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...Silva expects to spend the entire summer writing the script, which he plans to model closely on the original with room for his own innovation. “The ending will change, most definitely,” he says. “And no hints.” Silva pauses to reconsider. “Well, maybe one word—redemption,” he adds cryptically...
...written by Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch) and Gordon Dawson, the protagonist is a white American in Mexico City. The film is usually described as a cult classic. “It’s very violent. It’s also tragic in its own way,” Silva says. “Some have called it a strange, weird masterpiece.” In his version of the masterpiece, Silva plans to make the protagonist a Chicano—a Mexican-American. “He becomes a man of two worlds,” he says...
...will remain the same. A powerful man discovers that Alfredo Garcia has impregnated his daughter, and he wants Garcia’s head. The dirty job falls to the character Del Toro will play. “It becomes a question of conscience, not just action,” Silva says. “The basic plot is like a football game, only with someone’s head instead of a football...
...Silva first got into this game when Del Toro recommended him as the man to do the rewrite for director Sam Bayer, but this project is one in a long line of collaborations between Del Toro and Silva. The two attended school together in San Juan and could often be found shooting hoops or watching movies at Del Toro’s house. Silva recalls that Del Toro had an extensive film collection. When Del Toro moved to Pennsylvania in high school they stayed in touch regularly. Since 1992, they have joined forces on several scripts, none of which have...
Though Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is the first movie he’s worked on that is on track to actually get produced, Silva is not daunted by the difficulties of writing for Hollywood. “I already have a film to work with, so there’s less of that blank page effect,” he says. “And I like the potential that it has. I’m excited about it.” Nor does Silva fear that his script will be corrupted by Hollywood commercialism...