As for a Prequel, this sounds like a worse idea than even Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power. I mean let’s face it, who are they going to get to fill Robert DeNiro’s and Sean Connery’s shoes? By calling it The Untouchables, that’s exactly what they are trying to do. Why not simply make a mafia film about the early days of Capone and have it stand on it’s own? Let audiences decide if they want to see it as a sequel or an unrelated film. Why does everything these days have to ride a brand name?

If Brian DePalma wants to return to his roots, let him go make some horror films. God knows Hollywood desperately needs some talent working in that genre.

Remake it and stick closer to the actual events.

it could be Carlito’s Way 2: Rise to Power.

Here’s to hoping for the best because prequels (hint, hint) are rarely anywhere near as good as the original.

Incedentally, should it really have “The Untouchables” name on it? The coined nickname began during Eliot Ness’ pursuit of Capone in that he couldn’t be bought off (and lightly alluded to in the ’87 film). Also, Malone is a character made up for that film.

I would like to have seen…A REMAKE.

Not that I didn’t love the first film. But I would like to see a film that sticked closer to the facts, such as how many “Untouchables” there were (11) -none of whom died- that Nitti didn’t die the way he did in the film (he took over Capone’s business while Capone was in prison), and that Ness was a single man at the time of the Capone investigation.