Actor Vinnie Jones will star in a remake of director John Huston's WWII feature "Escape To Victory", alongside David Beckham as legendary soccer player 'Bobby Moore'.Retitled "Victory" for its 1981 North American release, the original film starred Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone as Allied prisoners of war, interned in a German camp, who team up with other prisoners to take on the enemy in a public, propaganda soccer match. Despite losing half-way through the game, the prisoners refuse to go through with a pre-arranged escape plan after one of the players delivers the classic line: "We can win this..."
In addition to Moore, the film also stars football greats Osvaldo Ardiles, Kazimierz Deyna, Paul Van Himst and Pelé. Ipswich Town F.C. players appearing in the film include John Wark, Russell Osman, Laurie Sivell, Robin Turner and Kevin O'Callaghan.
Both Caine and Stallone will be approached for cameo roles in the new film.
Huston's film was based on the 1961 Hungarian feature "Két félidő a pokolban" ("Two Half-Times in Hell"), directed by Zoltán Fábri and inspired by the true story of a group of players who defeated German soldiers while the Ukraine was occupied by Axis troops during World War II. The team played a series of games against the Germans, emerging victorious in every match, before being sent off to prison camps by the Gestapo.
Both Caine and Stallone will be approached for cameo roles in the new film.
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