Mark Gordon Pictures has announced it has acquired remake rights to the 1964 Sergio Leone Western classic "A Fistful of Dollars", the film which launched the character of The Man with No Name and elevated Clint Eastwood to international movie star status. The company simultaneously acquired the rights to Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo", the film on which it was based, which Leone had not bothered to do. Consequently, he was sued by Kurosawa and the ensuing litigation delayed the release of the movie to English language markets for several years. The script will call upon elements of both versions of the story and will be used in a contemporary setting. The production is being made as a TV series, though no network has been announced. This is not the first time a contemporary version of the tale has been brought to the screen. In 1996, Bruce Willis starred in the feature film remake "Last Man Standing", which was set during the Prohibition era. For more, click here.