EXCLUSIVE: One of 20th Century Studios’ classic Gregory Peck titles is getting a new retelling with one of the films biggest fans on board to help develop. Sources tell Deadline Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke is on board to pen a new reimagining of the classic Peck western The Gunfighter for 20th Century Studios.

Ethan Hawke is reportedly returning to the Western genre. Deadline has exclusively revealed that the actor is in talks to write and produce a reimagining of The Gunfighter, a classic western released in 1950.

A remake of the classic Western film The Gunfighter, starring Gregory Peck, is in its early phase of development at 20th Century Studios. According to reports,

A classic Gregory Peck Western from 1950 is set to get a remake with actor Ethan Hawke, who will co-write the script and star in the project.