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Antoine Fuqua in Talks to Direct “Scarface” Remake, But Diego Luna Is Likely Out
“I can’t say whether the next actor will be an improvement or not, but given Fuqua’s knack for outside-the-box casting — remember a wheelchair-bound Snoop Dogg in Training Day, along with Macy Gray and Dr. Dre? — I’m confident that he’ll be able to find someone else who is more appropriate for this iconic role,” writes Jeff Sneider.
In this action story set within the war on drugs and the criminal world of Mexican cartels, two American teens become killers for organized crime and a Mexican-American detective pursues them.
There have been talks circulating around a sequel to the 2014 crime thriller The Equalizer, but producer Todd Black has officially confirmed that The Equalizer 2 is happening with director Antoine Fuqua directing and Denzel Washington set to reprise his role as Robert McCall.
The Magnificent Seven director Antoine Fuqua may be ready for his next remake as he is in talks to helm Universal’s remake of Scarface.
In addition to his many television projects, director Antoine Fuqua has decided to tack on another project to his slate with The City. Showtime has put the dark medical drama from Fuqua and Black Box creator Amy Holden Jones into development.
With The Magnificent Seven on the horizon and the TV adaptation of Training Day ripe for release, director Antoine Fuqua isn’t wasting any time on his next project. His upcoming drama Ice has received a 10-episode straight to series order from the AT&T Audience network.
With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers, and hired guns. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.
Antoine Fuqua and Jerry Bruckheimer are teaming up to bring Training Day to television. The classic crime thriller, which featured Ethan Hawke as a rookie cop and Denzel Washington as his corrupt mentor, will be turned in a series adaptation from Warner Bros. TV. 
