“X2″ and “Xmen: Last Stand” writer Zak Penn has reportedly been given the job of penning (har har) a remake of “The Dirty Dozen” for Warner Brothers and uber producer Joel Silver. 1967’s “The Dirty Dozen” is a favorite movie for a lot of people (not one of mine, personally), so news of an impending remake will probably not be greeted all that warmly. Then again, if the last 10 years in Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that ANYTHING is ripe for a remake.

Here’s the plot of the original:

In late March 1944 a rebellious US Army Major is “volunteered” to train twelve convicted military criminals for a suicide mission - to parachute to a heavily-guarded Nazi general staff officers’ retreat to try and assassinate German officers on leave. To get his unorthodox assignment done the Major must convince Army brass to grant pardons to the men, then try to mold the twelve recidivists into a functioning unit, a task made more daunting by the doubts of a by-the-book General and by the suicidal nature of the mission.

Besides the “X-Men” movies, Zak Penn has been attached to a host of movies, including “The Avengers” and oft-delayed “Spy Hunter”.

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