Tom Cruise attached to MGM's 'Magnificent Seven': Remake project still seeking writer, director

Variety ^ | May 21, 2012 | Jeff Sneider

[EveningStar]

As MGM prepares to start production on "RoboCop" and "Carrie" later this year, the studio is going back to the vault again to develop a remake of John Sturges' 1960 Western "The Magnificent Seven" with Tom Cruise attached to star.

[EveningStar]

ping

[Squantos]

The story of the 7 samurai continues....

[jwalsh07]

Great western, hopefully they don’t turn it into Bareback Cowboys.

[jimbo123]

So is this going to be the homo version?

[Vince Ferrer]

The Magnificent Seven was already a remake.

[huldah1776]

Are they going to ride miniature horses?

bbbwwwahahahahaha!

[Dallas59]

Nothing new what-so-ever coming out of that place.

[saganite]

You really shouldn’t mess with perfection.

[Venturer]

I didn’t know Tom Cruise was still alive.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

As MGM prepares to start production on "RoboCop" and "Carrie" later this year, the studio is going back to the vault again to develop a remake of John Sturges' 1960 Western "The Magnificent Seven" with Tom Cruise attached to star.

Such originality. What happened, did the fountain of comic book heroes run dry for Hollywood's creative visionaries?

[A_Former_Democrat]

Tom Cruise defacing the great Magnificent 7 . .. blasphemy

[vetvetdoug]

There are few male leads in Hollywood today that can even match one of the actors that worked in the 1960 version. Many of today's actors can barely sit a horse much less play that of a western star with some modicum of believability.

[Rebelbase]

Another remake. When was the last time Hollywood had anything original?

[Squantos]

Thus my comment ... 1954 was when the story / movie was made about the samurai. Then the cowboy variations of the story.

[HoneysuckleTN]

NoooooOOOOoooooo! I can't stand Tom Cruise and he has ruined several franchises for me that I will not watch. Interview with the Vampire and Mission: Impossible. (Unfortunately, I took a chance and watched the first MI. Worst mistake ever.) I have the original M7 movies, and the 90s TV series on DVD. I have a tape of the Seven Samurai, but I need to get a copy on DVD.

I wish he'd stay away from my favorite movies. Barf!!

[PowderMonkey]

American cool defined: Steve McQueen, Yul Brenner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Detexter, Eli Wallach...! “Ride on, Calvera.” Fuggetaboudit, Tommy. Any remake you try to do will be a waste of perfectly good film.

[Michael.SF.]

I think only Robert Vaughn is still alive, they should try and work him into the movie in some way

[vetvetdoug]

Look at the actors on horseback. All have excellent riding form...heels down, backs ramrod straight, left hand with the reins....McQueen and Bronson are holding back their horses and the horse’s mouths are reflecting the pressure. The horses are at a canter and probably going to have to split in a nanosecond to keep from running down the photographer.

[JimSEA]

No, no, no . . . When you have a perfectly good movie like this don’t mess with it. Nothing good will result. You can tell stories again like this was an adaptation of The Seven Samurai but don’t copy. I know they do it to accomidate egos and have new stars that appeal to the teeny boppers.