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The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> is trying to ruin my day, claiming that Abel Ferrara\u2019s Bad Lieutenant<\/em> is being re-made by Werner Herzog, with Nicolas Cage stepping into the role already owned by Harvey Keitel.<\/p>\n

But it couldn\u2019t possibly be true. Cage would know better than to ruin (*cough* Wings of Desire<\/em> *cough*)<\/span> an already legendary movie (*cough*The Wicker Man<\/em>*cough)<\/span> by creating a mediocre imitation\u2026 right?<\/p>\n

And what will Herzog, with his particular worldview, do with that profoundly spiritual conclusion?<\/p>\n

(via Cinematical<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"