Miramax up to its ass in ‘Debt’
By Craig Kennedy - April 29th, 2008; 10:53 pm
Miramax has acquired the worldwide rights to the remake of the 2007 Israeli psychological thriller The Debt being written by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) and Jane Goldman.
The story begins 20 years after WWII when three Mossad agents track down and kill the Nazi war criminal known as “The Surgeon of Birkenau.” 30 years later, an elderly man turns up in a Kiev nursing home claiming to be the very same.
Vaughn is not expected to direct the film.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Sounds amazing. Anyone seen the original?
I do dislike it when recent films are remade. Let them stand as they are for a while.
Word, K. Bowen.
Although, I actually tend to be leery even when they remake something from decades ago.
The thing about The Debt is that it was never released in the US and doesn’t appear to be on Region 1 DVD.
Otherwise, I completely agree with KB.
I tend to agree with KB, but Layer Cake was a quality film, and if a film is going to be remade, it might as well be by a good director.
Thanks for stopping by, Xavier. Have you seen the original? Any thoughts?
how much money do the writers make on such a deal? selling the script and rights and all?