THE SAINT Remake Will Be Helmed By ROCKETMAN Director Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher, the director behind Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Eddie The Eagle, has been hired by Paramount Pictures to direct their remake of Val Kilmer’s 1997 action thriller, The Saint. The film is based on the globe-trotting 1920s adventure novel series written by Leslie Charteris.
The script for the film was written by Seth Grahame-Smith (Dark Shadows, The LEGO Batman Movie), while it is being produced by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Transformers, G.I. Joe).
The movie follows Simon Templar (a.k.a. The Saint), a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for hire. While Paramount’s attempt to launch a film franchise in the ‘90s didn’t really work out, the studio “sees renewed potential for a long-running movie series.”
It’s been so long since I’ve seen the original movie, I don’t even remember if it was good or not. The fact that it didn’t make a lasting impression must say something.
Fletcher is also set to direct a Universal monster movie that focuses on the Dracula character, R.M. Renfield, an inmate at a lunatic asylum who was thought to be suffering from delusions, but is actually a servant of Dracula.
What do you think about Paramount trying to reboot The Saint? Do you remember the original film? If so, did you like it?
Source: Variety