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Antoine Fuqua (“The Equalizer”) will next tackle a remake of John Sturges’ classic western “The Magnificent Seven”. Denzel Washington will play one of the Seven.
“Yeah, that’s (The Magnificent Seven) where all of my attention is going. When I get back to L.A., I’ll meet the casting team and start to get into it with the producers and everybody next week.
Yeah, we’re trying to find the other guys now, trying to find the other… six (Laughs). My biggest influence is Seven Samurai, that’s what I really love. The Magnificent Seven I love as well, there are so many great actors in that movie. It’s a different way in, but it’s the same concept.
It’s not going to be something where people won’t recognize it, for sure. There’s certainly going to be the Yul Brynner type of role, the Steve McQueen, all those roles are there, and the town that needs help. It’s a different way in on this one, and the writers did a great job working on it. I’m really excited about it” (MovieWeb)
Meanwhile, Roger Donaldson (“The November Man”, “Thirteen Days”) is planning to direct a remake of another classic, “All Quiet on the Western Front”.
It’s said that Donaldson’s film will be in closer to the original book than the classic movie it inspired.
Mimi Leder (“The Peacemaker”) was attached to a previous incarnation.
Filming begins March in Europe. (Variety)
