The Tracking Board is reporting that Warner Bros. is moving ahead with a contemporary remake of Sam Peckinpah’s classic 1969 western The Wild Bunch, which will be written and directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz (Secuestro Express, Hands of Stone). Previous drafts have been penned by David Ayer (Suicide Squad) and Brian Helgeland (Legend).
The site reports that the new film is likely taking influence from the recent success of Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, and will “update the story to a contemporary setting, revolving around the CIA, dangerous drug cartels, and a thrilling heist against the backdrop of the Southern California-Mexico border.”
Released in 1969, Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch proved highly controversial due to its outlaw protagonists and graphic violence; nevertheless, it was met with much critical acclaim, and it has since gone on to become widely regarded as one of the greatest westerns ever made.
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Originally published October 24, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
