Diddy has linked up with Oscar-winning director-producer Brian Grazer to produce the remake of Abel Ferrara’s 1990 King of New York.
Following his recently launched music television network Revolt, Diddy is set to take on the lead role in the film, as per pagesix.com.
The film, which is set to be produced with Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment company, will remake the drama from the original film, which starred Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, and Wesley Snipes. The story is about a former drug lord who returns from jail with a plan to annihilate his competition while giving back to the community.
Grazer recently spoke on how this project is something Diddy has had his eyes on for some time now.
“Sean [“Diddy” Combs] optioned the rights to remake King of New York for two years,” Grazer said, as per pagesix.com. “The film is a cult classic, and it will be great to remake it. Our version won’t be exactly the same, but will have the same hardcore gangster feel. Sean wants to be in it. He was amazing in Monster’s Ball, and such strong characters sit perfectly with him.”
Diddy and Grazer hope to start production on the film as early as next year, according to pagesix.com.
In 2001, Diddy appeared in Monster’s Ball. In 2005, Diddy acted in Carlito’s Way: Rise To Power and in 2008, Diddy was an actor in A Raising In The Sun. In 2010, Diddy was featured in Get Him To The Greek.
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they couldnt pay for ja rule or what???
Why do you keep in repeating Didy played in this, Diddy played in that? There is something call a third person subject pronoun, you know ‘he’?!
This is a movie that should NOT be remade, it’s absolutely fine the way it is.
These fuckers are gonna butcher a mob movie classic.
Dumbest fucking idea ever, or one of them. ZERO reason for this to be remade, it’s a goddamn classic already. Brooklyn warehouse scene with Schooly-D “Am I Black Enough For You?” in background >>>>>> Diddy’s fucking life, his riding Biggie’s coattails aside.
So this director is gonna remake and ruin a bonafide classic by casting the one of the fakest niggas in the game as the King of NY. Anything for a Bad Boy cheque SMH
Diddy a hustler. Checkout thegrandreport, they got some good hip hop and viral videos on there
This has STV written all over it.
what’s next? faggot ass drake remaking once upon a time in america?
heard rick ross is redoing scarface
Kendrick Lamar is remaking Mask.
Sean selfish ass Combs sucks. He cannot act he’s ugly and he has little teeth. What a tragic day for classic movies it will be when that piece of shit comes out.
thats the funniest diss i have ever heard!!! “he has little teeth”
LMAO thanks for the laughs
NO NO NOOOOOO, HORRIBLE idea, don’t even remake it, NOOOO!
THIS GUY IS HURT OVER KENDRICK CLAIMING HES KING OF NEW YORK. THAT IS WHY HES DOING IT. LOL. PATHETIC.
it’s like Puffy’s purpose of being born is to just ruin everything people love on this planet
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Don’t do it. That’s one of those movies you just gotta leave alone.
Biggie used to refer to himself as the black Frank White, so I guess Puff thinks he’ll do Biggie a solid by living out his fantasy as Frank White, while also ruining a classic.
Why recycle movies? This one was a classic, no need to redo it. Diddy was good in ‘Monster’s Ball’ (but how long ago was that), I wouldn’t mind watching him in another movie – with an original script.
damn.. another classic film dumbed down into a remake.. hollywood need to step their game up
Biggie borrowed the moniker Frank White from this movie. Now Puffy is trying to stretch his (posthumous) BIGGIE money even farther by shitting on his legacy in any way possible.
Puffy…….let the dead rest in peace. These rich folks are immoral unethical greedy scumbag vultures.
The most important thing is that this movie does NOT need to be remade!!! Make a new original movie even if it is based off King Of NEw York, its just hollywood recycling. fucking garbage. Fuck you if you dont feel me.
A straight to Netflix movie….
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with Ben Affleck and 50 Cent lol
“The film is a cult classic, ”
you dont remake cult classics