A remake of "The Dam Busters" is a work in progress of Sir David Frost's Paradine Productions. The original production schedule (delivery of the film to the studio in early 2009 for a possible summer 2009 release) has now slipped and release is now expected in 2010.

People and companies known to be involved in the remake include:

• Sir David Frost - Executive Producer
• Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, King Kong etc.) - Producer
• Christian Rivers - Director (making his directorial debut, as Michael Anderson did on the original film)
• Steven Fry (QI, Wilde, Blackadder, Gosford Park etc.) - Scriptwriter
• Weta Workshop - large props, including ten Lancasters
• Weta Digital - digital visual effects

No cast have been announced as yet; Sir Ian McKellen has been mooted in the media as a possible Barnes Wallis (though he's actually 8 years too old), and James McAvoy has also been connected with the film.

The press have already picked up on the possible use of "Nigger" in the film, and Peter Jackson has said they'll be "damned-if-they-do, damned-if-they-don't"!

More information on the film available from Wikipedia.

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