A story today from IMDB on Infernal Affairs remake The Departed by Martin Scorsese makes me more nervous than ever about the remake.
Jack Nicholson helped re-write the script for his new movie with legendary director Martin Scorsese, because he felt the sex scenes needed spicing up….According to reports, the actor wanted to make his character – an Irish-American gangster – a little more like himself, and more of an animal in the bedroom. A source tells the New York Daily News, “Jack didn’t feel there was enough Jack in his character. Jack actually did some of the writing himself.” The insider adds of the sex scenes, “Jack suggested using a (prosthetic appendage). He also wanted to dust the a** of one of the actresses with cocaine. Marty said, ‘Go for it!'” A Warner Bros spokesman adds, “It’s not at all uncommon for dialogue to be fine-tuned during production. Everyone is extremely pleased with the way this shoot is proceeding.”
I have to say I’m getting more and more nervous about this remake. The original is handled so well and really is a true mix between Hollywood and the superb talents of Asian cinema. It’s a fantastic and quite delicately balanced movie, and I fear the big egos and talents involved are going to Hollywood-ise it too much and tip it over the edge.
If you haven’t seen the original, check out my upcoming review, when I finish watching the multiple audio commentaries, at my review site. It’s a superb movie, and one of my favourites to date, full marks across the board.
Is anyone else out there concerned about this, especially if they’ve seen the original? I’m convinced this movie is going to go way too far towards Hollywood and tip the scales losing the excellent balance of the storyline.
