Sources close to the project say that Whannell is looking to avoid the pitfalls of other remakes of ’80s movies such as Total Recall and Robocop.
However, Leigh Wannell will be starting from scratch with a script that will retain elements of the original but incorporate new ideas.
Previously, Neil Cross, the creator of the BBC series Luther starring Idris Elba, wrote a draft of the script and Robert Rodriguez was attached to direct.