June 1, 2006
Clooney, Ziyi, and Yen in Seven Samurai
Already remade as a western in 1960, Harvey Weinstein is set to remake Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai yet again, this time, it seems, retaining the samurai aspects:
Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen is set to lead in the Hollywood remake of Japanese classic "The Seven Samurai", alongside George Clooney and Chinese starlet Zhang Ziyi, a film company said.
George Clooney as a samurai is perfect casting. Remember all those times on ER that he'd perform surgery with a sword? Or how, on Roseanne, Booker would go on those tirades about honor? Or in Syriana, how he was fatter and had a beard? During those times, I always thought, "This guy would be a hell of a samurai."
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Comments
1. Posted by BarryAllen on June 1, 2006 2:36 PM
Well...he was Batman, and Batman probably fought samurai. Ergo, his Batsuit had nipples.
2. Posted by LB on June 1, 2006 2:44 PM
Christ, the self righteous purists of the world will be up in arms about this.
That said, remaking the Seven Samurai as anything but a western does smack of blasphamy.
Maybe remaking it as something similar to Lock Stock, maybe?
3. Posted by ScriptRadar on June 1, 2006 6:04 PM
I hope this is a sick joke.
Maybe to push the "yellow face" envelope even further, they'll cast Don Cheadle in it, too.
4. Posted by para on June 4, 2006 7:17 PM
hollywood you sicken me
why remake perfection?