Denzel Washington has been confirmed to star in a remake of The Magnificent Seven.
The actor will again reunite on the project with The Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua, who was first linked to a retelling of the 1960 Western earlier this year.
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Producer Jason Blumenthal described the film as wish fulfilment, telling Variety: "In a world where a lot of injustice gets all the attention, it's nice to see a movie where someone is doing something about it."
Sony Pictures is reportedly looking to develop the film into a franchise, although the producers are being cautious.
Producer Todd Black said: "We just want to see this one work," while Blumenthal added: "The audience will tell us."
Meanwhile, speaking at the Toronto Film Festival, Fuqua explained that he and Washington had always planned on working together again ever since their last collaboration on Training Day in 2001, for which the actor won an Academy Award.
"He directed a couple of movies and it takes a couple years to make a movie," said Fuqua. "I've directed a couple of things. Before you know it, the years go by.
"We kept looking for the right thing. He called about [The Equalizer], it happened to be the right thing."
The Equalizer is released in the US and UK on September 26. Watch a preview clip below:
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