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Danny Ramirez to Lead New 'Scarface' Based on Public-Domain 1930 Novel

The actor-producer plans a contemporary take drawn from Armitage Trail's book rather than the 1983 film.

Overview

  • Danny Ramirez will star in and produce the project through his Pinstripes banner alongside collaborator Tom Culliver.
  • The team says the film will modernize Armitage Trail’s 1930 novel, a source that is now in the public domain.
  • Universal retains rights to Brian De Palma’s 1983 version, and the new project is positioned as distinct from that film.
  • Pinstripes has reportedly secured development financing to pursue an independently developed, non-nostalgia approach.
  • Ramirez frames the role as personal, citing his Colombian and Mexican heritage, and the project remains in early development with no director or timeline announced.