Well, it looks like there was some truth to the rumours that we heard last summer about a remake of the ’80s action flick Commando. 20th Century Fox is in the process of putting together a new take on the 1985 Schwarzenegger film about a retired Special Forces agent whose daughter is kidnapped. They have hired former Navy soldier David Ayer (Training Day, Harsh Times) to pen the script, who is expected to create a slightly more realistic spin on the original.

There have been quite a few Arnold movies coming back to the big screen as of late. Terminator, Predator and Conan the Barbarian have all received sequels or reboots of some sort, but this could be the first non-franchise Schwarzenegger remake to hit theatres (although a Total Recall remake is also in development). Instead of trying to find someone to fill Arnold’s shoes as John Matrix, they are simply going to tweak the character by making him “less brawny, but more skilled in covert tactics and weaponry.” Sounds to me like they are hoping to turn it into another Taken. Is this a remake that could actually work? Let off some steam in the comments below.