1963 Classic Hit Film Is Being Reimagined With a Modern Twist

As fans anticipate the release of Colman Domingo’s latest movie, Disclosure Day, a new film is on the table for the actor.

Domingo will star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Noah Jupe, and Emma Corrin in a reimagining of Joseph Losey’s 1963 classic, The Servant. According to Deadline, principal photography will begin in January, with Francis Lee directing for the first time in six years.

Deadline reported that this reimagining of The Servant is a psychological thriller set in 1950s New York, “about Tony (Hoult), an entitled British man who moves into a beautiful apartment on Central Park and becomes embroiled in a wicked power play with his manservant, Barrett (Domingo).”

The original film, which starred Dirk Bogarde and James Fox, incorporates themes of fear, sex, and shame, The Guardian said. According to Deadline, the new film “is understood to crackle with its own sexual cat-and-mouse games and modern dynamics.”

“I am delighted to be working with my incredible cast on The Servant, an exciting, dangerous, and fun retelling with a contemporary viewpoint of the classic film,” Lee said. “Although this thrilling story is set in 1950s New York, its themes feel more timely than ever, and I can’t wait for audiences to discover this film through fresh eyes.”

Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin are set to produce the film for Blueprint, and they said they’re lucky to work with Lee.

“We have long been great admirers of his work and it is no surprise that his razor-sharp script has attracted such an incredible cast,” they said.

Domingo, who will star in The Servant as Barrett, is the cover star for this month’s issue of The Hollywood Reporter. The magazine called him “a force who seemingly came out of nowhere.”

“Maybe it’s because I’m sort of leaning into the third act of my career,” Domingo said to The Hollywood Reporter. “For a long time, as artists, we’re in our ‘planting seeds’ phase. I feel like I’m in an incredible harvest period.”

Check out fans’ reactions to The Servant announcement here.

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