Swing For Sweeney

Daniel Craig, Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom and Tom Hardy are all circling the remake of the 70's Brit series The Sweeney says One India.

Will Bloom Be In Sweeney?

All have expressed interest and are said to be under consideration to play the lead role of Jack Regan (previously played by John Thaw)..

With salty dialogue and tough action scenes, it invented the blueprint for gritty UK cop dramas and was a major inspiration for the highly acclaimed original British incarnation of the series "Life on Mars".

The role of George Carter, Regan's sidekick, (Dennis Waterman) is going to be played by actor Ray Winstone.in the film.

Production on the $16 million film was put on hold last month due to concerns over the film's international prospects. Locking in a big name cast member is expected to be a key factor in getting production moving again for a proposed shoot kicking off at the end of the year.

British director Nick Love and series creator Ian Kennedy Martin, wrote the new screenplay with Love still attached to direct