“John Woo-orchestrated stylishness, it remains one of the defining moments of action cinema and an endlessly re-watchable gem.

Well, Deadline now reports that Paramount, in an effort to boost their in-house franchises, will be remaking the iconic film, setting Oren Uziel to pen the new screenplay. That’s almost all that is known about this new endeavor, but we just hope they keep the mixture of extreme violence, winking humor and high emotionality of the original (maybe they recruit another eastern filmmaker making a name for him- or herself in Hollywood?)

More as it develops, obviously.