Diego Luna Will Be The New Scarface, But Director Antoine Fuqua Is Out

Although nobody has asked for a remake of Scarface, for several years Hollywood has been working on one. However, at least some talent has been involved, with Harry PaDavid Yates producing (and thinking about directing) and Pablo Larraín thinking about directing, before Antoine Fuqua signed on to helm.

However, Fuqua is now out, but that isn’t holding things up, as Variety reports that Diego Luna has signed on to play the title role in the movie. Fuqua apparently left as there’s no time in his schedule to make both Scarface and The Equalizer 2, and Sony is keen to keep to the September 2018 release date they’ve already set.

Luna is just coming off the success of Rogue One, and Scarface could be a good way to capitalise on that. Now Sony will need to find a replacement fairly quickly, so they can start shooting in a few months time.