In 1991, future Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow released one of the better action film landmarks of that decade with “Point Break” starring Keanu Reeves as a hot-shot rookie FBI Agent Johnny Utah itching to go undercover to nail a group of uncatchable bank robbers (known as The Ex-Presidents, as they wear masks of former Presidents) funding their “endless summer” of surfing, only to link up with the ringleader, Bodhi, played by an extremely chill and charismatic Patrick Swayze in one of his most iconic roles.
AMC, the studio/network behind things like “Sons of Anarchy,” “The Walking Dead,” “Breaking Bad,” and “Better Call Saul,” is gearing up to wax those surfboards one more time, according to Deadline, as they’re developing a series reboot/sequel of “Point Break” (after landing the project in a heated bidding war) with the help of Alcon Entertainment and David Kalstein, who recently worked on the Prime Video series “Butterfly.”
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This version is said to be a sequel of sorts, taking place 35 years after the events of the 1991 film, with a “dangerous heist crew” linked to the aforementioned Ex-Presidents. Although it’s hard to imagine they’ll be able to get any original characters back other than Reeves (as unlikely as that is), and some of the supporting cast members.
A feature film remake budgeted at over $100 million was attempted by Lionsgate/Warner Bros. back in 2015 (with a cast that featured Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo, and Ray Winstone), which didn’t exactly thrill audiences as the movie ended up a bit of a flop. However, remaking “Point Break” wasn’t a terrible idea, at the time, given it was an obvious inspiration for the original “The Fast & The Furious,” mirroring those California dude-bro undercover cop themes but replacing the Ex-Presidents with a group of gearhead street racers boosting fancy DVD players.
Perhaps this new creative team will get this “Point Break” reboot series right, and it doesn’t hurt that they’ll end up having more time to work with character introductions and development with a series iteration. Ultimately, why the Bigelow film worked was that you actually believed Utah and Bodhi’s developing bromance, which was key for the big betrayal later in the story.
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