Following yesterday’s news that Adam Wingard is directing the new “Face/Off” at Paramount Pictures, the filmmaker himself has revealed a surprise.
It turns out that his film will NOT be a remake of John Woo’s 1997 action film, rather his new “Face/Off” will serve as a sequel to the original with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage’s roles of Sean Archer and Castor Troy recast.
Wingard said in an Instagram posting today: “I would NEVER re-imagine or remake FACE/OFF. It’s a perfect action movie. Simon Barrett and I are writing a direct SEQUEL! :) :)”
Wingard (“The Guest,” “You’re Next”) and his regular collaborator Simon Barrett are co-writing the new film. Wingard and Barrett adopted a similar approach for his “Blair Witch” in 2016.
Wingard’s “Godzilla vs Kong” hits cinemas and HBO Max next month.