Regé-Jean Page To Star And Produce New ‘Count Of Monte Cristo’ Movie For Department M
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Regé-Jean Page is continuing to build on an already busy slate as we are hearing he has signed on to star and produce The Count Of Monte Cristo from Department M, the independent production studio founded by industry-leading producers Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer.
Page will produce alongside his producing partner Emily Brown throgh their A Mighty Stranger banner alongside Larocca and Schaefer as well as Youtchi von Lintel via his YouRoc banner.
Patrick Ness is attached to write. The original classic novel was penned by Alexandre Dumas and follows a young sailor falsely accused of treason, who, after years of imprisonment, escapes and seeks revenge against those who wronged him, ultimately becoming the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo.
Hollywood has always been fond of this property with several iterations including the 2002 film starring Guy Pearce and Jim Caviezel.
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