According to Deadline, Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World star Chris Pratt is in early talks to star as Simon Templar in a big screen reboot of The Saint for Paramount Pictures.
Created by Leslie Charteris and originating as a series of books starting in the late 1920s, The Saint revolves around Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-type criminal known as The Saint, who goes after the scourges of the Earth — corrupt politicians, war profiteers, drug runners — to benefit his country and the greater good.
The books have been adapted numerous times, most notably with the 1960s TV series starring the late Roger Moore as Templar. Val Kilmer also took on the role in the 1997 feature film from director Phillip Noyce.
Paramount has been developing The Saint for several years now, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Brad Krevoy and Robert Evans attached to produce what the studio hopes will be a new franchise.
