Joe Carnahan: 'Death Wish re-imagines the book'

Joe Carnahan has revealed that his Death Wish remake will be based directly on the original novel.

The Grey director is revamping the franchise, which spawned a five-movie series that started in 1974 with the classic revenge film.

"Guys. I'm doing Death Wish," he wrote on Twitter.

"But this version is a re-imagining of the book and set in present-day Los Angeles. The L.A. of Collateral.

"It's on buses, cabs, metro trains. I want to show an unseen version of L.A. L.A. on foot. Prowling. Hunting. The vast emptiness of downtown."

Carnahan also revealed that he is writing a role for The Grey star Frank Grillo, his first time writing an exclusive part for a specific actor.

He said that Grillo would not play the part of the original film's star Paul Kersey.

"Relax folks. We have a plan," he added.

The original Death Wish novel was written in 1972 by Brian Garfield.

Watch the trailer for the original 1974 Death Wish below: