Bad News Bears: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures is mounting a redo of the 1976 Walter Matthau starrer The Bad News Bears, this time with Billy Bob Thornton in the leading role.

The original feature starred Matthau as the coach of a Little League team of misfits that he turns into a winner.

Joining Thornton on "Bears" are Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the writers and creative team responsible for Thornton's recent hit, Bad Santa, in which Thornton played a larcenous department store Santa. Ficarra and Requa -- who are being paid $900,000 against $1.75 million for the "Bears" script -- are at work on the screenplay.

Saw was released October 29th, 2004 and stars Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Michael Emerson. The film is directed by James Wan.