Hollywood
star
Daniel
Craig
is
one
of
the
top
names
under
consideration
to
play
the
role
of
Jack
Regan
in
the
movie
remake
of
1970s
television
police
drama
'The
Sweeney".
The
James
Bond
star
is
competing
with
the
top
actors
like
Orlando
Bloom,
Tom
Hardy
and
Ewan
McGregor.
All
of
them
have
shown
an
interest
to
play
the
role
in
the
film
adaptation
of
ITV's
classic
1970s
show.
The
role
of
George
Carter,
the
sidekick
of
Regan,
will
be
played
by
actor
Ray
Winstone.
John
Thaw
played
the
role
of
Regan
in
the
original
show.
According
to
a
source,
“The
tone
of
the
movie
will
change
depending
on
the
selection
of
one
actor
from
the
four
interested
actors
to
play
the
tough
cop.
'The
Sweeney" may
turn
bigger
than
the
original
TV
show
with
the
right
selection
of
the
cast."
The
producers
of
the
film
are
trying
to
earn
from
the
reputation
of
recent
police
dramas
like
Ashes
to
Ashes,
Life
on
Mars
etc.
The
shooting
for
the
film
is
slated
to
start
at
the
end
of
this
year.
British
director
Nick
Love
and
Ian
Kennedy
Martin,
the
original
creator
of
the
ITV
series,
have
written
the
script
of
the
movie.
In
the
original
TV
series,
there
were
two
members
of
the
Flying
Squad.
There
was
a
branch
of
the
Metropolitan
Police,
who
were
specializing
in
dealing
with
armed
robbery
and
violent
crime
in
London.
Finally,
the
selection
of
the
person
who
gets
to
play
the
role
will
be
an
interesting
fact
to
watch!