{"id":1819,"date":"2013-10-08T08:04:44","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T15:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T04:48:46","slug":"talks-on-the-hollywood-remake-of-otj-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2013\/10\/08\/talks-on-the-hollywood-remake-of-otj-ongoing\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks on the Hollywood remake of \u201cOTJ\u201d ongoing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/otj.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1820\" alt=\"otj\" src=\"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/otj.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines\u2014As Erik Matti\u2019s award-winning film \u201cOn The Job\u201d (OTJ) continues to wow moviegoers around the world, one reliable source from the Cannes International Film Festival announced that a talk of a possible Hollywood remake of the Filipino film has been ongoing since April 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In a movie review, Canadian film critic Chris Bumbray said that the remake is \u201calready on the books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bumbray also shared his thoughts as to who would be the best actor who could give justice to the role of the hard-core hitman \u201cTatang\u201d, originally portrayed by seasoned actor Joel Torre.<\/p>\n<p>And he is no less than 3-time Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston of the recently concluded Emmy-winning show \u201cBreaking Bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports added that the story rights of \u201cOTJ\u201d had already been bought by the Los Angeles-based production company XYZ Films. 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