The ‘Bridgerton’ star is fully on his way to conquering Hollywood.
hit in order to pursue roles markedly different to Simon, the mysterious yet good-hearted Duke of Hastings, moving forward. So it makes sense that his buzziest Hollywood gig yet involves playing a British man named Simon, a mysterious yet goodhearted criminal in the style of Robin Hood. Per, a film inspired by a series of 20th-century adventure novels written by Leslie Charteris.
None other than Roger Moore played The Saint, who leaves a halo-topped caricature of himself wherever he strikes, in a ’60s TV series, while Val Kilmer appeared as the Houdini-esque character in a 1997 drama. The Young Vic’s Kwame Kwei-Armah has been tapped to direct Page in the inevitable blockbuster, with the heartthrob coyly nodding to the announcement by posting a simple gif of Moore in character, topped by a floating halo.
Little else has been revealed about the series at this point, but it’s hard to imagine better training for … That being said, Page has a wealth of other projects he will need to wrap up before stepping into Bond’s Crockett & Jones brogues. First up is, a Netflix thriller directed by the Russo brothers and co-starring Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling – which is almost too much good bone structure for one film. And then there’s his star turn in Paramount’s
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