Mel gibson to remake controversial 1969 western the wild. The passion of the christ and hacksaw ridges mel gibson has been hired to direct the movie and rework a script that the studio had already been working from for a while related. The wild bunch 710 movie clip lets go 1969 hd youtube. Mel gibson is directing and cowriting the new movie for warner bros. Will smith is set to star in a modernday remake of the wild bunch, sam peckinpahs classic tale of a gang of ageing outlaws organising one last. A wild bunch remake has been kicking around since at least 2011. Mel gibson to direct the wild bunch remake collider. Hn entertainment has learned that production designer jon billington has joined the production team for the warner bros. Deadline reports that the filmmaker has been set by warner bros. The wild bunch remake gets mel gibson as cowriter and. Michael fassbender, jamie foxx and peter dinklage are in talks to star in mel gibsons remake of the wild bunch, the violent and influential western for warner bros.
Everything you need to know about the wild bunch movie. The wild bunch is a 1969 american revisionist western film directed by sam peckinpah and. The original 1969 revisionist western movie, directed by sam peckinpah and starring william holden, has been a consistent feature in many bestof genre lists and has been included in the u. Michael fassbender, jamie foxx, peter dinklage in talks to. Tony scott was originally set to helm a version, but his 2012 suicide ended up putting the project on hold. Mel gibson to cowrite and direct wild bunch remake. Sam peckinpahs classic 1969 western the wild bunch is getting the remake treatment at warner bros. With michael fassbender, jamie foxx, peter dinklage. Michael fassbender, jamie foxx, peter dinklage in talks to join mel gibsons wild bunch remake.
Wild bunch remake cast wants michael fassbender and more film. A gang of american bandits try to elude bounty hunters during the waning days of the wild west. Wbs the wild bunch remake enlists bad boys for life. Hollywood has been hoping to mount a wild bunch remake for a few years now. The wild bunch is one of those movies made by just the right crazy drugged up bastard with just the right cast that it simply cannot be done again. It will be a modernized version in which a rogue dea agent assembles a team to rip off a massively wealthy mexican drug lord. The 62yearold is set to helm the remake of the wild bunch, as well as cowrite the script the original version of the western was released in 1969 and follows an aging group of outlaws looking for one last hit as the traditional american west disappears around them and the industrial age takes over only to be hunted by a former partner whom they doublecrossed. Mel gibson is moving forward wild bunch as his next directorial project. Everything we know so far about mel gibsons wild bunch. Mel gibson just convinced a major studio, warner bros.
In other words, its as much a remake of the wild bunch about as 10 things i hate about you was a remake of the taming of the shrew. Mel gibson to direct and cowrite the wild bunch remake. Lets just hope that gibsons take on this wont turn out to be another teal. The actordirector is onboard to direct a remake of western classic the wild bunch, ew has confirmed. Everything we know so far about mel gibsons wild bunch remake. Lets just hope that gibsons take on this wont turn out to be another teal and. New york ap mel gibson will cowrite and direct a remake of sam peckinpahs classic 1969 western the wild bunch. Mel gibson set to remake the wild bunch movies empire. Will smith lassoes lead role in the wild bunch remake. Mel gibson has been hired to cowrite and direct hollywoods longgestating remake of the wild bunch. Deadline reports that mel gibson, director of the acclaimed war biopic hacksaw ridge, has set his next project behind the camera as a. The panel also debates if mel gibson is the right choice to direct a the wild bunch remake. Mel gibson to write and direct the wild bunch remake.
Born in new jersey, he attended the new york university film school. The wild bunch remake turns to fassbender, foxx and dinklage. Gibson will cowrite with bryan bagby and also exec produce the. Gibson will cowrite with bryan bagby and also exec produce the pic. The wild bunch remake to be directed by mel gibson film. The plot concerns an aging outlaw gang on the mexicounited states border trying to adapt to the changing modern world of 19. The reissue of the original cut of sam peckinpahs western the wild bunch was supposed to commemorate its 25th anniversary. As flamboyant as any character in his movies, joel silver can be credited along with jerry bruckheimer as practically reinventing the action film genre in the 1980s. Wild bunch remake cast wants michael fassbender and more. Michael fassbender, jamie foxx, peter dinklage in talks to join.
I am not saying a remake cant be fun or action packed or well acted but it simply cannot ever be the wild bunch chris. Mel gibson to direct the wild bunch remake home theater. In 2008, the afi listed 10 best films in 10 genres and ranked the wild bunch as the sixthbest western. The wild bunch is a 1969 american revisionist western film directed by sam peckinpah and starring william holden, robert ryan, ernest borgnine, edmond obrien, ben johnson and warren oates. Sam peckinpahs ultraviolent 1969 western epic the wild bunch is the latest movie classic to be given the remake treatment by hollywood. Mel gibson says his wild bunch remake was a bad idea at.
Following his return to hollywood with hacksaw ridge, mel gibson has confirmed his next film as director. Mel gibson ayer new wild man at warners by michael fleming warner bros. Mel gibson says he thought the wild bunch remake was a bad idea at first last month, word broke that mel gibson is slated to cowrite and direct the wild bunch, a. Michael fassbender, jamie foxx and peter dinklage are in talks to star in mel gibsons remake of the wild bunch, the violent and influential western. Michael fassbender, jamie foxx and peter dinklage could be leading up the wild bunch according. On january 19, 2011, it was announced by warner bros. The story will focus on kung furys universe with no real connection to the short movie other than the. Mel gibson is going to cowrite, executive produce and direct a remake of sam peckinpahs iconic 1969 western the wild bunch at warner bros. Mel gibson to cowrite, direct wild bunch remake at. Posted on monday, may 20th, 2019 by chris evangelista.
The wild bunch full movie action 1969hd william holden, ernest borgnine, robert ryan. Nothing is officially in place yet, but word has it the movie will begin production this fall. The wild bunch movie is currently in preproduction. Great examples, but all with the exception of true grit came before the current remake factory mindset in hollywood. Library of congress for its artistic and cultural significance. Westerns are one of the lowest earning film genres and superhero films gibson was actually offered the suicide squad sequel are the highest. Mel gibson to direct, cowrite remake of the wild bunch. Mel gibson has been set by warner bros to direct the wild bunch, a new version of the 1969 sam peckinpahdirected classic western. Mel gibson to direct the wild bunch remake at warner bros. Peckinpah said he was influenced by vietnam and a wish to make a film that dirtied the image of the wholesome western.
Mel gibson is coming on to write and direct a remake of the classic sam peckinpah western the wild bunch at warner bros. The old classic centered on an ageing group of outlaws looking for one last big score as the traditional american west is disappearing around them and the. Later, will smith was in talks to star, with the film. Sarah silverman reacts to mel gibsons wild bunch remake. It is particularly celebrated for its cinematography and editing and how it uses normal and slow motion images, which was new in the 1960s. The movie earned six oscar nominations, including best picture and. While some might say it still is, mel gibson has revealed during an interview with deadline that he thought his recentlyannounced remake of sam peckinpahs the wild bunch was. Tony scott was slated to direct, but his 2012 suicide shut the project down. Mel gibson thought the wild bunch remake was a bad idea. While mel gibson is attached to act in several films. This remake will be about a modern disgraced dea agent likely to be played by smith who gets together a team to go after a mexican drug lord and his money. Late last month, the hacksaw ridge and passion of the christ filmmaker was confirmed to direct and cowrite a remake of the 1969 western the wild bunch, originally directed by. Receiving two academy award nominations, this bitter, brutal story of magnificent losers in a dying west remains one of the screens alltime classics.
It will be gibsons first time directing since his 2016 world war ii drama hacksaw ridge, for which gibson earned a best directing oscar nomination. The wild bunch 1969 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The film was controversial because of its graphic violence and its portrayal. Mel gibsons next directing gig, wild bunch western, looking at jamie foxx, michael fassbender and peter dinklage. The wild bunch remake hoping to recruit michael fassbender, jamie foxx, peter dinklage for director mel gibson. Sam peckinpahs controversial revisionist western takes place in texas and mexico in 19, a transitional year when the old west was giving way to the new west. This project has been floating around hollywood for years but saner heads kept vetoing it. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once.
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