The New Magnificent Seven - casting
 

okay..first i thought it was a joke when words got out that Tom Cruise's remaking The Magnificent 7 (itself a remake of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai)...but, now it think i'm all for this project..and i'm curious as to who'd be today's Mag 7, in addition to Tom Cruise...

i myself have two sets of lineup i'd wanna see..

here's the original cast:

- Yul Brynner as Chris Adams
- Steve McQueen as Vin (Chris's pal)
- Horst Buchholz as Chico (the young hot shot)
- Charles Bronson as Bernardo O'Reilly (the quiet and brooding type)
- James Coburn as Britt (the knife thrower)
- Robert Vaughn as Lee(the dapper man on the run)
- Brad Dexter as Harry Luck (the seventh guy)
- Rosenda Monteros as Petra (the village babe and Chico's love interest)
and
- Eli Wallach as Calvera (the villain)

first, a lineup consisting of Cruise and his past co-stars:

- Tom Cruise as Chris Adams
- Matthew McConaughey (from Tropic Thunder) as Vin
- Diego Boneta (from Rock of Ages) as Chico
- Ving Rhames (from the first two Mission: Impossible) as Bernardo
- Colin Farrell (from Minority Report) as Britt
- Simon Pegg (from the last two Mission: Impossible) as Lee
- Kurt Russell (from Vanilla Sky) as Harry Luck, the seventh guy and the group's mentor
- Paz Vega as Petra (this time, though, she'll be the love interest of both Chris and Vin, instead of Chico)
and
- Demian Bichir (never starred with Cruise, but got a surprised Oscar nod for last year's A Better Life) as Calvera

second, it's an all-SUPER star lineup:

- Johnny Depp as Chris Adams
- Jamie Foxx as Vin
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Chico
- Tom Cruise as Britt
- Javier Bardem as Bernardo
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Lee
- Kevin Costner as Harry Luck
- Salma Hayek as Petra (the woman between Chris and BRITT)
and
- Demian Bichir as Calvera
and
- Brad Pitt as Calvera's hired gun (a new role)

...now, which lineup do you guys prefer for the remake..?? according to the latest rumors, though..both Kevin Costner and Matt Damon have been mentioned to join this remake.

personally, i'd like to see the all-super star lineup myself, but, it's a very long shot that all those guys wanna join Tom in "supporting" capacity. UNLESS, they all see Tom as their generation's Sylvester Stallone.

remaking The Magnificent 7
 

Dream Team:

George Clooney
Jake Gyllenhaal
Samuel L Jackson
James Gandolfini
Russell Crowe
Robert De Niro
Harrison Ford

Javier Bardem as Calvera

matt & kev join the 7
 

Matt Damon...?? well, that's okay i guess. but Johnny Depp woulda been a bigger and more intriguing choice for the audience (domestic AND foreign). sides...artistically, depp can't go any worse than The Tourist, right..??

as for Costner and Freeman..the former would be too old for Britt, and the latter, again, too old for the bad guy. Caldera's gotta be a mexican..and badass one, too. that's why the recently oscar nominated Demian Bichir is the perfect choice, i think... Javier Bardem WILL say NO. for he's played big (and memorable) villains much too often already.