You either already know that Werner Herzog is just about the single-greatest human being to have ever existed or you've probably never really heard of him.

To hear that Nicholas Cage is starring in a remake of anything should send up major flags to filmgoers. He seems to be the go-to guy for blockbuster remakes these days with the upcoming "Bangkok Dangerous", the constant threat of an American "Oldboy" and the so-bad-it's-actually-hilarious travesty that was "The Wicker Man".

Cage and "Lieutenant" sounds, on the surface, to be a terrible match and his casting alone brings up visions of a majorly watered-down version of Ferrara's controversial 1992 Harvey Keitel NC-17 drama. But Herzog's there and he, quite simply, doesn't make bad movies.

Werner's no stranger to remakes, having tackled "Nosferatu", "Woyzeck" (one of many adaptations of the stage play) and, most recently, "Rescue Dawn" which remade his own documentary "Little Dieter Needs to Fly" as a narrative. I will say that I think all three of those films are at the weaker end of his oeuvre, but the weakest part of Werner Herzog's anything could still take a bullet, climb a mountain and then go for six weeks without food or water.

Herzog is expected to tackle "Bad Lieutenant" before moving to the 1800's Burma epic, "The Piano Tuner".

Check out Variety's original article here.