Before he rebooted Batman and blasted Matthew McConnaughey into a different dimension, Christopher Nolan was known as a filmmaker who made independent high concept thrillers.
One of which, Memento, is still considered by some to be his finest work to date. Memento starred Guy Pearse as Leonard, a man with no long term memory (his memory resets every 15 mins, so a bit like Dory from Finding Nemo) who's trying to solve his wife's murder. He leaves himself messages. Sometimes in the form of post it notes and voice messages. Other times in the form of tattoos on his arms and torso.
The film challenged audiences with its original construction which blended black and white scenes which played chronologically and colour scenes which were shown in reverse order. Sound confusing? It was, but in a good way. The film also employed an ambiguous ending. Something Nolan has repeated in much of his work ever since.
Production company AGMI recently secured the rights to the property and in its wisdom has decided that 15 years is long enough for a film to enjoy classic status before it needs to be remade.
A spokesperson for AGMI was quoted as saying:
“People who’ve seen Memento 10 times still feel they need to see it one more time. This is a quality that we feel really supports and justifies a remake." The fact that a film is great justifies a remake? Jesus wept. Surely a re-release would be a more satisfying solution for the people that "need to see it one more time"?
The project has yet to get a release date or a cast for that matter, but when it does, expect the Nolan fanboy backlash to follow soon after.
Via Empire
