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Andreas Wiseman International EditorAdventurer and presenter Bear Grylls is developing a present day movie version of The Count Of Monte Cristo, written by Tom Williams (Kajaki).Grylls’ Banijay JV The Natural Studios is teaming up with producers Ben Grass (Twist) and Christophe Charlier (Race) for the film which will focus on the friendship and bitter rivalry that develops between two special forces soldiers who are sent to war in Afghanistan.The film is the first foray into scripted feature films for The Natural Studios, producers of Into The Wild With Bear Grylls.Grylls and Delbert Shoopman said: “We loved the idea of updating this universally-loved story of friendships, betrayal and revenge, and were completely taken by Tom Williams’

EXCLUSIVE: Bear Grylls’ production company The Natural Studios, the JV with Banijay, has set Escape From Pretoria director Francis Annan to helm its first scripted movie, a contemporary reworking of The Count Of Monte Cristo.