Ericson Core has signed on to direct the remake of Point Break for Alcon Entertainment.  Like the 1991 original, the remake follows a FBI agent who goes undercover to infiltrate a criminal ring, set in the world of international extreme sports.

Core got his start as a cinematographer on the likes of The Fast and the Furious before making his directorial debut with Invincible in 2006.  Core will try to follow the career trajectory of Kathryn Bigelow, who launched from Point Break to Oscar win in just under 20 years.  Michael DeLuca, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor, and Kurt Wimmer will produce the remake.  Principal photography is set to begin at the end of the year.  Hit the jump for the press release with all the details.

Ericson Core (“Invincible”) has signed to direct “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage”. This will make it the 3rd film in the xXx franchise, which should have never been a franchise.  Vin Diesel is also already signed on to star.  This means that Diesel will be returning to another franchise which helped him become the big action star that he was for those 5 or 10 minutes a couple of years ago after starring in this years surprise hit (sigh) “Fast & Furious”.  To find out some more details and what Xander Cage will be up to in this adventure, hit the jump.