MTV's Josh Horowitz recently caught up with Hollywood superman Tony Scott to chat about the release of his upcoming remake, "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," which releases this Friday. The conversation eventually turned towards what's next for Scott, who was more than happy to drop some hints on what his next move will be.
One possibility he seemed particularly excited about would be a re-telling of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa's story. For Scott, the biopic is going to be his "big epic" Western. And he sees only one possible candidate for the starring roll: Javier Bardem.
"I've been talking to him about it now for... about eight years," Scott told MTV. The long gestation time may suggest that we'll continue to wait while Scott gets through his current commitments to "Alien" and "The Warriors", but at least we know that Javier is interested.
Why, you may ask? Because Scott has already discussed it with him! "He [told me], 'I am Pancho Villa,'" Scott said of Bardem's response to the possibility. Unfortunately, the director stopped there, refusing to divulge any further details about his plans.
A new take on Pancho Villa would certainly be welcome; it's an incredible story that's produced some great film. HBO broadcast their own version starring Antonio Banderas in 2003, titled "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself." But there hasn't been a proper big screen take on the story since director Eugenio Martín's "Pancho Villa" (1972), which featured "Kojak" star Telly Savalas in the title role.
Are you familiar with the story of Pancho Villa? Do you think Bardem is a good fit for the role? What about Scott and his idea of telling the story with a blockbuster sense of scale?
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