"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" Remake in Works with Ryan Reynolds Attached

Ryan Reynolds and Amazon MGM are developing a remake of "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot,, a 1974 action comedy that starred Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.

Reynolds is talks to star in the adaptation and will produce alongside his team at his Maximum Effort production banner.

He is also collaborating on the script with writers Enzo Mileti and Scott Wilson, a writing team who worked on season four of the comedic crime show "Fargo".

Reynolds is also reuniting with Shane Reid, who edited Deadpool & Wolverine and will make his directorial debut with the remake.

"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" starred Eastwood as a bank robber disguised as a preacher and on the run from his old gang, who erroneously believe he double-crossed them. When he meets up with Lightfoot, a low-level street thief played by Bridges, the two come up with a plan to team with the old gang for a new bank job. Nothing goes as intended.

The movie was the directorial debut of Michael Cimino, who would later go on to win a Best Director Oscar for his 1978 Vietnam War drama "The Deer Hunter".

Cimino also wrote the script for the project. Bridges earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for his performance.

The remake could be an ideal vehicle for an A-lister two-hander. As some have suggested, it could offer a possibility for a reteaming of Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, something for which some have been clamoring.

Reynolds this week signed on to star as the villain in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of "Eloise," based on the children’s book series written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight, which he and his Maximum Effort cohorts are producing.

He is also producing "John Candy: I Like Me," a documentary on the late, great comedic actor that premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and now streams on Amazon.