The Scarface adaptation is based on the 1930 novel written by Armitage Trail.
The iconic 1983 Scarface film is set in Miami in 1980 and follows Tony Montana, a determined Cuban immigrant who takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
After languishing in development hell for two years with Antoine Fuqua has signed on to helm, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
After building a reputation with the well-received Desire Trilogy beginning with I Am Love and A Bigger Splash, he concluded it with the Oscar-winning adaptation of Call Me By Your Name.