True Detective creator Nick Pizzolatto had plans to make a western for Amazon. The story of an outlaw who joins a band of bandits to fight a threat from his past. Only here, what should have been the original series ends up being a remake of The Magnificent Seven.
The desire of the part of the platform that wants to explore the catalog of MGM films to use already popular work. Coincidentally, the screenwriter had already written a remake directed by Antoine Fuqua in 2016 with Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt.
The same film was a remake of John Sturges’ famous western released in 1960, starring Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and Yul Brynner. The classic of Hollywood cinema was already inspired by Seven Samurai, Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece.
This new iteration is written by Nico Pizzolatto himself and wants to be part of the great tradition of epic projects released during the Golden Age of the Western, which spanned 20 years.
The information does not name the actors and the shooting date at this time. The case will follow.
Source: Allocine
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