Originally announced last year, John Woo is remaking his 1989 film The Killer. However, the major twist with this remake is that the titular character, originally played by Chow Yun-Fat, is now going to be played by a female. Originally, the role was to go have gone to Lupita Nyogo'o and she was set to star in the film until the script underwent a rewrite and it took long to get it done. Nyogo'o is set to work on a new film and thus, she has departed the project. However, Woo announced he is still remaking the film and looking to cast a female in the role:
The biggest reason why I wanted to do this movie again because [I wanted] ‘the killer’ to be a woman — that’s exciting to me. It will make the movie have a different look.”
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The biggest reason why I wanted to do this movie again because [I wanted] ‘the killer’ to be a woman — that’s exciting to me. It will make the movie have a different look.”
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