'The Wild Bunch': Mel Gibson to direct upcoming remake of 60s classic Western film

'The Wild Bunch' is being written by Mel Gibson himself, along with Bryan Bragby. Gibson is also set to be executive producer for the movie.

The 1969 Sam Peckinpah-directed classic Western action film, 'The Wild Bunch,' is being remade and helming the project will be Mel Gibson. Titled the same, the Warner Brothers film is being written by Gibson himself, along with Bryan Bragby. Gibson is also set to be executive producer for the movie.

Deadline describes the 60's classic, as "an aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the traditional American West is disappearing around them and the industrial age is taking over. They are pursued by a posse led by a former partner they double-crossed."

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