Damon and Affleck to remake classic western

Best pals Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are teaming up on the big screen again to remake Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.

The actors will take on the roles made famous by Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the 1969 classic.

Damon will reportedly play the Sundance Kid, while Affleck will recreate Newman's role as Butch Cassidy, according to America's OK! magazine.