It’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see how it works out for ’em…
As I reported in December last year, a Point Break sequel is moving ahead in the form of a TV series and now we have details on what exactly that will look like.
The new series will consist of eight episodes and will be produced by Alcon Television Group as well as AMC Studios and StudioCanal and will begin filming early next year.
The show’s official synopsis reads: More than three decades after the events of the original ‘Point Break’ film, a new heist crew inspired by the Ex-Presidents has emerged and the FBI must rely on a mysterious ex-pro surfer with a checkered past to infiltrate them.
I have made no secret of the fact that, much like Sgt Butterman in Hot Fuzz, Point Break is my favourite action movie of all time, and having gone through the updated remake in 2015, I don’t know if I could deal with that sort of trauma again.
Dan McDermott, chief content officer of AMC Global Media and president of AMC Studios, said of the new series: “Start with one of the most entertaining and unforgettable action films ever made, add a powerhouse creative team and producing partners, massive fan interest that has been clear from the moment we announced the series was in development and you get a greenlight we could not be more excited about.
“[Writers] Dave Kalstein and Chris Rogers have created a story and characters that honor the legacy of the film and will bring a new generation of Ex-Presidents to the world.”
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“Point Break was the movie that rocked our worlds forever,” Kalstein and Rogers said in a joint statement, “It was this wild cinematic sermon on friendship, outlaws, and spirituality that struck our souls. As we got older, we realized it hit millions of people the same way.
“Point Break is more than just a movie—it’s a way of looking at the world. We are so honored to be carrying this legacy forward… We’re putting together a series that will inspire audiences everywhere to seek The Ultimate.”
Ok, them saying ‘Point Break is more than just a movie—it’s a way of looking at the world’ makes me feel a bit more hopeful about this series because Point Break is so, so much more than just an action movie; it’s a philosophy, it’s a study of the male psyche, and it was directed by a woman, Kathryn Bigelow, who made an action movie unlike any other.
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Point Break is one of those movies that I feel protective of and live in fear of anything that can break it down or taint its reputation and just how important it is to so many people.
More details as we get them, folks.
Thoughts? I know you have them and I wanna hear ’em all.
Point Break is the cult action thriller from 1991, starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, directed by Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker).
Point Break is the film that gave Keanu Reeves his first action role, a precursor to his future starring roles in Speed and The Matrix and John Wick franchises. Considerable time was spent by the actors preparing for their very physical roles, which involved doing their own surfing and some stunt work. Patrick Swayze was a classically trained dancer whose athletic background included gymnastics, swimming and diving. An accomplished skydiver, he did all his own skydiving stunts. The spectacular skydiving sequences included some falls that had never been seen before on film.
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In this quintessential 90s-style big-budget thriller, director Kathryn Bigelow brilliantly utilises the physical prowess of her two leads to tell the story of an FBI agent drawn in to a cat-and-mouse game with a surfing bank robber. Working with his partner’s hunch that a spate of bank robberies are being committed by a tight-knit gang of surfers, undercover agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) infiltrates the California surfing fraternity to uncover the identity of the ‘Ex-Presidents’, who commit heists while wearing facemasks of Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter.
But Johnny comes under the charismatic spell of Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), a free-style philosopher obsessed with extreme sports, becoming hooked on the adrenaline rush of a life on the edge. Gary Busey is Johnny’s seasoned partner Pappas and Lori Petty is Tyler, a young bar worker who gets caught up in Johnny and Bodhi’s dangerous game. Racing from one fast-paced and technically dazzling set piece to the next, with action unfolding on the surf, in the sky and through the streets of LA, Kathryn Bigelow simultaneously relishes and deconstructs the tropes of the ‘bromantic’ action spectacular. It’s a visually dazzling and heady ride.
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Kathryn Bigelow directed Point Break from a screenplay by W. Peter Iliff based on an original story by Rick King and W. Peter Iliff. Produced by Peter Abrams and Robert L. Levy, the executive producer was James Cameron.
When the film was made, Patrick Swayze had recently starred in the smash hit Ghost, having risen to international stardom in 1987’s Dirty Dancing. He had already starred in The Outsiders, Red Dawn and Road House. Keanu Reeves had been seen in River’s Edge and hits including Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Dangerous Liasons and Parenthood. Gary Busey was an Academy Award nominee for The Buddy Holly Story and Lori Petty had recently appeared in Cadillac Man.
Kathryn Bigelow went on to become the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director with The Hurt Locker in 2010.
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Source: Variety
Marc
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