When Werner Herzogs retooled Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans enters theaters later this year, dont expect to see a tuned-in retelling of director Abel Ferraras original Bad Lieutenant. In fact, expect Nicholas Cageand Eva Mendes to be doing something completely different.

I havent seen [Bad Lieutenant], Herzog told MTV News outside the Academy Awards this year. So I cant compare it. It has nothing to do with it.

Herzog clarified that his film is its own story, and though this edition of Bad Lieutenant may share a name with its predecessor, its going to be a cop noir all of its own making. He went as far as to say that his film will reinvent the genre.

I think its a new form of film noir, he said, echoing Nicholas Cages explanation that it would be a reboot of Ferraras concept in the vein of the James Bond franchise turn with Daniel Craig.

Its not a remake, the director said. Its a completely independent autonomous story. But he did forecast big things for Cages performance in the lead role previously held by Harvey Keitel.

Nicolas Cage was terrific, Herzog stated. You will see something extraordinary when you see him on screen. Its the best hes ever done.