Why doesn't Hollywood Do "Thunder Road?"

In the last several years we've lost several legendary Hollywood tough guys. One loss that made the world a slightly less cool place was when Robert Mitchum passed away. Jan-Micheal Vincent-who starred with Mitchum in "The Winds of War" called him "Daddy Badass." He's most famous for his chilling portrayal of vengeful ex-con Max Cady in "Cape Fear" and playing Phillip Marlowe in "The Big Sleep". However the one that launched his career was "Thunder Road."  Mitchum wrote the screenplay, and actually sold it to the studio because he had a verbal commitment from Elvis Presley to play Moonshiner Luke Doolin. Already sick of Hal Wallis' campy singing movies, he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor and thought playing a gangster in a non-singing role would do it. However-Preley's manager Col. Tom Parker talked him out of it-saying that him playing a criminal would tarnish his nice-guy image. After Elvis pulled out, Mitchum convinced the studio brass to make the film anyway with him playing Luke Doolin. It had some cool ( for the 1950s ) car chase action with Mitchum eluding the police first in a hopped up '50 Ford and later in a '57 Chevy. The best scene was when He goes to a rival moonshiner's garage and they say-"Were takin' over your territory, Doolin, and there's no way you can stop us." Mitchum stands in the doorway casually, with two .45s in his belt. In that "Voice of God" ( only James Earl Jones or Sam Elliott come close ) that he had-he says simply-"I'm here." "You done been stopped." He dies in a blaze of glory at the end. The film was a smash-hit and made Mitchum a big star. Elvis Presley loved the film and said in later years he wished he hadn't let the Colonel talk him out of it.  Anyhow-instead of  "Fast&Furious 7" maybe they could do an update of "Thunder Road." I'd  set in the early '60's -you could use cool stuff like 409 Impalas or 421 Catalinas as the "Whiskey Runners". Or set it in like '67 or '68 ( 1962-70 were the years Buford Pusser waged his legendary battles with hillbilly gangsters in Tennessee ) and instead of a Korean War Vet Doolin could be a disillusioned Vietnam Vet, and you could use Chevelles, GTOs and Road Runners. He could still go out in a blaze of glory ala' "Vanishing Point" but the dialogue and the action could be really ramped up. They could get Rhona Mitra and Pam Anderson to play his long-suffereing blonde and brunette hotties. But hopefully they get someone like Viggo Mortensen ( "Eastern Promises", "A history of Violence" ) or Stone Cold Steve Austin to fill Mitchum's shoes. I can't see midgets like Mark Wahlberg or Matt Damon or Tom Cruise ( Don't get me started on "Jack Reacher" ) to play the hulking, badass, ex-special forces hero Luke Doolin.  You listening, Quentin Tarantino?  Mastermind