I don't want this movie remade. It's just one of those kinds of films that I like stuck in its era. Seeing Roy Scheider's brilliant performance with some old-time actors like Ann-Margret and Maurice Tritignant is something that cannot be duplicated. Even if I could convince my favorite actors to do this, I don't think it would work. It just has that "old world" feel that makes this the best spy film I've seen. BTW, my choices if we had to remake it:
Lenny: Richard Gere or Gary Oldman (they both did a great job portraying slick killers (Internal Affairs and Air Force One)
Lucien: Jean Reno (who else!?)
Nancy: Natascha McEllhone or Natalie Portman
Director: maybe Ridley Scott or Martin Scorsese but I'll scream murder if Jan De Bont ever got permission to do it. He directed Twister and it stank big time. Also, Renny Harlin is a big no-no. Did you see Deep Blue Sea and Die Hard 2? They were loaded with so many obvious errors that I couldn't finish watching either. And although Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction were fantastic movies, I somehow don't see Tarantino recapturing the magic of the original. And I don't think Francis Ford Coppola could do well either. His remake of Dracula was choppy and left me thinking "Huh?" at the end. When I saw Dracula, it was obvious that it needed to be reworked before it was released. Even today, I haven't seen many spy films live up to the slick, dark feel of this film. It needs someone who will respect the era it was made in and keep it feeling that way while somehow bringing it into the 21st century.
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