Few days ago we wrote about sad (and we all hope temporarily) destiny of James Bond 23, but today we have something great to share with you.
James Bond star, Daniel Craig, is one of the big names under consideration to play the role of Jack Regan in the remake of the 1970s television police drama The Sweeney.
Yeah, yeah, “one of the big names”, because Ewan McGregor, Tom Hardy and Orlando Bloom are all interested in this project as well!
The film is a remake of the 1970s British TV police drama starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, and, at this moment we know that it will be directed by Nick Love who wrote the script with original series writer Ian Kennedy Martin.
Based on the 70’s UK TV show, The Sweeney focuses on a hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London’s Metropolitan police, although they are several reports saying:
“The tone of the movie will change depending on the selection of one actor from the four interested actors to play the tough cop. “The Sweeney” may turn bigger than the original TV show with the right selection of the cast.”
So, now the big question is who will star in this interesting project? The impressive quartet is all reportedly under consideration for the lead role of Jack Regan, portrayed by John Thaw in the original series.
One thing is for sure – one of them will star opposite Ray Winstone, who signed on to play sidekick George Carter.
The Sweeney is set to start production at the end of this year. We’ll keep you updated so make sure you stay tuned!
