Suicide Squad director David Ayer is in early talks to direct Universal's Scarface reboot.

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IGN can confirm Ayer is in early talks to both helm and rewrite the new take on the brand, which has previously been made into films released in 1932 and 1983. However, no final deal has been made yet. The Equalizer's Antoine Fuqua has previously been attached to tackle the film.Rogue One's Diego Luna, who played Cassian Andor in last year's Star Wars film, is attached to star . No word yet if he'll play Tony Montana. Earlier this year, David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and Peter Berg (Patriots Day) were reportedly the frontrunners to helm the reboot.The Coen brothers polished the most recent script for the film earlier this year, which has reportedly been rewritten several times by Ayer, Jonathan Herman (Straight Outta Compton), and Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire). The film will take place in Los Angeles.Ayer's next upcoming film is the Will Smith-starring Netflix cop thriller Bright, which premieres on the streaming service this December. It was reported that Ayer was also set to helm the Harley Quinn spinoff , Gotham City Sirens.IGN has reached out to Universal for official comment and will update the story if the studio responds.The new Scarface is produced by Dylan Clark for his Dylan Clark Productions and Scott Stuber. Martin Bregman, who produced the 1983 Scarface film, will also produce. Executive Vice President of Production Jon Mone and Vice President of Production Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for Universal. Brian Williams will oversee production.

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