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Remake rumor of the week! DiCaprio and Maguire taking the Welles and Cotten roles in a redo of THE THIRD MAN?

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. This weekend the handsome bearded bear who calls himself Devin Faraci ran quite a juicy rumor over at CHUD regarding a remake of Carol Reed's brilliant noir THE THIRD MAN starring Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles.

CHUD's scooper claims that Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire will topline the movie, which is being written by EASTERN PROMISES scribe Steven Knight, but there's no info on who they would play. The Cotten role, that of a clean as a whistle man arriving in Vienna to take a job from his shadowy friend, Harry Lime (played by Orson Welles) only to find out upon his arrival that Lime is dead, is the bigger part, but the Welles role is the showy one.

If I were a betting man (and I am) if this rumor pans out and we do see this announced officially we're going to be seeing DiCaprio in the Lime role. Maguire seems much more suited for the Cotten part.

The Third Man is one of the all-time great flicks. I even own a 16mm print of this film I love it so much. The photography is some of the best black and white film ever shot and projected onto a movie screen, especially the sewer sequences.

Click here to read the whole article over at CHUD!

I'm not fond of the idea of remaking it, but if they have the right director I'll withhold any knee-jerking.

-Quint
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Worst.idea.ever.
by CatVutt
Oct 25th, 2009
07:59:48 PM
Ha ha!
by idonotseekabanning
Oct 25th, 2009
08:01:33 PM
I'm not knee-jerk against remakes.
by CatVutt
Oct 25th, 2009
08:04:32 PM
Sounds horrible
by carlanga
Oct 25th, 2009
08:04:58 PM
That's It, That's It!!
by Redbox Vacation
Oct 25th, 2009
08:15:40 PM
Eat your young... or in this case, your old...
by SK229
Oct 25th, 2009
08:21:10 PM
I would hate them for that
by CherryValance
Oct 25th, 2009
08:26:14 PM
With Jude Law in Tevor Howard's role?
by Drath
Oct 25th, 2009
08:27:21 PM
Too young
by libertyboom
Oct 25th, 2009
08:27:55 PM
The Third Man is a classic, but I can see it being remade
by BadMrWonka
Oct 25th, 2009
08:30:51 PM
at least it's DiCaprio and Maguire
by Meadowe
Oct 25th, 2009
08:35:34 PM
Third Man-
by sonnyfern
Oct 25th, 2009
08:56:51 PM
FUCK this
by GiveMeAnFinBreak
Oct 25th, 2009
08:57:22 PM
I'm not a knee jerk either...
by HCEarwicker
Oct 25th, 2009
09:01:07 PM
Yeah heard about this a fucking week ago....
by Maverick1
Oct 25th, 2009
09:13:27 PM
IS NOTHING SACRED?!?
by RaveX
Oct 25th, 2009
09:21:13 PM
WHY??????????????????????????? ???????
by CockyPop
Oct 25th, 2009
09:27:07 PM
Great idea!!!!
by Ricky Retardo
Oct 25th, 2009
09:31:49 PM
DO NOT WANT.
by Ribbons
Oct 25th, 2009
09:35:24 PM
Also, Quint...
by Ribbons
Oct 25th, 2009
09:39:58 PM
Needs a bigger actor
by Adelai Niska
Oct 25th, 2009
09:44:58 PM
...
by MediaNerd
Oct 25th, 2009
10:06:42 PM
The REAL Reason this Doesn't Make Sense
by cymbalta4thedevil
Oct 25th, 2009
10:16:27 PM
Remaking The Third Man
by biglou114
Oct 25th, 2009
10:36:14 PM
Is there a law against new ideas?
by kabong
Oct 25th, 2009
10:37:07 PM
Does this mean they fuck at the end?
by reflecto
Oct 25th, 2009
10:53:06 PM
FUCK. NO.
by Clavius
Oct 25th, 2009
10:53:34 PM
The original holds up so well..
by shaneo632
Oct 25th, 2009
10:57:45 PM
Oh, for fuck's sake!
by Horace Cox
Oct 25th, 2009
11:02:20 PM
It's my favorite movie, #1 on my list
by Redbox Vacation
Oct 25th, 2009
11:13:11 PM
Holy Fuck No! Decaprio needs to be euthanized
by BoRock_A_Boomer
Oct 25th, 2009
11:18:29 PM
Know what needs "reimagining"?
by eXcommunicated
Oct 25th, 2009
11:37:41 PM
There's really no point.
by LastOfTheV8Interceptors
Oct 25th, 2009
11:43:25 PM
What this project illustrates is how soft American men are
by YackBacker
Oct 25th, 2009
11:53:44 PM
Heh.
by CatVutt
Oct 25th, 2009
11:55:33 PM
Citizen Kane next
by SmokingRobot
Oct 26th, 2009
12:00:28 AM
And the studio should be ashamed.
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
12:00:34 AM
FUCK YOU HOLLYWOOD
by Black Jesus
Oct 26th, 2009
12:03:16 AM
WTF is this shit? They're remaking this?!!!!
by TheWaqman
Oct 26th, 2009
12:03:40 AM
Quint, you should not be so diplomatic
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
12:07:05 AM
So, Quint?
by CatVutt
Oct 26th, 2009
12:10:22 AM
Ricky Gervais as Wilfrid Hyde-White
by Fred
Oct 26th, 2009
12:10:37 AM
Heh. Yeah, what Yackbacker said.
by CatVutt
Oct 26th, 2009
12:12:08 AM
DeNiro as the voice of the parrot
by Fred
Oct 26th, 2009
12:14:11 AM
Thanks, CatVutt
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
12:14:52 AM
No
by Neosamurai85
Oct 26th, 2009
12:37:24 AM
THIRD MAN Remake = ABSOLUTELY POINTLESS.
by Captain Happy
Oct 26th, 2009
12:49:30 AM
YackBacker
by BadMrWonka
Oct 26th, 2009
12:57:34 AM
"water", not "ware"
by BadMrWonka
Oct 26th, 2009
12:59:08 AM
I'm with the others-AICN needs to denounce this
by reflecto
Oct 26th, 2009
01:07:49 AM
God I hope this is a mistake and they meant...
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
01:09:28 AM
BadMrWonka, look at GRAN TORINO
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
01:28:39 AM
Leo Dicaprio to star in CITIZEN KANE remake
by lockesbrokenleg
Oct 26th, 2009
01:37:52 AM
^^^
by Anything But Tangerines
Oct 26th, 2009
01:48:02 AM
why not just get Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Oct 26th, 2009
01:53:49 AM

by Anything But Tangerines
Oct 26th, 2009
01:54:03 AM
Maguire couldn't even play Spiderman good
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Oct 26th, 2009
02:28:13 AM
Yack, re=Masculinity
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
02:28:15 AM
When In Doubt...
by Rebeck2
Oct 26th, 2009
02:33:33 AM
Rebeck2, Yack is right
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
02:41:04 AM
Continentalop
by Rebeck2
Oct 26th, 2009
02:46:22 AM
Hey...
by Rebeck2
Oct 26th, 2009
02:52:26 AM
Rebeck
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
03:09:30 AM
Now TV
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
03:10:53 AM
Dear Hollywood: Suck every dick in existence.
by Horace Cox
Oct 26th, 2009
03:11:54 AM
Josh Brolin can play a tough guy
by Horace Cox
Oct 26th, 2009
03:15:09 AM
I should be in the sequel to "Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters"
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
03:15:57 AM
Remakes are natural
by stalepie
Oct 26th, 2009
03:21:56 AM
long history in holly
by stalepie
Oct 26th, 2009
03:23:13 AM
both great actors...but this is a fucking terrible idea
by TheDark0Knight
Oct 26th, 2009
03:30:10 AM
@YackBacker
by stalepie
Oct 26th, 2009
03:31:43 AM
They are remaking the 3rd Man? BOUAHAHAHA
by ominus
Oct 26th, 2009
03:54:34 AM
Decades from now, they'll look back and muse...
by BurnHollywood
Oct 26th, 2009
03:59:27 AM
a bio of orson welles..
by emeraldboy
Oct 26th, 2009
04:03:21 AM
oh jesus
by stalepie
Oct 26th, 2009
04:22:35 AM
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me?
by blakindigo
Oct 26th, 2009
04:30:44 AM
"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" Remake— Do it now.
by blakindigo
Oct 26th, 2009
04:32:13 AM
Conti and Yack…
by blakindigo
Oct 26th, 2009
04:42:41 AM
As much as I hate the idea of my favourite movie being remade...
by syn_flood
Oct 26th, 2009
05:23:44 AM
Un.Fucking.Believable!
by reaper28
Oct 26th, 2009
06:50:02 AM
YackBacker, Rebeck and all involved in the macho string
by Redbox Vacation
Oct 26th, 2009
06:50:57 AM
Manly Americans(?)
by Skyway Moaters
Oct 26th, 2009
07:01:17 AM
You guys need to read what I'm saying
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
07:58:57 AM
This Is The Good Re-Make Type IMO
by Crow3711
Oct 26th, 2009
08:11:11 AM
Crow3711, honestly have you seen THE THIRD MAN?
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
08:14:11 AM
Ugh. And probably in color too.
by Utamoh
Oct 26th, 2009
08:31:38 AM
Mortensen was born in NY.
by Skyway Moaters
Oct 26th, 2009
08:34:12 AM
40 and below Yack?
by Skyway Moaters
Oct 26th, 2009
08:48:47 AM
*sigh* My kingdom for an edit function!
by Skyway Moaters
Oct 26th, 2009
08:56:49 AM
Ok, Viggo was born in America
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
08:57:29 AM
Skyway, you're missing the point
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
09:00:03 AM
dearth, not "dirth"
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
09:01:12 AM
didnt they do this with THE GOOD GERMAN?
by Six Demon Bag
Oct 26th, 2009
09:03:42 AM
Re: the age thing
by Sonny_Williams
Oct 26th, 2009
09:10:22 AM
Clarified Yacky
by Skyway Moaters
Oct 26th, 2009
09:12:04 AM
Skyway, it could be a combination of things
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
09:21:40 AM
There's also no accountability today
by YackBacker
Oct 26th, 2009
09:24:45 AM
Don't even think about it
by filmcoyote
Oct 26th, 2009
09:54:34 AM
NO NEED FOR REMAKE
by Gungan Slayer
Oct 26th, 2009
09:57:34 AM
Flimshaw!
by jazzgalaxy
Oct 26th, 2009
10:14:04 AM
Two of the most overhyped, underwhelming actors...
by Dragon Man
Oct 26th, 2009
10:34:16 AM
FIRST STAR TREK 2 VIRAL??????
by ominus
Oct 26th, 2009
10:35:26 AM
YOU CAN'T REMAKE PERFECTION
by Mullah Omar
Oct 26th, 2009
11:19:37 AM
I thought Leo was Toothy Tile for a long time
by CherryValance
Oct 26th, 2009
11:20:12 AM
ominus do you speak Klingon?
by blakindigo
Oct 26th, 2009
12:05:25 PM
Movie tough guys?
by Subtitles_Off
Oct 26th, 2009
12:53:19 PM
Yikes...
by filmicdrummer17
Oct 26th, 2009
12:58:14 PM
Not tough guys Subs
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
01:03:56 PM
Rebeck actually nailed it earlier
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
01:09:41 PM
Crying Blasphemy Isn't The Point
by Crow3711
Oct 26th, 2009
01:34:09 PM
Ned_Rage
by Continentalop
Oct 26th, 2009
01:38:24 PM
Gottverfluchte Scheisse!
by ruedisueli
Oct 26th, 2009
02:07:35 PM
Maguire couldn't even play Spiderman good
by lockesbrokenleg
Oct 26th, 2009
02:30:17 PM
Star Wars prequels sucked dick
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Oct 26th, 2009
03:56:20 PM
Public Enemies
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Oct 26th, 2009
04:04:05 PM
yup, true. My english can get even worse.
by ruedisueli
Oct 26th, 2009
04:07:34 PM
Good God.
by Charlie_Allnut
Oct 26th, 2009
04:52:43 PM
Crow3711
by Charlie_Allnut
Oct 26th, 2009
05:01:24 PM
Motion
by ToshiroShimura
Oct 26th, 2009
05:20:34 PM
They need to stay the FUCK away from this.
by Sal_Bando
Oct 26th, 2009
06:07:15 PM
Leading men
by savagedave
Oct 26th, 2009
06:13:18 PM
As Lime said-Free of income tax, Holly-Free of Income tax-
by Sal_Bando
Oct 26th, 2009
06:21:12 PM
This would be like Leo and Tobey playing dress-up
by CountryBoy
Oct 26th, 2009
07:02:52 PM
I threw up on Joseph Cotten...
by ebonic_plague
Oct 26th, 2009
07:36:33 PM
This just in
by IForgotAbout19
Oct 26th, 2009
10:26:40 PM
Remaster it!
by ruedisueli
Oct 27th, 2009
02:12:25 AM
Idiotic idea
by The_Ad_Wizard_Who_Came_Up_With _This_One
Oct 27th, 2009
04:15:54 AM
Leo part of this rumour is not true - confirmed
by filmcoyote
Oct 27th, 2009
06:19:36 AM

by stalepie
Oct 27th, 2009
07:45:40 AM
Hollywood in range
by Grand Moff Toht
Oct 27th, 2009
10:57:20 AM
B and W sewer scenes, what first attracted me to B&W photography
by Wes From NY
Oct 27th, 2009
10:10:31 PM

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