The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Antoine Fuqua
Screenplay by	Nic Pizzolatto; Richard Wenk;
Based on	The Magnificent Seven; by William Roberts
Produced by	Roger Birnbaum; Todd Black;
Starring	Denzel Washington; Chris Pratt; Ethan Hawke; Vincent D'Onofrio; Byung-hun Lee; Manuel Garcia-Rulfo; Martin Sensmeier; Peter Sarsgaard;
Cinematography	Mauro Fiore
Edited by	John Refoua
Music by	James Horner; Simon Franglen;
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; Columbia Pictures; Village Roadshow Pictures; LStar Capital; Pin High Productions; Escape Artists; Fuqua Films;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	September 8, 2016 (TIFF); September 23, 2016 (United States);
Running time	133 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90–107 million
Box office	$162.4 million

The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 American Western action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 film Seven Samurai. The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier and Peter Sarsgaard. It was the final film of composer James Horner, who died the previous year after composing part of the score. His friend Simon Franglen completed the music. Principal photography began on May 18, 2015, north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Magnificent Seven premiered on September 8, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on September 23, 2016, by Sony Pictures Releasing.^[4] The film received mixed reviews from critics, where the cast, action sequences, and the score were praised, but the story and screenplay received criticism. It was a moderate success, grossing $162 million worldwide on a production budget of $90 million.

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^ "The Magnificent Seven (12)". British Board of Film Classification. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "The Magnificent Seven (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ FilmL.A. (May 2017). "2016 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ Masters, Tim (September 9, 2016). "Toronto 2016: Magnificent Seven diversity 'not a statement', says director". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[2] "The Magnificent Seven (12)". British Board of Film Classification. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[BOM-3] "The Magnificent Seven (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[filmla-4] FilmL.A. (May 2017). "2016 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[5] Masters, Tim (September 9, 2016). "Toronto 2016: Magnificent Seven diversity 'not a statement', says director". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

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