With Antoine Fuqua’s remake of John Sturges’ 1960 ensemble The Magnificent Seven on the cusp of arrival, Hollywood is looking to another classic western for inspiration – a modern day reworking of High Noon is in the early stages of development at Relativity Media.
The Magnificent Seven remake has received mixed critical reception; it stars Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett and Chris Pratt in the role made famous by Steve McQueen.
The project will be set on the border between Texas and Mexico; Karen Kramer, the wife of original High Noon producer Stanley, will develop it alongside Stephen S Jaffe.
Relativity Media – whose past credits include The Social Network and Captain Phillips – was saved from bankruptcy by Kevin Spacey earlier on this year.