Having already revealed to Empire that his version of the 1979 cult-smash The Warriors is going to be a definite reinvention rather than a simple remake, Tony Scott's passion for the project is most definitely on the rise.
Speaking at the London premiere of his latest action extravaganza Deja Vu, the helmer talked exclusively to Empire about what we can expect from his version of the gangland classic: "I’m going to make it my vision" stated Scott, "It’s going to be The Warriors meets Kingdom Of Heaven. It’s a very simplistic story – that’s the connection. I’m going to shoot it in L.A and all the gang members have said, if I get it on, they’ll sign a treaty for the duration of the shoot."
Visibly excited at the prospect of creating, what will undoubtedly become, one of the movie's key sequences, Scott reiterated his desire "to have 50,000 gang members on Long Beach…you just can’t substitute those gang members with extras. I haven’t met with the heads [of the gangs]”, he revealed. “In those situations you meet with the second in command. Touching these worlds is exciting for me, because I don’t really understand how they function and who these guys are. In the right environment, they’re sweethearts, but hit them in the wrong environment…"
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