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George Roy Hill’s 1969 classicButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidis reportedly about to get a modern spin from the Russo brothers.
Regé-Jean PageandGlen Powellwill be leading a reimagined version of the beloved Western, taking form this time as a series on Amazon.
The show, according to the outlet, is being envisioned as the kickoff to a larger franchise with a variety of spinoffs. All will allegedly take place in in an alternate United States, similar to those Americas depicted on Amazon’sMan in the High Castle(or even Apple’sFor All Mankind).
AGBO celebrated the news on Thursday, sharing on Twitter a photo of theButch and Sundanceteam that included Page and Powell. “It’s just the beginning,” the Russo brothers later shared in their own tweet.
Even with no director revealed yet and the project still in early stages, buzz around the project is high. The series sparked a bidding situation with streamers, Amazon beating out Disney+ and Peacock for rights,THRreported.
Last year, Page saw his breakout role in Netflix’s fan-belovedBridgertonand most recently has been working on aDungeons & Dragonsfilm.
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Back in August, Powellopened up to PEOPLEabout theTop Gunsequel, which at that point had earnedover $1.4 billion worldwide at the box office. As he explained, as a fan of the first film, he was “very grateful” to have to opportunity to go soaring. Because after all, he got to learn from some of the “greats,” like co-starTom Cruise.
“I’ve just been grateful [for] how Tom has been so involved in my career and how he checks in to make sure the changing of my life is going well and to see what I’m working on next and if I need any help with it,” Powell said. “He’s just such a special friend. I’m just so grateful that he’s as cool, if not cooler, than you would hope he’d be.”
As for the chance of a thirdTop Gunmovie hitting theaters, Powell explained that it’s not in his power to make it happen, but there’s a shot he’d give it a go again.
“There’s definitely been conversations [but] it’s above my pay grade,” Powell said. “It’s really up to Tom. It’s up to Jerry. It’s up to all the powers that be, but if they call me back to Miramar, I’ll be there.”
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Regardless of what happens,Maverickappears to have lit a new passion for Powell: piloting airplanes.
“I flew a few days ago,” he told PEOPLEearlier this year. “I want to try to make it more of my daily routine. Being around pilots, you get addicted to the lifestyle. They can fly anywhere at any given time. It’s such a great way to live; I’m loving it. I’m trying to use that license to go to Palm Springs, Napa, Santa Barbara for lunch, just trying to have as much adventure in my life as possible. Tom gave me stunt-driving lessons after I got my pilot’s license — so maybe car racing is next.”
source: people.com
