The Longer, Gooder Friday

Some time ago, rumors circulated on a UK website about a possible sequel to John Mackenzie's 1980 Brit-crime standout The Long Good Friday; the project has appeared now as a US (Miami-based!) remake, courtesy of Paul W.S. Anderson, who will write and direct.
No word on casting yet, but consider this from Hoskins:

"Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny DeVito, there's only me to play them."