Jul 3, 2008 by Brian Gallagher

Val Kilmer and Xzibit Sign on for Bad Lieutenant

The cast of a cult classic remake just grew by two. According to Variety, Val Kilmer and rapper/actor Xzibit have signed onto the cast of The Bad Lieutenant. The film is a remake of the 1992 Bad Lieutenant film that starred Harvey Keitel.

Cage is set to play the lead character, a cop who lives on the edge and Kilmer will play his partner. Xzibit will portray a criminal dubbed Big Fade.

Werner Herzog is directing the remake, from a script by William Finkelstein. Nu Image/Millenium Films are financing the picture. No production schedule has been released.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans was released November 20th, 2009 and stars Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Xzibit, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower. The film is directed by Werner Herzog.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (16)

  1. Err

    sigh.

    okay cell, one last time... now listen closely:

    its none of those things.
    he's just using the name.

    stupid.

    4 years agoby @err2005Flag

  2. NAME GOES HERE

    how can they already be remaking of a movie that was made in '92?

    Anyway i'd never heard of it but this will probably suck: Nicolas Cage couldn't act if his life depended on it and in Ghost Rider (where he was also with Eva Mendez) his acting seemed to have fallen to an all-time low

    4 years agoby @pinget-69Flag

  3. CelluloidDreams

    remake / re-imagining / re-something of Abel Ferrara's cult classic....What ever it's all the same thing!!

    HOLLYWOOD STOP....Remakes / Re-imagining's / Re-something or another!!! BS!! PURE BS!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  4. Err

    its neither actually.
    check out the interview here:

    http://defamer.com/395038/defiant-werner-herzog-to-defamer-who-is-abel-ferrara

    it turns out hes just using the name to anger fans of the original, as a form of publicity. there will be no connection between any of the characters or storylines, and it will be filmed in new orleans because he said theyll get a nice tax-break if they shoot there.

    and he insults abel ferrera repeatedly throughout the interview.

    4 years agoby @err2005Flag

  5. CelluloidDreams

    Ohhh and Calling a film "NOT" a Re-Make butsome "Re-Telling" is the same damn thing!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  6. CelluloidDreams

    Being a fan of the 1992 film W./Harvey Keitel..not to thrilled W./a Re-Make...esp of a "Cult Classic"..but hellwhat can U do...Hollywood loves the money ....SO far W./the casting of Val Kilmer this is the "ONLY" bright spot in this mess!!

    Not thrilled W./the casting of Nicolas Cage & Eva Mendes!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  7. Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes

    anything involving nic cage is not for me

    4 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag

  8. Solar XI

    I never thought XZIBIT could act, but then I saw XXX2 and Derailed, and Gridiron Gang, I think Gridiron Gang was the best

    4 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  9. Err

    with a body of work including writing for shows like COP ROCK and l.a.law, i wouldnt expect too much from mr. finklestein.

    after having read the interview with herzog id like to kick him in the nuts... having said that, i should probably point out that i do like werner herzog i just think he should be more respectful to abel ferrera, who has directed some of my favorite movies, including bad lietenant and king of new york, among others.

    4 years agoby @err2005Flag

  10. ed_wood

    I'll probably check this out just based on the cast.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  11. The Kwisatz Haderach

    this film is from 1992! what is going on in this world? Has apathy and fear of war driven creativity out the freakin window! Hell Harvey Keitel is still acting! 1992 wasnt that long ago!
    Next year they will remake movies form 2000, screw this crap!

    Well after this rant of mine I read what you said err.
    damn! Should have read that sooner. ha

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  12. Err

    i just found an interview with werner herzog here:
    http://defamer.com/395038/defiant-werner-herzog-to-defamer-who-is-abel-ferrara

    when asked if he was working on a remake of bad lieutenant he said this:
    Yes, but its not a remake. It's like, for example, you wouldn't call a new James Bond movie a remake of the previous one - although the name of the bad lieutenant is a different one, and the story is completely different. It's very interesting because Nicolas Cage really wants to work with me, and just anticipating working with an actor of his caliber is just wonderful.

    so basically hes just taking the name and using the popularity of the original to sell tickets.
    ONE MIGHT THINK MOVIEWEB WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS OUT BEFORE ME AND TOLD US THIS SOONER.

    4 years agoby @err2005Flag

  13. Err

    im skeptical.
    i like val kilmer and nic cage but im struggling with my need to point out that the old bad lieutenant was some of harvey keitels most poignant work, and to give that role to nic cage just seems like theyre making a hollywood parody of a brilliant independant piece of work.

    4 years agoby @err2005Flag

  14. T.Clark

    It's a good cast.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  15. AnnoyingFilmCritic

    Nicolas Cage is still a great actor...He's had more misses lately, but, never count him out. If I were his agent, I'd tell him to do another independant-ish film, along the lines of Leaving las Vegas or dark comedy like Raising Arizona.

    Commercially...I'd suggest Ghostrider2 (which he has expressed much interest in.)

    4 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag

  16. Stiles

    file under: Why bother?

    Nicholas Cage had it and blew it.

    4 years agoby @stilesFlag

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