‘Point Break’ Remake: Ray Winstone Is The New Gary Busey
Compared to the world-ending waves inNoah, we can’t imagine 50-year storms seem all that impressive. Nevertheless,Ray Winstonehas boarded thePoint Breakremake in the role of Johnny Utah’s older partner, played inKathryn Bigelow’s 1991 original byGary Busey.
Winstone joinsLuke BraceyandGerard Butlerin the actioner, which is being directed byEricson Core. Read more about the reboot, including producerBroderick Johnson’s comments on what has and hasn’t changed in the new version, after the jump.
But Broderick promises that, for the most part, the new film won’t just be more of the same. “The script only shares in common with the original the characters and the nature of the character dynamic between Utah and Bodhi and their relationship,” he toldCollider. “Everything else about the movie is different. The narrative of the movie is different.”
For one thing, it’ll be set not in the California surf scene but in the wider world of extreme sports. “While we do have surfing in the film, it is only a subset of the extreme sports that we deal with, including free-climbing, motocross, wing-suiting and so forth,” Johnson explained.
To help capture that universe, Johnson brought in real athletes to do real stunts, and plans to use “virtually” no green screen.“This is a movie with a lot of stunts and no stunt people in it because the stunts are way too dangerous for people who are stunt people,” he said.
While principal photography won’t start until June, second-unit photography is already underway. The shoot is expected to hit about ten countries in total, including Italy (where some snowboarding footage has already been shot) and Switzerland.Point Breakwill be released in 3D and IMAX, although when it’ll be released remains unclear.
There’s also no word on whether Winstone’s version of the character will be as manic as Busey’s was in the 1991 original. It’d be tough for most people to match that level of large-than-life insanity, but Winstone is coming off of a pretty vicious villain turn inNoah. Among his other upcoming movies are Pierre Morel’sThe Gunman, starring Sean Penn.
[Additional source:Variety]
