Regé-Jean Page Set to Star in Paramount’s 'The Saint' Reboot | THR News - video Dailymotion

Playwright-actor Kwame Kwei-Armah is writing the film.

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00:00Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page just set another big project.

00:04The actor has come aboard to star in and executive produce Paramount's reboot of The Saint.

00:09This is Page's second project with Paramount following the upcoming film Dungeons & Dragons.

00:13Page's work as Bridgerton heartthrob of the Duke of Hastings made him one of Hollywood's

00:17most sought-after actors, with fans seriously disappointed when it was announced that he

00:21wouldn't be returning for season two of the Netflix period drama.

00:30Page has also lined up a role in the Russo Brothers' The Grey Man with Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling.

00:39As for The Saint, the move to bring aboard Page puts new energy behind the long gestating project.

00:44The Saint is based on the early 20th century adventure novels that featured a mysterious

00:48man who took down various sorts of bad guys.

00:50Roger Moore famously starred in the 1960s British TV series of the same name, and Val Kilmer

00:55starred in Paramount's 1997 film The Saint as a master of disguise.

00:58The logline for the new version with Page is being kept under wraps.

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01:13For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.