Exactly. Rick is a self-serving type who is neutral and available to the highest bidder. But he becomes a patriot to the Allied cause by the film’s end. I guess the remake will feature America as the bad guys.
BTW, anyone who even suggests remaking Casablanca deserves our eternal scorn. You don’t remake a masterpiece.
This reminds me of the recent attempt to remake the Music Man, with Matthew Broderick as Harold Hill. It was almost physically painful to watch.
In both movie remakes, people far less talented than the original cast are attempting to remake the roles that made those performers legends.