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24 September 2008 8:14 AM, PDT | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news

If you can believe it, director Yang Shupeng was originally a fireman and taught himself how to make movies in his spare time. I suppose we're all something else before we become what we are now, but I just think that's awesome. Anyway, The Robbers is Shupeng's homage to Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai as well as his sophomore film (having already hit box office pay dirt with The Cold Flame). It is set during the Tang Dynasty and tells the story of two robbers' adventures in a seemingly peaceful Bitter Bamboo Village, where they encounter a beautiful woman, a group of soldiers and a village head scheming to kill the duo. Hu Jun will play the arrow-shooting Xue Shisan and Jiang Wu will portray swordsman Chen Liu. The action packed NSFW trailer is after the break so be sure to check it out.

Via Variety Asian Online

5 September 2008 8:02 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

God, you just can't believe the nerve of some people. Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese director, made a movie called Seven Samurai, and then some jerk decided to remake it. With cowboys. How could anyone expect the grace and skill of samurai to carry through to a bunch of rough and tumble Americans? Well, it did, because that Seven Samurai remake was called The Magnificent Seven, which turned out to be one of the best Westerns of all time (and one of my dad's favorites--- Hi, Dad!). So it may be impossible for remake lightning to strike twice, but there's reason to have a little faith in the Weinsten Company's planned "reimagining" of Seven Samurai-- this time about paramilitary operatives defending a town in Northern Thailand. Yes, I know that sounds awful, but this is all about having faith! The seven samurai, and the seven cowboys, had faith they

23 July 2008 6:49 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

Yes, Akira Kurosawa must be spinning in his grave right now thanks to the disrespect his son is showing by selling off remake rights to his films to seemingly anyone who comes knocking and, yes, it’s sad to see that Samurai Fiction director Hiroyuki Nakano has slipped to this but damn if it doesn’t actually look pretty good.

What is it?  Hiroyuki Nakano - once an international darling, now absent from the feature film world for several years - has directed a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai starring Sonny Chiba and Nagase Masatoshi with several of Kurosawa’s original creative team on board in key support roles.  As you’d expect from a Nakano film, it looks fantastic.  And as you’d expect from a Nakano film it has a killer soundtrack - in this case all Rolling Stones tunes.  The weird bit?  It was prepared

Todd Brown

15 July 2008 3:59 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

• Now that Timur Bekmambetov’s action hit “Wanted” has already pulled in $112.4 million domestically, it’s time to step up production on the sequel. As Variety reports, the screenwriters are already hard at work, and the producers are trying to get James McAvoy to return as the lead character.

• According to a source over at Chud.com, the Wachowski brothers are planning to bring “Plastic Man” to the big screen. But wait, there’s more. The source also claims Keanu Reeves will be playing the lead character. At this stage though, these are only rumors!

• Are you one of those few people who always wanted to see a fourth “Scream” movie? In that case, it’s your lucky day, because according to Variety, the Weinstein Co. is planning “Scream 4.” The studio paired up with Showtime to produce a bunch of upcoming flicks, including a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai.

Franck Tabouring

4 articles from 2008