Rege-jean page in ‘The gray man.’ Photo: Paul Abell/Netflix © 2022.
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- ‘Bridgerton’ Breakout Regé-Jean Page will star in a new movie based on ‘the count of monte cristo.’
- It’s the latest adaptation of the alexandre dumas novel.
- Page Plays a man who seeks revenge against that who wronged he.
Having Broken out impressively Playing Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings in the first season of Netflix‘S Period Drama Smash’Bridgerton, Regé-Jean Page Has spent the last few years securing some interesting supporting work and a less leading roles.
And, like many of his peers, he’s also turned his hand to producing movies and tv shows, looking to keep his schedule busy with roles he chooses and develops.
He Formed Production Company a mighty strangers with business partner Emily BrownAnd the pair are now, via deadlineSetting up a new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ Classic Novel ‘The Count of Monte Cristo.’
It’s all coming together via independent production Studio Department M, Overseen by producers Mike Larocca and Michael SchaeferWho are developing the movie with page and brown.
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What’s the story of the country of monte cristo ‘?
Guy Pearce in 2002’s ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’. Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.
Originally serialized from 1844 to 1846, and published in book form in 1846. It is one of dumas’ most popular works, Along with ‘The Three Musketeers’ and’ Man in the Iron Mask. ‘
The story takes place in france, italy, and islands in the mediterranean during the era of the bourbon restoration through the reign of louis philippe
Before he can marry his fiancée mercédès, Edmond Dantès, A French Nineteen-Eear-old first mate of the merchant ship Pharaon, is Falsely Accused of TRESON, Arreson, Arreson The château d’f, a grim island fortress off marseille.
A Fellow Prisoner, Abbé Faria, Correctly Deduces that Romantic Rival Fernand Mondo, Envious Crewmate Danglars, and Double-Deealing Magistrate de Villalefort are responsible for their IMPRONMENMENME.
Over the course of their long Imprisonment, Faria Educates Dantès and, Knowing Himself Close to Death, Inspires Him to Retrieve for Himself a Cache of TREASRE FARIA FARIA FARIA HAD Discovered.
After Faria Dies, Dantès Escapes and Finds The Tresure. As the fabulously wealthy, powerful and mysterious count of monte cristers, he enters the fashionable parisian world of the 1830s to the Avenge Himself.
Having long been considered a classic, the book has been adapted countless time before, including the most recent movie in 2024Directed by matthieu delapporte and Alexandre de la patellière and starring Pierre niney,
Yet to us audiences, the most famous version is likely the 2002 Movie, Directed by Kevin reynolds and starring Jim caviezel, Dagmara domińczyk, Richard harris and Guy pearceWhich was released by touchstone.
Here’s what page had to say about the new effort:
“Bold, Adventurous Storylling with Heart is the reason I got into this business, and is the backbone of everything we’re making. Working along Creative-LED Projects that will broaden the cultural lens through pure entertainment. Dumas’ Work in Ways Not Seen Yet. “
Where Else Have I Seen Regé-Jean Page?
(L to r) Regé-Jean Page as Col. James stokes and michael fassbeinder as george woodhouse in director steven soderbergh’s ‘black bag’, a focus features release. Credit: Claudette Barius/focus features © 2025 All Rights Reserved.
Thought He’d Been Working on Stage and on screens Big and Small Before ‘Bridgerton,’ It was his role in the shondaland series that really brieft Him to Major Public Attention and Onto the List of Filmmakers For leading men.
He was nominated for an emmy as well as two screen actos guild awards for that role, and went on to appear in the likes of paramount’s film ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesAlongSide Chris pine and Michelle RodriguezThe russo brothers ”The gray man‘Also Starring Ryan Gosling and Chris evans,
Other credits include another Shonda rhimes‘Series,’For the people‘And his role as “chicken george” in 2016 in history channel’s miniseries remake’Roots‘Nominated for Seven Emmys,
He’s been attached for a new movie take on action series’The Saint‘Thought That is currently in developed limbo, and is more actively gearing up to appear in’Butch cassidy and the sundance kid‘Series, for the russos’ Agbo company, with page in the cassidy role.
Most recently, page was seen along Michael Fassbeinder and Cate Blanchett in Steven soderbergh‘s espionage film’Black bag‘Which focus and universal pictures put into theaters a couple of weeks ago.
Aside from the new ‘Monte Cristo,’ Department M has a Couple of Other Titles on the way: ‘Blood on snow‘Starring Aaron taylor-johnson and Benedict CumberbatchDirected by Emmy Winner Cary Joji FukunagaAnd adapted by Ben Power from the crime-thriller novel by Jo nesbøAnd ‘The hand that Rocks the Cradle‘From highly acclaimed mexican writer-director Michelle Garza Cervera, A Remake of the Classic 1992 thriller,
When will ‘the count of monte cristo’ be on screens?
With no distributor aboard just yet, we’ll have to wait and see when the new movie scores a release date.
(L to r) Justice Smith Plays Simon, Chris Pine Plays Edgin, Rege-Zean Page Plays Xenk, Sophia Lillis Plays Doric and Michelle Rodriguez Plays Hownga in ‘Dunungons & Dragons: Honor AMONGONS: Honor AMONGONS: Honor AMONGONS Thieves’ From Paramount Pictures and Eone.
