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[Skudor]

Purefoy really impressed me in Rome so I'm sure he'll do well as The Saint.

[scaramunga]

I'm very, very excited about the new Saint project. I think Purefoy will be a great choice. Very cool that a rumored Bond is being used in the part.

I've just started reading a few of the short stories by Leslie Charteris, and they are quite good.

I'm a huge fan of Roger Moore's series too. I'm working on Return of the Saint right now and I must confess that I'm having a hard time warming up to Ian and the show.

I'm glad a new fresh take at the character is being done as well. Hopefully it will be much more true to the Charteris writings, even if not an original story. I think the series was a bit light in that the Saint was a bit squeaky clean at times and Charteris didn't always write him this way.

Anyway. Can't wait for the new series!

Hopefully the older films will be released on dvd too.

The UK Network sets of The Saint and Return of the Saint are top notch. They include features, unlike the US versions. Also, A&E (US distribution) didn't finish releasing all of the black and white episodes, which is disappointing.

[marktmurphy]

Looks like this has died an unsurprising death:

Here's some truly disappointing news to start off the week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Barry Levinson-directed revival of The Saint, which was set to star the perfectly-cast James Purefoy as Simon Templar, "didn't go forward." Apparently Purefoy is instead opting to star in a different show with a very similar premise, The Philanthropist. (It really could have been an ITC title in the late Sixties; I'm surprised they didn't think of it!) Says the trade, "Philanthropist centers on a renegade billionaire (Purefoy) who uses his wealth, connections and power to help people in need no matter the risks or costs." That's pretty much what Simon Templar does, the only real difference being that his wealth is ill-gained. The Reporter ends its report on The Philanthropist with this brief statement on The Saint: "Earlier this year, CAA-repped Purefoy was attached to The Saint, an independently produced two-hour backdoor pilot with Levinson on board to direct, but the project didn't go forward."

http://www.saint.org...d-as-saint.html

[danslittlefinger]

Looks like this has died an unsurprising death:

Here's some truly disappointing news to start off the week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Barry Levinson-directed revival of The Saint, which was set to star the perfectly-cast James Purefoy as Simon Templar, "didn't go forward." Apparently Purefoy is instead opting to star in a different show with a very similar premise, The Philanthropist. (It really could have been an ITC title in the late Sixties; I'm surprised they didn't think of it!) Says the trade, "Philanthropist centers on a renegade billionaire (Purefoy) who uses his wealth, connections and power to help people in need no matter the risks or costs." That's pretty much what Simon Templar does, the only real difference being that his wealth is ill-gained. The Reporter ends its report on The Philanthropist with this brief statement on The Saint: "Earlier this year, CAA-repped Purefoy was attached to The Saint, an independently produced two-hour backdoor pilot with Levinson on board to direct, but the project didn't go forward."

http://www.saint.org...d-as-saint.html

There we have it then. Pity, he would have been good but look forward to whatever is produced.
So the way is open for another "Saint"...??

Edited by danslittlefinger, 03 August 2008 - 03:08 PM.