Bruce Willis Will Be Judge, Jury And Executioner In 'Death Wish' Remake

For a second there, it seemed like we'd permanently lost Bruce "seriously, I'll do anything" Willis to junky, should-be-straight-to-DVD movies, and "Die Hard" sequels that lower the bar with each passing entry. But Hollywood still believes in the guy, and he's been tapped to play an ordinary man dealing with an extraordinary situation (sound familiar?) in a reboot of a gritty '70s cult classic.

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Deadline reports that Willis will lead the long gestating "Death Wish" remake at MGM. At one time slated to be directed by Joe Carnahan, who called his version "a potential Oscar-winning film" in an email tirade he sent to MGM when he was clashing with them over the movie (surprise, he didn't get to make it), Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, the duo behind the recent festival fave "Big Bad Wolves," will direct. And their take...