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‘Face/Off’ Sequel Loses Director Adam Wingard
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The expected follow-up of the "The Other Face" class of action — starred by John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in 1997 — suffered a significant reverie in the tankers. Adam Wingard, who came writing and directing the project almost five years ago, officially left the production director's office, as confirmed by sources of The Hollywood Reporter.
FACE/OFF Sequel Loses Director Adam Wingard
Thirty years ago, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage were at the peak of their box office powers, starring in one hit movie after another. One of those they actually starred in together was John Woo’s Face/Off in 1997. The film featured an FBI Agent (Travolta) “switching faces” with a terrorist (Cage) in an experimental procedure. Of course, wackiness and scenery chewing ensue. A few years back, news of a Face/Off sequel emerged, with Godzilla x Kon…
On Friday (20th) local time, Paramount Pictures announced that the director position for the sequel to the action film "Face/Off" (1997), which it had already confirmed to produce, has been opened. Foreign media confirmed that Adam Wingard, the director of "Godzilla vs. King Kong," has withdrawn from directing the project.
Director Adam Wingard Exits Paramount's Face/Off Sequel
Paramount Pictures is seeking another director to helm the planned sequel to the classic 1990s action film Face/Off after losing filmmaker Adam Wingard. The director of The Blair Witch and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire left the project last summer, with both Wingard and Paramount mutually parting ways. Face/Off 2 now has an “open status” at the studio, with other filmmakers able to pitch their ideas for a follow-up to John Woo’s over-the-top a…
The Hollywood Reporter reports that a vacancy has opened for the director of the sequel to John Woo's cult 1990s action film "Face/Off," starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. Until last summer, director Adam Wingard was searching for the right approach to continue the story of Travolta's character, a federal agent.
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