The Magnificent Seven
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The Magnificent Seven: Why it was important the remake had a multicultural cast
The Magnificent Seven ride again in this weekend’s big budget retelling of John Sturges’ iconic western – itself a remake of Akira Kurasawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’ – but director Antoine Fuqua is keen to stress his film isn’t a remake. One of the most notable changes is that four of the seven gunslingers, who join forces to defend the threatened Frontier town, are played by non-white actors, and star Denzel Washington thinks the film offers a more realistic representation of the Wild West than the ov
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Seven magnificent 21st century westerns
The original ‘Magnificent Seven’ was itself a remake of ‘Seven Samurai’, and is considered one of the all-time great westerns alongside ‘The Searchers’, ‘Once Upon a Time In The West’ and ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’. The Coen brothers took on the John Wayne original and made it work for modern audiences, imbuing it with their trademark wit and uncanny ability to get top performances of their cast. Jeff Bridges gives an Oscar-winning performance as Rooster Cogburn, making him and Wayne onl
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The New Magnificent Seven Poster Looks Awfully Familiar
A new poster for the upcoming remake of classic western ‘The Magnificent seven’ has been released, and it certainly looks a little familiar.