The Bullitt and The Towering Inferno remakes, were considered since the mid/late 1980s. Heck, even a movie about Carroll Shelby was discussed in the early 1980s. I was hired to shoot some stuff for this upcoming Shelby movie project in 1992-93, with a running title "Striped Lightning". We shot some vintage races at Willow Springs, Sonoma, and Laguna Seca during this time. Long story short, Warner Bros pulled the funding and did not want the filmed 35mm negatives I shot. (still have them!). The proposed cast was actor James Best (sheriff Roscoe from Dukes of Hazzard) as Shelby. He was in my opinion, perfectly cast for Shelby. He looked like him, and talked like him. Anyways, as history shows, they cast Matt Damon (lousy!!) in the "Ford vs Ferrari" pos. It now appears Spielberg is bringing back the Bullitt character. Again, we interviewed Chad McQueen in 1989 about the potential remake as Bullitt's son for the film. That sure did not pan out! Word has it, Spielberg or Oliver Stone will direct the secret film project "In the Year 2525" for release on 2/25/2025. Keep ya posted!