Very short update on the remake of Man from U.N.C.L.E. from Variety through Coming Soon.
All is go. There, that’s short! With X-Men 3 next, this hasn’t affected the remake plans, but which way is the story going? Was it going to be a total rewrite to avoid getting hit by law suits?
Vaughn is still working with writer John Hodge on a spy project for Warner, but he has persuaded the studio to develop it as an original screenplay, and not as an “U.N.C.L.E.” redo.
Vaughn always said his and Hodge’s concept for “U.N.C.L.E” would radically reinvent the 1960s TV series, keeping nothing but the title. That prompted howls of outrage from the show’s fans, which helped Vaughn convince Warner there was no upside in associating his project with the old show.
So just a spy thriller then, and nothing really to do with the original series. So why is the title connected here? What’s the point going to be if all the things that made the original show so great are dumped? Thoughts people!
