Variety has revealed that American Sniper and Fifty Shades of Grey actor Luke Grimes is in talks to join the ever-expanding cast of The Magnificent Seven.
The remake, co-produced by Sony and MGM, is to be directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer, Training Day) and will see Grimes join the impressive cast which already includes Fuqua’s Equalizer stars Denzel Washington and Haley Bennett, as well as Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), and Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil).
The “original” Magnificent Seven starred Steve McQueen and Yul Brynner (itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic Seven Samuarai) which told the story of seven gunslingers who protect an oppressed village from a group of outlaws.
John Lee Hancock (Snow White & The Huntsman) has worked on the newest version of the script, which was initially written by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Production begins next month, with the film set to be released in 2017.
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Originally published April 2, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
