Seven Samurai Remake - Less the Samurai

-- Seven Samurai --

Weinstein Co's retelling of Seven Samurai, written by John Fusco, will feature a contemporary setting with Golden Triangle serving as the backdrop. The seven warriors or mercenaries, none of whom are Samurai, hail from various countries such as US, UK, Africa, etc. In this version, drug kingpin Khun Lao will kill a kid for every poppy that fails to bloom as a punishment to the farmers. To fight against Khun Lao, the village sends Tasanee and two other representatives to seek help from Charlie, who eventually relents and gathers six other mercenaries to help the villagers drive away Khun Lao. In talks to appear in Seven Samurai-less Samurai are George Clooney, Donnie Yen and Zhang Ziyi, with speculations that they'd be assigned the roles of Charlie, Khun Lao and Tasanee respectively.  Shanghai Daily, Chud