Writer Steven E. de Souza weighs in on the chances of a Commando movie remake after David Ayer's failure to tackle the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic.
Over a decade after the last effort fell apart, writer Steven E. de Souza addresses the chances of a potential Commando movie remake. Hitting theaters in 1985, the original Commando came fresh off of Arnold Schwarzenegger's star-making turn in James Cameron's The Terminator and saw the action icon portray a retired United States Army Special Forces Colonel who races against time to rescue his daughter from a South American dictator.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT During a recent interview with Radio Times for the movie's special screening at the London Action Festival, Steven E. de Souza was asked about the previously scrapped Commando remake from David Ayer. The writer didn't offer too many details on the prior attempt, but proved doubtful in his feelings of another remake gaining ground, feeling no one can recapture Schwarzenegger's charisma, though has one condition for a remake.
You need this unique character and they’re just not in motion pictures. I guess you could do it with The Rock but The Rock isn’t going to do a reboot of something. I don’t think a reboot is worth doing but if they do it, please put in the original ending! Can A Commando Remake Still Work? The Commando remake was first announced to be in development in 2010 with Ayer attached to write and direct, a few years after having made the jump to the director's chair with the Christian Bale-led Harsh Times and Keanu Reeves-starring Street Kings, both of which scored generally mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.
De Souza's feeling that The Rock could be the only one to take the reins from Schwarzenegger in a Commando movie remake may be a nostalgic notion for those who enjoyed their passings of the torch in The Rundown, though as he also notes, the likelihood of the modern action star remaking or rebooting something is low.
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