Draft:Scarface (upcoming film)

Scarface is an upcoming American crime drama film based on the 1929 novel of the same name, and serving as a remake of the 1983 film adaptation (which in turn serves as a remake of the 1932 film). The film is written by the Coen brothers. Dylan Clark will serve as producer.

Scarface will be co-produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, and is currently under advanced stages of development.

Earlier sequel development (2001-2005)
In 2001, plans were made for hip hop artist Cuban Link to write and star in a sequel to 1983 film Scarface, titled Son of Tony. The plans drew both praise and criticism and, after several years, Link indicated that he may no longer be involved with the project as the result of movie rights issues and creative control.

Remake development (2011-present)
On September 21, 2011, Universal Pictures announced that it was developing a new version of Scarface, which would be neither a sequel nor a remake, but would take elements from both the 1983 version (which they also produced and distributed) and its 1932 predecessor, including the basic premise: a man who becomes a kingpin in his quest for the American Dream. The new film would be produced by Marc Shmuger through his company, Global Produce, along with 1983 film's producer Martin Bregman. In November 2011, Deadline Hollywood reported that David Ayer had been hired to write the screenplay for the new film, and a rewrite was later done by Paul Attanasio. In July 2013, it was reported that David Yates was in final negotiations to direct the film.

On March 24, 2014, TheWrap reported that Pablo Larraín was in negotiations to direct the film, "an original story set in modern-day Los Angeles that follows a Mexican immigrant's rise in the criminal underworld as he strives for the American Dream." On March 18, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the studio had hired Jonathan Herman to rewrite the both drafts of the script by Fuqua and Attanasio, while it was reported that Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark would also be serving as producers through their Bluegrass Films banner.

Antoine Fuqua (2016-2018)
On August 10, 2016, it was announced that Antoine Fuqua would direct the film, while later in January 2017 he exited the film, according to the Variety he left due to the scheduling conflicts with Sony Pictures' The Equalizer 2 (2018). It was also revealed that Diego Luna would be starring in the film. In February 2017, the studio was in talks with several directors including David Mackenzie and Peter Berg. It was also reported that the Coen brothers had been hired to rewrite the script. On May 19, 2017, it was reported that Ayer was in early talks to direct the film, and then he exited too in July 2017 because he had an upcoming release of Netflix's Bright, on which he had to work, while the studio had begun search for another director to begin working on the film that fall.

On February 26, 2018, Deadline reported that Fuqua had again begun talks with the studio to direct the film. In July 2018 Fuqua revealed that he was trying "nudge" frequent collaborator Denzel Washington to play the lead role in the film.

Luca Guadagnino (2020-2023)
On February 6, 2020, Luna revealed that he will no longer star in the film. On May 14, Luca Guadagnino was hired to direct, Fuqua by this point having exited the project, with Stuber now serving as executive producer, while Clark remains as producer for his Dylan Clark Productions banner. On September 8, Guadaningo expressed his hopes for the film, emphasizing that he wants his version of Montana to be "current", and the film to be "shocking". 13 days later, Michael B. Jordan was rumored to play the role of Montana, but it was deemed false.

On November 2, 2023, Guadaningo revealed that he exited the project.

Filming
The film was allocated a tax credit to film in California.

Release
Scarface was previously scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on August 10, 2018, by Universal Pictures, but was removed from the release schedule in February 2018.