AMBI Pictures will finance and produce a remake of Christopher Nolan’s offbeat thriller “Memento”.
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AMBI announced the Memento remake in a press release today. People who’ve seen “Memento’ 10 times still feel they need to see it one more time”, said AMBI co-founder Andrea Iervolino.
It certainly seems like a odd film to remake, but maybe it’ll all work out and we’ll eventually be lining up for a remake of The Dark Knight Rises as well. “The bar is set high thanks to the brilliance of Christopher Nolan, but we wouldn’t want it any other way”.
That bar is, of course, welcome to interpretation. He combats this problem with a complex notation system, ultimately revealing he knew the killer all along. It’s also unclear if the new film will be a remake, reboot, sequel or something else entirely. “It’s a big responsibility to deliver something that lives up to the mastery of the original, but we are extremely excited and motivated to bring this puzzle back to life and back into the minds of moviegoers”, stated Bacardi.
This is veiled language that basically means: Memento was popular and financially successful and we own the remake rights so let’s milk this property for all that we can.
The $9 million dollar film grossed an impressive $40 million worldwide and was nominated for Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay Oscars, ultimately paving the way for Nolan’s runaway success in Hollywood and cementing Pierce as a formidable screen presence. The film is especially unique with a narrative that unfolds in two different sequences that eventually connect at the end.
If AMBI had the rights to Citizen Kane, I wouldn’t be surprised if that classic film would be greenlit for a remake as well. Remember, this film came out several years before iPhones existed.
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“Memento” premiered at the Venice global Film Festival and was a solid box office performer with almost $40 million. The award was presented to him at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, alongside fellow recipients Al Pacino and Barry Levinson. Iervolino still runs this operation as well as several movie production and distribution companies in Italy, Spain and Canada.
