Rodrigo Gudino talks about 'Cut Throats Nine' remake!

You will know of our love for Canadian filmmaker Rodrigo Gudino. You will also know that his first foray into feature film making will be a remake of the 1972 splat-ghetti western Cut Throats Nine, penned together with another local boy Joseph O'Brien. He already has a great cast forming with Harvey Keitel, Mads Mikkelsen, and Canadian Quebecois actor Roy Dupuis signed on.

Rodrigo sat down with Opium and answered a couple questions about his upcoming film...

Why "Cut Throats Nine"? Because it has an amazing story at its core and yet it is a movie that is far from perfect. I always referred to it as a tarnished gem. When I first saw the original I also saw a lot of potential to expand on themes that I thought were bigger than a cult movie, themes having to do with human evil and violence. I guess I see the remake as an opportunity to make a bigger, more intense film out of the source material.

It will be more of a remake as my film follows the plotline of the original quite closely. That said the characters have been completely reinvented as has the dialogue, backstory and violent set pieces. My philosophy going into this remake is to fix the things that need fixing and leave the rest alone.

You can find the rest of the interview here. I saw the original 1972 film from a print just the other month and will agree with Gudino. There is indeed a lot of potential coming from the original material and room to expand and grow on key themes in the film. Any improvements they can make on the original are welcome.