Hollywood reporter says that both Jason Momoa and Byung-Hun Lee are in talks for roles in MGM’s remake of the classic western The Magnificent Seven. The film directed by Antoine Fuqua already has Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Wagner Moura (Elite Squad, Elysium) among it’s cast. Lee is said to be playing one of the heroes while Momoa is looking to play a villain, check out the rest of their breakdown of the roles so far.
►Denzel Washington is playing a bounty hunter takes it upon himself to help the woman, played by Haley Bennett.
►Chris Pratt is a magician-turned-gambler.
►Vincent D’Onofrio is a mountain man with an unsavory past that includes killing Native Americans.
►Wagner Moura is caballero with a bounty on his head.
►Ethan Hawke is a sharpshooting war deserter.
►Hun-Lee will play a former indentured servent who his quite handy with a sai.
Magnificent Seven is due out on January 13th, 2017.
SOURCE: THR