Director Antoine Fuqua is signed to direct a remake of the Western 'The Magnificent Seven," reuniting his "Training Day" actors, Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Also set to appear in the film are Chris Pratt and Hailey Bennett.
Here's a bit more of what IMDB says about the remake:
"Screenwriters John Lee Hancock ("Saving Mr. Banks") and Nic Pizzolatto (a double WGA winner for HBO's "True Detective") base their script on Kurosawa's 1954 "Seven Samurai" written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. That tale of seven gunslingers banding together to protect a destitute village from blood-seeking bandits was first remade in 1960 as "The Magnificent Seven" directed by John Sturges and starring Steven McQueen.
So, what do all of you think? Another "remakes are a bad thing?" or "remakes are okay as long as they're done well?" or "they should not touch this movie!"
As for myself, "The Magnificent Seven" from 1960 is one of my favorite movies, but they've had at least three sequels to follow that one, along with a TV-series from 1998 that lasted two seasons. It really doesn't ruin things for me because I have the Sturges movie on DVD and can go back to it anytime, whether or not this one hits big or bombs. And I am a fan of Denzel Washington and director Fuqua, so I'm going to play "wait and see."
Here's a bit more of what IMDB says about the remake:
"Screenwriters John Lee Hancock ("Saving Mr. Banks") and Nic Pizzolatto (a double WGA winner for HBO's "True Detective") base their script on Kurosawa's 1954 "Seven Samurai" written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. That tale of seven gunslingers banding together to protect a destitute village from blood-seeking bandits was first remade in 1960 as "The Magnificent Seven" directed by John Sturges and starring Steven McQueen.
So, what do all of you think? Another "remakes are a bad thing?" or "remakes are okay as long as they're done well?" or "they should not touch this movie!"
As for myself, "The Magnificent Seven" from 1960 is one of my favorite movies, but they've had at least three sequels to follow that one, along with a TV-series from 1998 that lasted two seasons. It really doesn't ruin things for me because I have the Sturges movie on DVD and can go back to it anytime, whether or not this one hits big or bombs. And I am a fan of Denzel Washington and director Fuqua, so I'm going to play "wait and see."
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