'The Grey' director Joe Carnahan set to remake 'Death Wish,' will invariably cast Liam Neeson

After a successful weekend at the box office for his new film "The Grey," director Joe Carnahan is already prepping his next project. The LA Times reports that the "A-Team" director has been tapped by MGM and Paramount to direct a remake of the seminal 1974 revenge film "Death Wish." The film joins a long list of classic properties of which MGM is developing remakes, including "Poltergeist," "Robocop," and "Child's Play."

The original "Death Wish" starred big-screen tough guy Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a Korean War veteran who takes the law into his own hands after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered. The film was a huge hit at the time, spawning four sequels and defining Bronson's career as an action star. No word on the cast of the remake yet, but all fingers point towards recent Carnahan favourite Liam Neeson. The star of the similarly veined vigilante film "Taken" (and its upcoming sequel) headlined both Carnahan's "A-Team" and "The Grey." Given Neeson's recent history with both the action-revenge genre and Carnahan, he seems to be the most likely candidate for the role of Paul Kersey. Criminal scum? Liam Neeson will find you, and he will kill you.

For a taste of what to expect from Carnahan's version of "Death Wish," check out the trailer for the original movie here. (Watch for a brief glimpse of a young Jeff Goldblum as one of the many thugs in the movie.)