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stallone wanted to turn the lead into a gun hating cop

the complete opposite

In 2006, Sylvester Stallone announced that he would be directing and starring in a remake of Death Wish. Stallone stated, "Instead of the Charles Bronson character being an architect, my version would have him as a very good cop who had incredible success without ever using his gun. So when the attack on his family happens, he%u2019s really thrown into a moral dilemma in proceeding to carry out his revenge."[22][23] On December 20, 2006, however, Stallone officially announced that he will not be doing the Death Wish remake.[22]

In late January 2012, The Hollywood Reporter stated that a remake was confirmed and would be written and directed by Joe Carnahan.[24] Carnahan left the film in 2013 and director Gerardo Naranjo was then attached to the project.[citation needed] This version also never came into fruition.

In March 2016, Paramount and MGM announced that Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado will direct the remake, with Bruce Willis starring.[25] In May, Keshales and Papushado quit the project after the studio failed to allow their script rewrites. In June, Eli Roth signed on to direct.[26]