MUMBAI: Director duo Abbas-Mustan recently completed the first shooting schedule of Studio 18’s remake of Paramount‘s The Italian Job titled Players in Goa.

Though the making of the film was announced about a year ago, the film went on the floors just a month back.

Meanwhile, Studio18, part of joint venture Viacom18, went through a management restructuring that saw the appointment of Vikram Malhotra as its CEO. Without giving details on the budget, Malhotra said Players would release in the second half of 2011.

Players stars Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Sikander Kher and Neil Nitin Mukesh among others.

Talking about the film‘s storyline, Malhotra said, “The principal storyline and concept will remain integral to the original but suitable adaptations will be done keeping in mind the Indian audience sensibilities.”

Players wrapped its Goa shooting schedule last week. The crew will now move to New Zealand early next year followed by Russia.