The director of Adolescence is preparing a remake of a famous film starring Steve McQueen

The original film was directed by Sam Peckinpah and written by Walter Hill, based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. McQueen and Ali MacGraw played an ex-convict and his wife, forced to rob a bank in Texas as a condition of his release. After a bloody betrayal, the couple found themselves on the run, pursued across a state rife with thieves, violent criminals, and the police. "We've stolen Hollywood's risk-taking!" The novel had already been adapted for the screen once again in 1994, rather poorly, starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. This speaks volumes, once again, about Hollywood's risk-taking, where the "belt, suspenders, and parachute" principle (our invention, editor's note) remains the order of the day. Do we really need to be reminded that The Getaway was worthwhile primarily for the McQueen and MacGraw pairing and Peckinpah's direction, rather than for its story? Let's hope Barantini can breathe new life into it. Philip Barantini and Peter Craig are currently working on the hostage drama miniseries Rabbit Rabbit, starring Adam Driver and Regina Hall. Barantini also recently directed the third Enola Holmes film, due out this summer.