Nick Cassa Bethes (“John Q, “Notebook”) is set to oversee the US remake of “Boys with Pink Pants” which broke the Italian box office last year and broke many hearts along the way.
The original film directed by Margherita Ferri became an Italian cultural phenomenon, selling over $11.8 million from nearly 2 million film fans, defeating powerful Italian Auteurs such as “Wicked” and “Parthenope and Paolo Sorrentino”.
Tarak Ben Ammar, who produced and distributed the original film for his company Eagle Pictures, will produce a remake of the Americans with Mark Burg.
“The Boy With the Pink Pants” seems the perfect vehicle for Cassavetes, who has demonstrated his talent for creating emotionally recharged films such as “The Notebook,” “John Q,” and “Alpha Dog.”
“This film has everything about great movies,” said Cathavetes. “It’s a frightening memory of not only family, adolescence, first love, but also all children appearing to be outside, but all children are vulnerable and needing to be cared for in-depth,” he continued, adding that the film “features a strong and reliable woman role.” “It’s a gut punch. It’s a great power,” Cathavethes said.
“The Boy with Pink Pants” follows Andrea, a bright young man. Andrea has entered a new school and is struggling to deal with her parents’ divorce while making friends. Wanting to fit, the young man, in every sense, tries to impress a popular classmate with whom he has an ambiguous bond. The laundry incident that turns his red pants pink is the catalyst for the intensification of school bullying, pushing Andrea up to the edge.
“Unfortunately, the story of Andrea Spezacatena is more than just an Italian story,” Ben Ammer said. “The tragic phenomenon of minors who committed suicide due to bullying and cyberbullying has become a global tragedy where the film has an obligation to deal with,” he continued.
I created a dedicated division at Eagle Pictures to promote social change and create films aimed at teenagers. He hopes “there is an opportunity to achieve the same effect for millions of people around the world with an American remake.”
Meanwhile, when he saw an Italian film, Berg said, “I lost my words left behind.” “The way to handle such a challenging subject, both light and depth, and make it accessible to such a wide audience, really moved me. That’s the main reason why so many people accepted it,” Berg said. “Our intention is to preserve the same delicate yet impactful tone. The first director I came up with for this project was Nick Cassavetes, who wrote ‘John Q.’
“We are proud to be part of this project, and it’s a very important story. We peer into the new world where our youth are growing,” said Gina Cassavutes, who co-produces the film.
The remake script is written by Roberto Ploia, who was nominated for an Italian Oscar for the script perfect for the original film and Michael Gallagher.
The American remake is probably a small town, perhaps transposes the story into the United States. And he embodies the character of Andrea’s mother, Teresa Manes. Teresa Manes is one of the emotional anchors in the film, whose unique relationship with her son. Since his tragic death, Manes has become an advocate for bullying anti-initiatives and has written a book about his son’s experiences.
