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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Ealy (Power Book II: Ghost) is group to prima other Matt Dillon and Will Patton successful MGM+‘s upcoming eight-episode play bid The Magnificent Seven from Heroes creator Tim Kring, a reimagining of nan classical 1960 Western film.
Ealy will play Vin Tanner. The domiciled was played by Steve McQueen successful nan 1960 film, pinch Chris Pratt portraying nan belief successor characteristic Joshua Faraday successful Antoine Fuqua’s 2016 remake.
Understated, sharp-eyed, and drier than a drought, Vin (Ealy) spent his early adulthood arsenic a Pullman Porter — smiling connected cue while passengers snapped their fingers for whiskey. When a pack held up his train, Vin talked his measurement into allowing him to subordinate their gang. What followed was nan freest agelong of his life, a recovered family, unsmooth and loyal. It didn’t last. Now he drifts — watching everything carefully, reference group and terrain pinch uncanny precision. Underneath nan barren wit is simply a heavy longing to judge successful thing principled. He conscionable hasn’t recovered it yet.
Ealy joins antecedently formed Dillon, who will play Chris Adams, nan leader of nan eponymous 7 gunslingers, and Patton, who plays a caller character.
Set successful nan tumultuous 1880s American frontier, nan bid follows 7 talented but flawed mercenaries hired to protect a serene Quaker colony aft it is massacred by mercenaries moving for a ruthless onshore baron trying to prehend their land. As nan squad embeds itself and prepares to take sides against overwhelming odds, they grapple pinch a cardinal question: is unit acceptable to take sides group whose religion is based connected non-violence? The bid explores nan backstories of each of nan Seven, what’s astatine liking for them, and why they take this mission—delving into themes of honor, sacrifice, redemption, morality, and faith. The Magnificent Seven will beryllium disposable connected premium linear transmission and streaming work MGM+ successful nan United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, nan Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile.
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The Magnificent Seven, portion of MGM+’s strategy of doing bid pinch cinematic look and feel, is written by Kring who executive produces alongside Donald De Line, Lawrence Mirisch, Bruce Kaufman and Dillon. Seth Yanklewitz is casting, MGM+ Studios and MGM Television Studios are producing. Production is targeted to statesman successful June 2026 successful Calgary.
Ealy will adjacent beryllium seen playing Malcolm X successful nan Amazon constricted series The Greatest from executive shaper Michael B. Jordan and executive producer/showrunner Ben Watkins. He precocious starred successful Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost and was a bid regular connected nan first play of Hulu’s Reasonable Doubt. Ealy is repped by Gersh, Anonymous Content, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
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