John Woo, the director responsible for beloved action favorites such as “Face Off” and “Mission: Impossible II” is set to helm the English-language remake of the 1963 Japanese mafia movie from director Seijun Suzuki's, "Youth of the Beast"

Take a look at the synopsis for the film via Dark Horizons below:

“Set in Tokyo, the story follows a Western outsider with a grim past as he becomes embroiled in a global turf war between Yakuza and old-school Cold War Russian mobsters.”

Woo will direct from a script by Rob Frisbee.

We will keep you updated as details emerge.

Source: Dark Horizons

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