Overview

• Sharon Stone told Today she had no plans to return as Catherine Tramell and quipped “good fucking luck” to the project.
• Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists enlisted original Basic Instinct writer Joe Eszterhas in July under a $2 million against $4 million script deal.
• Industry reports label the reboot as “anti-woke,” reviving debates over the franchise’s LGBTQ portrayals that drew protests in 1992.
• Stone’s reaction underscores lingering skepticism after the 2006 sequel’s critical and commercial failure.
• No production timeline, casting decisions or narrative details have been publicly confirmed for the reboot.