Another "Saint" Series?

Nehst Studios is backing a new take on a television version of "The Saint", the character created by Leslie Charteris (Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin), and first brought to life on the small screen by Roger Moore (later to inherit the mantle of ("Bond. James Bond"). Actor James Purefoy might personify The Saint (Simon Templar) this time around. Prior to tv, of course, the character appeared in a number of films, and in 1997 Val Kilmer essayed the title role. The Saint character recalls Robin Hood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor, righting wrongs and doing justice behind the scenes. However, he does so in an extremely selective fashion. And the Saint has, as the British would say, a very dodgy past, unlike Robin Hood, who in many retellings is presumed to be a nobleman, hiding his real identity from the Sheriff of Nottingham. Here's a page devoted to The Saint.

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