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The F.Javier Gutierrez-directed film telling the story of murder victim Eric Draven who rises from the dead to wreak revenge on his killers is also rumoured to involve Bradley Cooper, Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum.

Brandon Lee, who starred in the original, famously died during filming when he was accidentally shot on set.

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