons and crack, now it would not be break dancers who fight with fists, it would be like training day with only the gang side of it. This idea is just to different from the original, I would call it something else, and not try to re-imagine it.

ERoBB

A Warriors remake would be fine because the original was very mediocre. But real gangs? The reason the first was fun because it was over the top.

Phoghat

It was over the top, but, for the time it was made in not too much over. In 1979 gang violence was nothing like it is today. I know, I was involved in it.

TJL

There hasn't been a gang of white kids roaming the streets of NYC since West Side Story.

Leave it alone Tony Scott.

Aleric

I have to agree with that, if you take the original characters and turn them into real gang members the white boys would be in the minority. Not to mention that todays technologies make it much simplier to be in touch with anyone in the world thru cell phones and the internet. Getting out of a section of New York wold not be the problem it was 30 years ago.

Adam_Since_1986

Why a remake? Just make a sequel or a new movie all together. Although from that comment it kind of sounds like a new movie anyways. Personally I don’t want to have the same characters now in LA, it would make no sense. To me they should focus on just making a sweet gang style movie with the same kind of concept (gang stuck at point A needs to get to point B) but a new identity. Don’t just ride the Warriors name. Kind of like the Karate Kid remake could just be a “new” movie without having to destroy classics with remakes. Why not just use the same idea but avoid bring back characters and what not? But I’m just bitter because I don’t like the stupid amount of remakes coming down the pipe.

Fredo

Ugh, this sounds absolutely terrible. Who's going to want to be in that theater showing a movie about real-life gangs? I guarantee there's going to be shootings at theaters showing this. The poor kid selling popcorn is going to get his ass kicked by the audience who is going to show up for this. I know, it's a dick thing to say, but you guys know this will happen.

chille

There's wrong with his idea, it just shouldn't be a Warriors remake. The Warriors was fun because it was so over the top.

PHiL

it's coming, regardless of what people post on these sites, it's coming...and there is nothing we can do.

Mladen

I don't think they're calling the new karate kid movie 'karate kid' at all. as far as i know, its called 'the kung fu kid' and is similar but not really a remake. Thats probably the best way to approach something like the Warriors.

By the way I'll be bummed, if i dont hear, "Waaaaaarriooorrs... Come out to Play-yi-yay!!!!"

Remake Report: What Will a ‘Warriors’ Remake Look Like?

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