Sharon Stone says she's not involved in Basic Instinct reboot:‘I don't know why you'd do it'
Speaking on US TV's Today programme, Stone made reference to the unsuccessful 2006 sequel, in which she reprised her role of murderous novelist Catherine Tramell. That film earned dreadful reviews, poor audience feedback and just $38m (£28m) at the global box office, compared to the original's $353m (£261m).
'If it goes the way the one that I was in went, I would just say, I don't know why you'd do it,' said Stone. 'I mean, go ahead, but good fucking luck.'
She continued by questioning the logistics of her character's return. 'I'm at that stage where I already retired once, and I already died a couple of times,' Stone said. 'I'm like, 'What are you gonna do? Kill me again? Go ahead.''
Stone, who is now promoting Nobody 2, went on to say she 'pretty much owned the 90s as an actress' before explaining that a stroke that led to a brain haemorrhage in 2001 stopped her working.
She then took time out to raise a family before returning to acting.
'I want to leave it on the screen,' she said, 'because it lasts for ever, and I won't. And I'm sure of that.'
Last month is was reported that Eszterhas, 80, has signed a deal with Amazon MGM: the streamer guarantees a $2m (£1.5m) fee for his new Basic Instinct script, which will be upped to $4m (£3m) should the film be made, making it the most lucrative spec sale of the year.
'To those who question what an 80-year-old man is doing writing a sexy, erotic thriller: the rumours of my cinematic impotence are exaggerated and ageist,' Esztherhas said, in a statement to the Wrap.
'I call my writing partner the TWISTED LITTLE MAN and he lives somewhere deep inside me. He was born 29 and he will die 29 and he tells me he is 'sky high up' to write this piece and provide viewers with a wild and orgasmic ride. That makes me very happy.'
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