Vinnie Jones for 'Victory' remake?

Vinnie Jones has apparently signed to star in an update of football movie Escape to Victory.

The star reportedly hopes to persuade soccer players David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand and Lionel Messi to appear in the project.

Last month, reports claimed that Jones was planning to work on a remake of the 1981 football war film.

The original starred Michael Caine and a number of footballers, including Brazilian Pele and former England captain Bobby Moore, as World War II prisoners of war who take part in a match.

Jones is said to want to set his version in Afghanistan or Iraq.

"We're in pre-production, and I'm in the process of buying the rights to the title off Paramount films, so hopefully you'll be able to see it in cinemas by Christmas," Jones wrote in his column for Loaded magazine.

He added: "I'll be in it, of course, but I'll also be producing it, which is more exciting. If Becks agrees, we'll write it into the film that the enemy crock (hurt) him, because he wouldn't be fit for filming."