‘Bad Lieutenant’ Remake Cast is a Mixed Bag of ‘Huh?’

First we had Nicolas Cage in a Werner Herzog movie remaking the 1992 film Bad Lieutenant. Then Eva Mendes joined the cast to remind us just how bad Ghost Rider was. I guess it is only appropriate that we add Val Kilmer and Xzibit to the cast to make it entirely confusing.

The 1992 original pic starred Harvey Keitel as a corrupt cop investigating a nun’s rape, a role now occupied by Cage with Kilmer playing his partner. Xzibit is playing a nemesis named Big Fade. No word on what role Mendes is taking on, but my guess is that it will involve her kissing someone and likely getting into a dangerous situation she must be saved from. Maybe even a nip slip if we’re lucky.

William Finkelstein wrote the script and filming is expected to begin soon.