The actor adds another major gig to his big screen CV. <\/p>
Bridgerton star Reg\u00e9-Jean Page will play Simon Templar, also known as The Saint, in a brand new reboot of the franchise from Paramount Pictures.<\/p>\n
The news from The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> comes after speculation that Page could be in the running to be the next James Bond, after Daniel Craig\u2019s departure from the 007 franchise after this year\u2019s No Time To Die<\/a>.<\/p>\n The casting calls to mind Roger Moore\u2019s career-making path from ITV\u2019s The Saint television series to the big screen Bond franchise starting with 1973\u2019s Live and Let Die, prompting some to believe Page could juggle both roles.<\/p>\n However, others have pointed out that certain similarities between the two franchises, in addition to the risk of conflicting shooting schedules, could result in Page being passed over as Craig\u2019s successor.<\/p> Paramount\u2019s The Saint reboot is yet to confirm a director, but playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah has been tapped to pen the script, who recently collaborated with Idris Elba on a stage musical named Tree.<\/p>\n Previously, Rocketman<\/a> helmer Dexter Fletcher had been attached to the project, but it is currently unclear whether the filmmaker has parted ways with the production.<\/p>\n Page has been the breakout star of Netflix\u2019s smash-hit period drama Bridgerton<\/a>, but has decided to shift his attention to film roles rather than return for the upcoming second season<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to The Saint, which began life as a series of novels and short stories from author Leslie Charteris, Page is also attached to a fresh adaptation of classic fantasy franchise Dungeons & Dragons.<\/p>\n As if that weren\u2019t enough, Page will appear alongside Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in upcoming Netflix action thriller The Gray Man, which is directed by Avengers: Endgame\u2019s Anthony and Joe Russo.<\/p>\n If the Bridgerton star becomes too busy to be the next James Bond<\/a>, that would leave the frontrunner position vacant for another A-list talent, with Tom Hardy, Sam Heughan<\/a> and Daniel Kaluuya being alternative suggestions from fans.<\/p>\n Looking for something to watch? Check out more of our Film<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The actor adds another major gig to his big screen CV. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2297,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/bridgertons-rege-jean-page-signs-up-to-play-the-saint-amid-james-bond-rumours.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/bridgertons-rege-jean-page-signs-up-to-play-the-saint-amid-james-bond-rumours-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/bridgertons-rege-jean-page-signs-up-to-play-the-saint-amid-james-bond-rumours-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/bridgertons-rege-jean-page-signs-up-to-play-the-saint-amid-james-bond-rumours.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/bridgertons-rege-jean-page-signs-up-to-play-the-saint-amid-james-bond-rumours.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/bridgertons-rege-jean-page-signs-up-to-play-the-saint-amid-james-bond-rumours.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/bridgertons-rege-jean-page-signs-up-to-play-the-saint-amid-james-bond-rumours.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The actor adds another major gig to his big screen CV.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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