Matt Dillon to helm MGM+'s modern take on The Magnificent Seven
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Matt Dillon will star and executive produce MGM+'s eight-episode drama The Magnificent Seven, a reimagining of the 1960 Western. Dillon plays Chris Adams, the leader of seven gunslingers hired to protect villagers from a mercenary land baron; Tim Kring writes and exec produces alongside Donald De Line, Lawrence Mirisch, Bruce Kaufman and Dillon. Production begins June 2026 in Calgary for MGM+ Studios and MGM Television Studios, as part of MGM+'s strategy to mount cinematic-feeling series with legacy pedigree.
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