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Timothée Chalamet’s trajectory in Hollywood appears unstoppable. With critically acclaimed roles in films like “Call Me By Your Name” and his participation in the high-profile sci-fi franchise “Dune,” he has cemented his status as a star. In 2024, his portrayal of Bob Dylan in the biopic “A Complete Unknown” earned him his second Oscar nomination. This success has inspired NBA star Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves to suggest Chalamet try his hand at directing. Edwards even volunteered to be the lead in Chalamet’s directorial debut. In an unexpected twist, Chalamet proposed the idea of remaking the classic Denzel Washington film “Training Day,” with Edwards stepping into the lead role.
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Originally directed by Antoine Fuqua in 2001, “Training Day” featured Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. The film’s gripping portrayal of a day in the life of a morally ambiguous LAPD narcotics officer and his rookie partner earned Washington an Oscar. The narrative, centered around police corruption, remains relevant, making a remake timely. Chalamet envisions Edwards as the veteran officer, Alonzo Harris, and sees himself taking on the role of the rookie, Jake Hoyt, originally played by Hawke.
Though not a massive box-office hit upon release, “Training Day” is hailed as a classic for its raw depiction of police life in Los Angeles and the ethical dilemmas it presents. While it never spawned a sequel, a television adaptation did emerge, featuring Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell in a storyline set five years after the movie. Unfortunately, the series concluded with Paxton’s passing in 2017. However, in 2019, reports surfaced about a prequel film in the works, scripted by Nick Yarborough, set against the backdrop of the 1992 L.A. Riots following the Rodney King verdict.
By 2022, the prequel had been officially named “Training Day: Day of the Riot,” yet updates since have been sparse. With the prequel still in its early stages and Chalamet and Edwards showing enthusiasm for a remake, the possibility of Edwards portraying a younger Alonzo Harris and Chalamet potentially directing remains. Whether this collaboration will come to fruition remains to be seen, but it certainly intrigues fans of the original film and newcomers alike.
Training Day has a prequel in development
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While “Training Day” wasn’t a blockbuster, it was a hit in theaters and became a classic with its gritty portrayal of cop life in L.A. and the moral complexities of policing — and it remains one of the best cop movies ever made to this day. While it never did get a sequel movie, there was a TV spin-off of the series starring Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell, as two L.A. cops in a sequel story set five years after the film. The series ended after Paxton’s death in 2017, but about two years after the show came to a close, word came out that a prequel to “Training Day” was in development as a feature film.
In 2019, it was reported that the studio had commissioned writer Nick Yarborough to pen the script to a film set almost a decade prior to the original — amid the historic 1992 L.A. Riots that followed the verdict in the trial of Rodney King. The prequel film received an update in 2022 with an official title: “Training Day: Day of the Riot,” but there has been little news of it since. With the sequel still under pre-production, and Chalamet and Edwards both interested in a remake, could there be potential for NBA star Anthony Edwards to star as a younger Alonzo Harris, with Chalamet behind the camera? Only time will tell.
