Mel Gibson to co-write and direct Wild Bunch remake Deadline reports that Mel Gibson, director of the acclaimed war biopic Hacksaw Ridge, has set his next project behind the camera as a remake of the 1969 western The Wild Bunch for Warner Bros. Gibson will co-write the script along with Bryan Bagby, known for his work on the short film On Duty, and will executive produce the remake. RELATED: Mel Gibson, Colin Farrell Join WWII Revenge Movie War Pigs The original film, directed by Sam Peckinpah (Straw Dogs) followed an aging group of outlaws looking for one last big score as the traditional American West is disappearing around them and the industrial age is taking over.