'The Magnificent Seven' remake casts actor Billy Slaughter

Los Angeles: "Focus" actor Billy Slaughter has joined the cast of director Antoine Fuqua's upcoming remake of 1960 film "The Magnificent Seven".

The film also stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Matt Bomer, Haley Bennett and Peter Sarsgaard.

It revolves around a story of a disparate group of seven gunslingers, who are hired by a woman (Bennett) to defend her town from bandits ,led by a robber baron, said The Hollywood Reporter.

John Lee Hancock and "True Detective" creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the script.

35-year-old Slaughter's credits include "When the Game Stands Tall", "Parker" and "The Campaign and Colombiana".