Given Hollywoods current fascination with remaking old movies (Strawdogs, the upcoming Total Recall, and the recently announced Carrie and ...
Given Hollywoods current fascination with remaking old movies (Strawdogs, the upcoming Total Recall,
and the recently announced Carrie and Death Wish) it was only a matter of time that they would attempt to remake a remake. Based on Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven transplanted the action from feudal Japan to the Wild West. and followed a group of gunmen hired to protect a small Mexican village from bandits. Released in 1960, it starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Eli Wallach. Now a remake is development at MGM, with Tom Cruise in line for the lead role.
Apparently the project is something Cruise has been interested in doing for a long time, but it is a long way due to the amount of movies on the actor's plate at the moment, including Oblivion, All You Need Is Kill, and a planned reboot of the Van Helsing franchise.
No director has been attached for the remake, and the search is currently on for a screenwriter.
Source: Variety
