‘New Jack City’ Reboot Is Reportedly In The Works At Warner Brothers

First, Paramount Pictures bring back old school hit Coming to America, now it’s reported that Warner Brothers is remaking another classic.

According to Deadline, sources said that Warner Bros is rebooting its 1991 neo-noir gangster film New Jack City, and that multi-hyphenate Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays is writing.

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The original movie, directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Thomas Lee Wright, boasted a star cast that included Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Chris Rock, Flavor Flav, Allen Payne, Judd Nelson and Peebles.

The film was about an arrogant New York City drug lord Nino Brown — played by Wesley Snipes — caused havoc during the 1980s crack epidemic in NYC.

Ice-T portrayed Scotty Appleton, a detective who goes undercover in Nino’s gang, the Cash Money Brothers,  to bring down the drug lord for taking the life of his mother.

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New Jack City, budget was an estimated $8 million back in the day; however, the movie grossed close to $48M at the domestic box office.

No director is attached yet to the new New Jack City.

So what are your thoughts, Knowsies? Would y’all like to see a New Jack City reboot? Leave us a comment below.

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