REMAKE MOVING FORWARD; HERMAN ALSO WRITING REMAKE OF 'THE BIRDS'
It's been almost a year since The Wrap reported that Chilean director Pablo Larraín would likely be directing Universal's new remake of Scarface, which will be set in Los Angeles. After David Ayers wrote an initial draft of a screenplay for the film, Donnie Brasco screenwriter Paul Attanasio was hired in 2012 to do a rewrite. Yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter's Tatiana Siegel reported that Jonathan Herman has been hired by Universal to do a new rewrite on Scarface, which will be set, this time, in Los Angeles. Siegel writes, "Herman has become a go-to writer at Universal, having penned the Straight Outta Compton draft that received the green light from the studio. He is currently in development on The Demonologist and The Birds remake at Universal.