Scarface (novel) that follows a Mexican immigrant's rise in the criminal underworld as he strives for the American Dream. On August 10, 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Antoine Fuqua was in talks to direct the film. On September 28, 2016, "Variety" reported that Terence Winter would be penning the script for the film. Scarface (novel) Scarface is a novel written by Armitage Trail in 1929 and published in 1930. The 1932 film "Scarface" was based on it. The twenty-eight year-old author died suddenly of a heart attack in 1930. The book's storyline is heavily inspired by the real life gangster Al Capone
Scarface (novel) film is primarily a remake and major modernization of the 1932 film. The cast also features Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Steven Bauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Plans were made in 2001 for a sequel to "Scarface" titled "Son of Tony" with hip hop artist Cuban Link to write and star Universal Studios announced in 2011 that the studio is developing a new version of "Scarface". On March 24, 2014, "TheWrap" reported that Pablo Larraín is in negotiations to direct the film, along with Paul Attanasio writing the film's script. The film's update will be an original story set in modern-day Los Angeles