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I'm baffled that they havent remade this


And let's hope that they don't.

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Shhhh!! With the lack of imagination in Hollywood these days it wouldn't surprise me if they did some sort of take on it. That's why it's best not to even mention it.

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That would be ridiculous.You can't re-make Papillon it just would not work.There is only one Papillon.Long live Papillon!

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Starring Will Farrell as Papillion
Adam Sandler as Dega
Will Smith as Clousiot.

and featuring Melissa McCarthy as The Warden.

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The remake was announced.

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Yup..

I guess the remake will be in a 'contemporary setting'. The setting was one of the things I liked the most about this movie.


I'd be ashamed to be a director or actor reduced to making remakes.



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Amen! Remakes usually suck.






Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.

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No the remake is in the 30s-40s with a French director. As for being reduced to remakes; Ben Hur, The Thing and The Fly are all remakes. And just because you made one, it doesn't mean you'll make another.

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It's already been remade with Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek in 2017 but it hasn't been out in my country yet. I actually look forward to it.

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