AMBI took over remake ownership rights to the flick when it acquired the Exclusive Media Group film library in September.
Anchor investors for AMBI Monika Bacardi and Andrea Iervolino said Memento's popularity made it an easy pick.
"People who've seen Memento 10 times still feel they need to see it one more time," Iervolino told Variety.
"This is a quality that we feel really supports and justifies a remake. The bar is set high thanks to the brilliance or Christopher Nolan, but we wouldn't want it any other way."
Memento has constantly ranked among the best films of its decade, and many believe it should be left as it was originally intended.
Twitter soon responded with angry commenters who think a new version of Nolan's hit would be overkill.
- nzherald.co.nz
