Vivica A. Fox is not a fan of Issa Rae’s forthcoming remake of the 1996 cult classic film Set It Off.
When asked about her thoughts on Rae’s reimagining on Entertainment Tonight Fox spurned the idea. “Leave it alone, there’s absolutely no reason to try to re-do it,” she said. “It’s been done and we did it so well that people are absolutely going to compare it to that and I think that’s her taking on a tremendous chore because that film has become a cult classic and some things are just better left.”
The original Set It Off, directed by F. Gary Gray, took in a hefty $41 million gross on a $9 million budget at the box office. In the film, Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Kimberly Elise star as four best friends who embark on a journey robbing banks successfully around the Los Angeles area.
Fox continued with her thoughts of remaking the film, and reboots in general, advising the actress to tap into the creative juices she’s shown on her hit show Insecure. “If you want to do a new film of girls robbing banks, create your own thing,” Fox says in the clip. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it if they do something that goes into the next chapter of the story. It’s when they try to recreate it and it’s already been done and that magic’s been captured in a bottle. It’s very hard to capture that.”
Check out the interview in full above.
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I don’t take this as a diss. She is correct in that aspect, its almost like telling people “TI” was hired to consult and advice remaking the original “Friday”. In cinema, remakes are “whats hot” now so I get it. OG got a right to speak her piece IMO.
The first time I heard about her that she ent talking about 50
Change the fucking title. She did not dis anything. Fucking bloggers. Get shit right for once.
I said it once and I’ll say it again.. After not wiping my butt after pooping for 3 weeks I’d do an intense workout for about an hour, then hit the sauna for another hour, go eat 20 dollars worth of food from Taco Bell, and then sit on this bitch’s face and fart my heart out.
Good to hear it said tho. MAKE YOUR OWN STORY AND QUIT TRYING TO REMAKE ALREADY BELOVED FILMS! Remake an awful film and make it better at least
Of course theres a reason to redo it because the creator of it hasnt created shit as far as gross profits since said movie they are talentless and need 1 more big paycheck cause living off something from 25 years ago isnt enough anymore like all these other garbage ass remakes
I don’t think Set It Off was ever a cult classic, but everyone should be sick of these remakes, reboots and copycat “entertainment” coming out these days. There is nothing worth spending cash on coming from Hollywood and that’s actually a blessing. Save your money, people. Invest in your community, your family, your properties and yourself. Stop giving these rich folks your money.
REAL TALK!! INVEST IN SOMETHING GREATER THAN TO LINE THE POCKETS OF THESE PEDOPHILE MOVIE MOGULS
are people afraid someone will see the movie then rob a bank?
Leave the movie alone
Leave the movie alone
She must get O in royalties from the original, cuz if she did she say “ hell yea make anotha1” in order for peeps to rewatch the original to see what the new one is truly about