Irvine Welsh, the novelist of acclaimed book “Trainspotting”, is set to direct “The Magnificent Eleven”, a modern-day version of the classic 1960 western “The Magnificent Seven.”
The updated story, which will be a dark comedy, places the setting in a Tandoori neighborhood as opposed to a poor Mexican villaing. Instead of hired guns, a local soccer team called the Cowboys defend a restaurant against a street gang led by Blonde Bob, instead of marauding bandits.
Sean Bean, Dougray Scott and Robert Vaughan are all slated to star. Vaughn was also a cast member of the original “The Magnificent Seven.” That film itself was an American remake of the samurai epic “7 Samurai”, directed by renowned Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.
No other information has been released yet on the project.
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By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Screen Daily)
Hmmm, I’m intrigued, I highly rate Welsh’s writing, Trainspotting, The Acid House and Porno, but can he direct?! And the magnificent eleven, sounds interesting but also, difficult to pull off? time will tell i guess