"Jackie Brown" Prequel without Tarantino

 

JOBLO has the following scoop, It seems as though a prequel has already been written to JACKIE BROWN titled, THE SWITCH.

the project is titled, THE SWITCH after the name of the book that's being adapted for the screenplay. Dan Schechter penned the script and is working with Michael Siegel (CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, BE COOL) as a producer. Author of THE SWITCH, Elmore Leonard will be executive producer to the film. Schechter's directorial debut GOODBYE BABY has had some decent press and will be premiered at The Sundance Film Festival. Currently, there is no studio attached. However, the script is done and the search for a director and cast is about to begin.

JACKIE BROWN characters Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson) and Louis Gara (Robert De Niro) originated from THE SWITCH, but the story from the book didn't carry on to the film. Tarantino's film centered on Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) who gets caught with Ordell Robbie's (Jackson) money. Ordell employs Gara (De Niro) amongst many others to help murder Jackie.

THE SWITCH will cast younger versions of Robbie and Gara. But who will they choose?

The most shocking part about this news besides the fact that someone will be re-casting Sam Jackson and DeNiro, is Tarantino will NOT be returning to direct the prequel to his cult classic. At least they're not doing a prequel to Pulp Fiction, that I couldn't handle.

Who do you think should direct, and who could replace Jackson and DeNiro.

Also here's a brief synopsis of the book:

Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara hit it off in prison, where they were both doing time for grand theft auto. Now that they're out, they're joining forces for one big score. The plan is to kidnap the wife of a wealthy Detroit developer and hold her for ransom. But they didn't figure the lowlife husband wouldn't want his lady back. So it's time for Plan B and the opportunity to make a real killing -- with the unlikely help of a beautiful, ticked-off housewife who's hungry for a large helping of sweet revenge."

Comments

[Dave]

That's fucked! Thats almost as bad as a remake. Your lose the guy that made the original good, and replace iconic character actors...great idea, hollyweird fucktards!