The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman is set to return to the world of espionage to helm Paramount’s reboot of 60’s spy-series The Saint starring Regé-Jean Page According to Deadline Liman will also oversee development of The Saint, which will also being executive produced by Dungeons & Dragons and The Gray Man star Page. As […]
Regé-Jean Page to headline Paramount’s reboot of The Saint
Having been heavily linked to a certain Martini drinking spy since his Bridgerton breakout, Regé-Jean Page has instead opted to become The Saint‘s Simon Templar in Paramount’s reworking of the classic ’60s television show. Page has been busy filling his schedule since the announcement that he wouldn’t be returning for season 2 of Netflix’s buzzy […]
Chris Pine to star as Simon Templar in The Saint reboot
Variety reports that Paramount and director Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman) have found their lead actor to star as Simon Templar in The Saint. According to the trade, Chris Pine (Wonder Woman 1984) will star as Templar in the reboot. Pine’s Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, is described as “a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for […]
Rocketman’s Dexter Fletcher to direct The Saint
Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher has signed on to helm Paramount Pictures’ long-planned big screen remake of The Saint, Variety has revealed. Based on the character created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s, The Saint follows Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-style criminal and thief for hire who spends his time going after corrupt politicians, drug runners, […]
Chris Pratt in talks to play Simon Templar in The Saint
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, […]
Paramount Pictures looking to launch The Saint as a franchise
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has snapped up the rights to the spy series The Saint, and is looking to launch a new franchise with producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Brad Krevoy and Robert Evans. The Saint follows Simon Templar, “a smart, quick-witted man who went after the scourges of the Earth — corrupt politicians, […]
