Thursday, January 09, 2014

Gerard Butler Poised For "Point Break" Remake

THR reports that"300" and "Olympus Has Fallen" star Gerard Butler is in talks to star in Alcon Entertainment's remake of the 1991 action thriller "Point Break ".

Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow's original flick remains one of the best guilty pleasure action flicks. Keanu Reeves played FBI agent Johnny Utah who goes undercover investigating a group of bank robbers called the Ex-Presidents who happen to be surfers -wanting to ride the ultimate wave. Patrick Swayze co-starred as Bohdi

This new version though trades surfing and skydiving for "the world of international extreme sports" but we don't yet know which of those sports are going to be used as the pic's hook.


 Butler is the new version's equivalent of Swayze's role in the original

The new version has been penned by Salt's Kurt Wimmer and producers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. promise the new script "infuses the story and characters with new twists and settings".

Cinematographer turned filmmaker Ericson Core ("Invincible") is set to helm

Michael De Luca, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor and Wimmer will also produce.

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