From tonight’s Variety:
Brian De Palma has returned to the scene of the crime for “The Untouchables: Capone Rising,” a Paramount Pictures prequel to his 1987 hit film about lawman Eliot Ness’s takedown of Al Capone. . . .
Linson got the prequel going at Par, drafting “Rounders” scribes Brian Koppelman and David Levien to write a film that centers on young Al Capone’s arrival in Chicago and his rise to criminal kingpin status. The drama charts his collision course with Irish cop Johnny Malone, the character played in the original pic by Sean Connery. Antoine Fuqua was originally attached to direct.
Hmmmm, Robert De Niro gained weight for the first movie — maybe he’ll really prove his dedication to his craft and his mastery over his own body by losing 30, 40, 50 years?
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