I just saw Citizen Kane for the first time.
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Diddy to Remake 'Kane'
By DAVID CARMICHAEL
Last updated at 21:16 29 November 2008
Multi-millionaire hip hop music producer Sean Combs, known as Diddy, has signed on to produce and star in a remake of the 1941 classic 'Citizen Kane'.
The 38-year-old entrepreneur, a successful US rap star who owns his own record label, clothing and perfume line, has said he identifies with the character of Charles Foster Kane, portrayed in the original by Orson Welles. "He came up from nothing, just like I did, to become huge. He had controversy around him, haters. I feel him in that movie. There's a reason it's always called the best."
Currently, the script hasn't been written and no director has been attached to the feature. But Combs has some clear ideas on what he wants to do with the project. "I'm going to turn it around, update it. Kane is going to be a hip hop mogul, he starts off selling bootlegs out of a cardboard box on the streets and goes on to own an empire... not just music, but movies, TV, you name it. Like a black Ted Turner or a black Rupert Murdoch. People today don't relate to newspapers, they relate to entertainers. It's a good story, but I'm going to make it modern."
When asked about his plans for 'Rosebud', Diddy remains cryptic. "I got plans for that, but you'll just have to wait."
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BTW, I just made that all up.
By DAVID CARMICHAEL
Last updated at 21:16 29 November 2008
Multi-millionaire hip hop music producer Sean Combs, known as Diddy, has signed on to produce and star in a remake of the 1941 classic 'Citizen Kane'.
The 38-year-old entrepreneur, a successful US rap star who owns his own record label, clothing and perfume line, has said he identifies with the character of Charles Foster Kane, portrayed in the original by Orson Welles. "He came up from nothing, just like I did, to become huge. He had controversy around him, haters. I feel him in that movie. There's a reason it's always called the best."
Currently, the script hasn't been written and no director has been attached to the feature. But Combs has some clear ideas on what he wants to do with the project. "I'm going to turn it around, update it. Kane is going to be a hip hop mogul, he starts off selling bootlegs out of a cardboard box on the streets and goes on to own an empire... not just music, but movies, TV, you name it. Like a black Ted Turner or a black Rupert Murdoch. People today don't relate to newspapers, they relate to entertainers. It's a good story, but I'm going to make it modern."
When asked about his plans for 'Rosebud', Diddy remains cryptic. "I got plans for that, but you'll just have to wait."
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BTW, I just made that all up.
