The new film directed by Antoine Fuqua is a remake of the classic western The Magnificent Seven released in 1960. The original film starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, and Robert Vaughn. The remake will star Denzel Washington ( Malcolm X, Glory), Chris Pratt ( Guardians of the Galaxy), Lee Byung-hun(G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra, G.I.Joe: Retaliation), Vincent D'Onofrio(Daredevil), Ethan Hawke(Gattaca), Manuel Garcia Rulfo(From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), and Martin Sensmeier(Salem). Peter Sarsgaard(Green Lantern) also stars as the film's main antagonist.
Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke previously worked with Antoine Fuqua on his film Training Day, for which Washington an Academy Award for Best Actor. The original Magnificent Seven is itself a remake the classic Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai, released in 1954.