To Make Matters Worse… Sony To Remake ‘A Prophet’

It was announced today that Sony will be making a US version of the acclaimed French crime drama A Prophet, with Neil H. Moritz (Fast & Furious 6, Jack the Giant Slayer) attached to produce. The original was nominated for the 2010 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award and won the Grand Prix award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

In the release, Moritz said “This is an epic crime saga with compelling characters and original storytelling. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to make an English-language version of the film and I am grateful to have the trust of Jacques Audiard and his producers, as well as the writers Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Peufaillit and Abdel Raouf Dafri.”

In a another bit of slightly unrelated news, the release also stated that Moritz would be producing the 21 Jump Street sequel, titled 22 Jump Street, and that it’s set for a June 6th, 2014 release.