According to information to The Wrap Eszterhas is supposed to have received four million dollars, equivalent to approximately 39 million Swedish kronor, from Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists to dust off the film.
A source with insight into the new recording says to The Wrap that the new version will be "anti-woke", without giving a closer definition of what it means.
Both feminists and homosexual groups protested against the original film because, among other things, it was considered to exploit the female body.
It is unclear whether Sharon Stone will play the lead role this time as well.
"Basic instinct", with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in the lead roles, became a box office success and grossed over 350 million dollars worldwide.
