According to THR, Ethan Hawke is in "final negotiations" to board Fuqua's "The Magnificent Seven" starring Denzel Washington. Hawke and Washington made box office bank back in 2001's "Training Day," which earned both actors Academy Award nominations and Washington an Oscar win for Best Actor. 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. Chris Pratt and Hailey Bennett also boarded the project, which MGM began developing back in 2012 alongside a spate of other titles from its studio library including the forthcoming...
- 3/2/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Similar News
Annecy unveils Competition line-up plus previews including ‘The Wild Robot’
- 4/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
3 Years Later, Rebecca Ferguson's New Sci-Fi to Redeem Her $16.4M Flop
- 4/25/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Lee Jevon)
- STartefacts.com
‘Way Of The Warrior Kid’: Chris Pratt & McG To Team Up For Adaptation Of Jocko Willink’s YA Novel, Hits Cannes Market Next Month
- 4/25/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Nicole Kidman’s 28 Best Film and TV Performances, Ranked
- 4/26/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Gladiator 2 Test Screening Rumor: 3 Actors are Standouts and None of Them are Pedro Pascal
- 4/25/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
‘The Equalizer’ Grabs Season 5 Renewal at CBS
- 4/25/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Best Movie Trilogy Ever Is Returning To Theaters – Here's Where You Can Watch It
- 4/25/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Ethan and Maya Hawke Almost Abandoned ‘Wildcat’ After Discovering Flannery O’Connor’s Racist Letters
- 4/23/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Ethan Hawke Curates ‘All That Jazz,’ ‘Paris, Texas,’ and More for Galerie Film Club, Now on Apple TV and Roku
- 4/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.