Scarface remake will no longer be helmed by David Ayer

Universal's new iteration of Scarface has already gotten off to a bit of a rocky start. David Ayer ( Suicide Squad, Fury) has parted ways with the project.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ayer's take on the script was just "too dark", which seems an odd criticism for a film that will bare the same name as Brian De Palma's hyper-violent, gangster odyssey starring Al Pacino. It's also bewildering considering they must have known the gritty styling's of previous Ayer screenplays like Training Day.

Scarface has been made twice previously, once in 1932 and then again in 1983. Both versions told the story of the rise and fall of a notorious mobster. This time around, Universal are taking the action away from Chicago and New York and moving it to the streets of Los Angeles. Diego Luna (Rogue One) is attached to play the west coast Latino gangster.

Prior to Ayer taking over, the likes of Peter Berg (Battleship) and Antoine Fuqua (Equalizer) had previously dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts. As for Ayer, he remains quite busy with his new Will Smith-starring Netflix fantasy Bright set to hit our small screens in December.