Commando
Over a decade after the last effort fall apart , author Steven E. de Souza addresses the chance of a potentialCommandomovie remaking . hit theaters in 1985 , the originalCommandocame fresh off of Arnold Schwarzenegger ’s star - making tour inJames Cameron’sThe Terminatorand consider the action icon present a retire United States Army Special Forces Colonel who race against clock time to rescue his daughter from a South American dictator . While not a critical darling , it was a boxwood office bang and is considered one of Schwarzenegger ’s most iconic motion picture to date .
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During a recent consultation withRadio Timesfor the movie ’s extra showing at the London Action Festival , Steven E. de Souza was asked about the previously scrappedCommandoremake from David Ayer . The author did n’t volunteer too many detail on the anterior attempt , but proved tentative in his feelings of another remake hit earth , feeling no one can retake Schwarzenegger ’s charisma , though has one condition for a remake . See what de Souza explained below :
You need this unique character and they ’re just not in motion photo . I guess you could do it with The Rock but The Rock is n’t going to do a reboot of something . I do n’t think a reboot is deserving doing but if they do it , please put in the original ending !
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TheCommandoremake was first announced to be in development in 2010 with Ayer attached to write and unmediated , a few old age after having made the leap to the director ’s chair with the Christian Bale - ledHarsh Timesand Keanu Reeves - starringStreet Rex , both of which seduce mostly mixed - to - negative review article from critic . While it remains unclear why Ayer ’s universal gas constant - rated remake never got off the priming coat , it did n’t determine him too far back as he break out with the critically acclaimedEnd of Watcha couple of eld later .
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Though it stay one of Schwarzenegger ’s fan - favorite action movies , there is the query of whether aCommandoremake would be a success without the whiz ’s participation . At the time of writing , only two of his projects have been given the remake treatment with the Colin Farrell - ledTotal RecallandCBS’True Liesshow , both of which seduce in general mixed - to - negatively charged revue from critics with the former underperforming at the box spot while the latter was offset after just one season .
De Souza ’s flavor that The Rock could be the only one to take the rein from Schwarzenegger in aCommandomovie remake may be a nostalgic notion for those who enjoyed their passings of the Verbascum thapsus inThe Rundown , though as he also mark , the likelihood of the modern action genius remaking or rebooting something is low . He was once attached to develop aBig Trouble in Little Chinasequel , though his increasingly busybodied schedule in the domain ofFast & Furious , Red Noticesequels and live - actionMoanamakes it even more unbelievable for him to take on theCommandomantle .
Source : Radio Times
