Magnificent Seven Update: Filming to begin in New Mexico; Remake gets earlier release date

By Staff Writer

Sep 01, 2015 12:27 PM EDT

Filming for the upcoming Magnificent Seven is set to commence in New Mexico while casting and hiring are underway for the film's extras and crew. A new release date has been given to the film scheduling it a couple of months earlier than its early 2017 previous release date.

Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Cam Gigandel, Matt Bomer, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee, and Peter Saarsgard are set to star in the remake of the 1960 film of the same title, which was also a remake of Akira Kurosawa's film, Seven Samurai.

The film centers on seven gunslingers who teams up to save a poor village that is being plagued  by theives. It will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, and according to previous report, it will be scored by the late James Horner who reportedly made the score solely from the script, supposedly as a surprise to Fuqua.

According to Albuquerque Journal, the film will be set in New Mexico where the film will employ275 New Mexico crew members, 9 actors, and 60 background talents. Filming will reportedly take place in various sites all over the state.

The report suggests that men, women and children with a "Western Look" were sought for background casting while entry during casting was made free for anyone who arrives in a cowboy or cowgirl costume.

As reported by Movie Pilot, the upcoming movie could serve as a return to the western film that were prevalent during the 60s and seem to have disappeared over time. The report also cited the cast, the score, director, and the story as its possible edge.

The upcoming Maginificent Seven is expected to hit theaters in September 23, 2016, a couple of months earlier than its previous January 2017 release date. Official plot details are scarce, but more details are expected to be released in the coming months.

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