‘The Saint’ revived at Paramount

Paramount Pictures are reviving The Saint, the espionage thriller that was a huge hit on television in the 1960s with Roger Moore playing the title character (aka Simon Templar), followed by Ian Ogilvy in the 1970s. The show was adapted into a feature film with Val Kilmer in the lead in 1997.

Deadline reports that Paramount have acquired the rights to the book on which the series was based and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers) and Robert Evans (The Godfather) are set to produce a new movie.

Based on the original series of books that ran from 1928 to 1963 from Leslie Charteris, The Saint is the story of Simon Templar a smart, quick-witted man who went after the scourge of the Earth — corrupt politicians, war profiteers, drug runners to benefit his country and the greater good.

It is very early stages on the potential new series, which may morph into a new series of movies for the studio, but we’ll keep you posted.