Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen is set for a lead role in the Hollywood remake of Japanese classic The Seven Samurai, alongside George Clooney and Chinese star Zhang Ziyi, a film company said Monday.
Yen met Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein during the recent Cannes film festival to discuss the remake of the 1954 action film directed by Japanese master Akira Kurosawa.
Weinstein has invited Yen to play one of the seven sword heroes in the film, according to Mandarin Films, which represents the actor.
"Donnie has met Harvey Weinstein in Cannes to discuss the project," a spokeswoman for Mandarin Films said. "We don't know more details as it is still at an early stage."
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She said Weinstein had also invited Clooney and Zhang to lead the film.
The Seven Samurai tells the story of seven Samurai warriors who fight 40 bandits threatening a small village.
It was the model for the Western film, The Magnificent Seven. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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