We reported this months ago, but now it is official through the trades - that James Purefoy is in talks to star in a TV movie/ backdoor pilot (not as crude as it sounds) of The Saint.
The good news in all this is that this new version will be directed by Hollywood heavy hitter Barry Levinson, director of Rain Man and Good Morning, Vietnam amongst others.
The pilot was written by the spell check friendly Jorge Zamacona, who first worked with Levinson on the great 1990’s detective show Homicide: Life on the Street.
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The show will be produced by Bill Macdonald, and Geoffrey and Roger Moore. Moore, in case you didn’t know, got his big break starring as Simon Templar in the 1960’s version of The Saint before moving on to the even more iconic role of James Bond.
The new series (if the pilot is successful) will be produced independently and then pitched to TV networks. No updates on when shooting will begin, but don’t be surprised to see this new version of Leslie Charteris’ character on television screens within the next year.
Total Random Fact: I was on the set of Levinson’s An Everlasting Piece nine years ago when he shot the film in Belfast.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Sounds interesting. I’ll have to check it out when broadcast time comes.
My God, they really HAVE run out of original ideas in Hollywood!!
Andy , Hollywood has been recycling source material pretty much from the beginings of movie(&tv) biz.
Ben Hur , Magnificent Seven , Planet of The Apes , Last Man Satnding ( ” gangsterized ” remake of samurai film Yojimbo ) , Star Wars ( borrows heavily from many mythologies and previous films ) are just a few examples. Pretty much any work of art is a reflection of or reaction to a previous work.
The rule in Hollywood does seem to be ” if it worked before …..do it again !! “
I just remember when I was younger and this show came on I was allways bored with it.
Very slow paced drama.
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