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Michael Hoffman (“The Last Station”) has come onboard to direct the Joel and Ethan Coen scripted remake of the 1966 British crime caper “Gambit”, says Deadline.
The original, starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine, told of a cat burglar who tries to rob a billionaire of his priceless statue and enlists the help of a waitress who is a dead ringer for the victim’s late wife. While the burglar has carefully planned the job in his head, the execution is complicated by his relationship with his pretty accomplice.
Upstart company Crime Scene Pictures has signed on to finance the picture, with filming due to commence next May.
