Tony Scott is out promoting his upcoming film The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and he recently spoke to Rotten Tomatoes where he gave some updates on his planned remake of the cult classic The Warriors. Scott said, “I’m not doing a straight remake…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.”
The Warriors is the definition of fun. I don’t think of it as a “perfect” film, but it definitely does not need to be remade. Neither did The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and Scott still went through with that remake. I would rather see him do something new, he has style but he needs the right story for it. Scott possibly could make this an extremely over the top fun film with his frantic style, but it seems as if he is more interested in doing something serious.
What do you think about a Warriors remake?