Sure, the big news here is that the script for a reboot of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie
"Commando" has been completed by David Ayer (
"Training Day",
"S.W.A.T."), but for those of you who weren't aware there was actually a reboot in the works, that's the bigger news. Obviously Schwarzenegger won't be involved and there's no word yet on who will play the lead role, or even if it's going to follow the original's storyline. I was very surprised to hear them consider a
"Commando" reboot, mainly because the movie itself wasn't exactly a franchise and especially because it wasn't a huge hit at the time. Producer John Davis (
"Predators",
"I, Robot",
"Behind Enemy Lines") gave and interview for
Collider and he had the following to say :
"We have a really great script. You know, I don’t know if it really makes sense to call it Commando. Maybe it does or maybe doesn’t. It is the reboot of it and all of that stuff. It is David Ayer, who did Training Day. He wrote it and wants to direct it. It is there and it is a brilliant script. It is just waiting for the right moment for the studio to want to make it and finding the right actor…Right now the script this is written is a hard R"
It seems Ayer wants to give the movie a realistic feel, since this is the trend these days : taking old movies and/or franchises and going for a dark, gritty feel. According to Ayer, the protagonist will be
"less brawny, but more skilled in covert tactics and weaponry". I honestly liked the original and I liked it for what it was : a brainless action movie that put one-liners and an outrageous body count ahead of realism. Still, Ayer's
"S.W.A.T." script was full of clever treats as well as macho gung-ho action, so I guess he's the man to write this reboot. And in case you've never even heard of
"Commando", here's a little trailer to give you a taste :
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