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First I'm guilty as charged for actually liking this movie. Typical 90's, Summer popcorn flick. First off you can't replace Swayze. Second, why would anyone even bother to remake a movie that was supposed to haul in cash but bombed? It only made a total of 48 mil domestically. Funny thing is hardly anyone knows that James Cameron was producer on this!Hi, I’ll be your captain when it comes to any and all POINT BREAK remake news. Not because I want to be, but for some reason the movie news gods seem to drop all the tidbits of this remake on my shift.
Last month, we found out that Gerard Butler would attempt to fill the shoes once worn by Patrick Swayze as he stepped into the role of Bodhi. Then we heard that Keanu Reeves had no interest in even making a cameo for the remake. But who do you replace Reeves with? Who will play the new and improved Johnny Utah?
None other than the Cobra Commander.
No, I’m being serious here. Luke Bracey, who played the Cobra Commander in G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will take on the Utah role. Personally, I have very fond memories of POINT BREAK so a remake of this is sort of silly, but that’s the nature of things these days in the world of cinema.
Ericson Core (INVINCIBLE) will direct the script from Kurt Wimmer (SALT, TOTAL RECALL). The plot will be similar to that of its 1991 counterpart, but instead of surfing being the focus it will be “extreme sports”.
Anyone optimistic on this one?
Also although I'm not sure but fairly certain, the term Point Break is surfing lingo. So to do a remake that is about extreme sports and not surfing...well...