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‘Basic Instinct’ Writer Joe Eszterhas Penning Reboot For Amazon MGM’s United Artists: “A Wild & Orgasmic Ride”
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Joe Eszterhas returns to write the Basic Instinct reboot for Amazon MGM Studios, with a $4 million deal and potential return of Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell.
- Recently, United Artists and Scott Stuber acquired rights to reboot Basic Instinct, with The Wrap reporting the deal pays $2 million upfront against $4 million if made, and Joe Eszterhas will write the screenplay.
- The original movie stood out for its infamous interrogation scene, making Basic Instinct an influential erotic thriller.
- Attaching producers Scott Stuber, Nick Nesbitt, Craig Baumgarten and Adam Griffin are attached, and an inter-studio bidding war drove the original script sale to $3 million.
- The Wrap reports the reboot will be `anti-woke`, and also reports Sharon Stone might return as Catherine Tramell.
- Looking ahead, audiences await further updates as no release date is confirmed; the deal marks the largest spec script sale of 2025, and no release date has been announced.
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Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. Paul Verhoeven's directorial 'Basic Instinct' is being rebooted. The 1992 erotic crime thriller will receive an updated spin, to be written by the original screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas, reported People. Entertainment News | 'Basic Instinct' Reboot in Works with Original Writer Joe Eszterhas.
Joe Eszterhas's script had propelled Sharon Stone into celebrite in 1992. Today, the author is 80 years old, and he is back in this story.
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