No movie is immune from receiving a flashy Hollywood remake, not even a hoary old beast like the 1973 prison-escape classic “Papillon.” And that’s as it should be. Many movies more beloved than ...

The new film version of “Papillon,” based on Henri Charriere’s 1969 best-seller and its 1973 sequel, “Banco,” is rather better than the previous screen adaptation starring Steve McQueen and Dustin ...

Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman brought star power to this escape-from-Devil’s-Island epic back in 1973. Now Papillon has been remade with Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek in the roles of two prisoners ...

Atlantia Canarias, a new Spanish production company, is in the early stages of planning a remake of the classic 1973 prison drama ‘Papillon’ directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Steve ...

Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Papillon, the Michael Noer-directed remake that stars Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek. The pic had its world premiere this fall at the Toronto ...

Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek are set to star. By Mia Galuppo Danish actor Roland Moller has joined the remake of the 1973 prison-break movie Papillon. The film is being produced by Ram Bergman and ...