Billy Gerber (
The Dukes of Hazzard) is to remake the 1975 film
The Yakuza, for Warner Bros. Pictures, says the Hollywood Reporter.
The original followed a man who returns to Japan after a lengthy absence to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter, ensuing in samurai swords slashing and guns blazing. The new version will be set in contemporary times and also will reflect a more multiethnic Japan.