Tony Scott Will Next Direct Potsdamer Platz, With Bardem, Statham And Rourke
By Russ Fischer/April 7, 2010 1:55 pm EST
Scott was reportedly after Gene Hackman to join the cast, but couldn’t land the actor, who now doesn’t seem to have much interest in features.
Deadline says the picture will be retitled, but that’s not new info; Scott also said that last summer. Buddy Giovinazzo originally wrote the script, but by last year it had been rewritten by the Sexy Beast team of David Scinto and Louis Mellis. Those two have now split as writing partners, and it seems like further changes are coming down, along with the new title, so I’m curious to hear who gets the rewrite gig.
Last summer, the picture was said by Scott to be " based on a true story of the Jersey mob and when they tried to take over the construction business in Germany," but Scott said there was a plan to make it contemporary. Deadline reports the location will be changed to Puerto Rico. That would necessitate the title change (Potsdamer Platz being a Berlin landmark) and considerably remove the story from the original inspiration. Scott’s production company picked up the original draft of this script ten years ago, and it has been percolating ever since, so he’s certainly had time to consider an approach to the film.
