Just a few weeks ago, it was revealed that Amazon MGM Studios prepares An iconic 1992 iconic erotic thriller reboot, Basic Instincto Low instincts for how we know him in our region, with script written by Joe Eszterhasscreenwriter of the original delivery.
The screenwriter recently told The Wrap that he expected the original star Sharon Stonewho played Catherine Trammel in the classic thriller, will resume his role in the restart:
“I will write the character of Catherine Trammel and I hope Sharon [Stone] Accept to make the movie, because it seemed brilliant the first time. In my new version, it is not the protagonist, but the main co -star. ”
The most recent novelties seem to indicate that Stone rejected the offer.
During his appearance at the NBC Today Show this week, the presenters asked him about the new version on the road, and recalled the 2006 sequel that had a lower performance at the box office:
“If it goes as in my case, I would simply say, 'I don't know why you did it.' That is, go ahead. Good luck, fuck.”
Stone seems to be making clear his intentions not to repeat his iconic role in the Amazon MGM project.
The video interview with Today Show is available at the end of the note.
The original film of 1992, Low instinctswas starring Michael Douglas y Stoneand directed by Paul Verhoeven, he follows Detective Nick Curran (Douglas) in the investigation of a brutal murder that leads him to a dangerous seduction game with the main suspect, Catherine Tramell (Stone), a police novelist manipulator.
It was a box office success raising more than $ 350 million in the global box office, and is classified as a cultural phenomenon, often remembered for its explicit content and the unforgettable interrogation scene of Stone. Three decades later, it is still an undisputed reference of the genre of erotic thriller.
Amazon MGM Studios acquired property rights, together with United Artists and Scott Stuber, in an agreement of the rights valued at $ 4 million.
It represents the largest sale of speculative script so far from 2025, and compromises Amazon MGM Studios at a payment of $ 2 million dollars to a potential payment of $ 4 million to the screenwriter if the film is made.
It was mentioned that The new version of Eszterhas It will be “anti-wake”.
Recall that the original film generated controversy between both feminist and between the gay community.
On the reboot, Eszterhas declared last July:
“For those who wonder what an 80 -year -old man is writing an erotic and sensual thriller: the rumors about my cinematographic impotence are exaggerated and discriminated against by age. I call my writing partner the twisted little man, and lives in the depths of me. He was born with 29 years and will die with 29, and tells me that he is in the heights to write this work and offer the spectators a wild trip. That makes me very happy. ”
In addition to the script of Low instinctsEszterhas ha Escrito Flashdance (1983), Jagged Edge (1985), the iconic Showgirls (1995), Telling Lies in America (1997).
Often, Eszterhas scripts address issues such as moral ambiguity, power, and sexuality.
Eszterhas has not written a script since 2006, moving away from Hollywood after a failed collaboration with Mel Gibson in The Maccabeesa project that ended in controversy when Eszterhas accused Gibson of anti -Semitism and said that the film would never intend to be done.
Source: https://cine3.com/sharon-stone-rechaza-reboot-de-basic-instinct-y-les-desea-buena-suerte/
