Bridgerton’s breakout star Regé Jean-Page has come aboard to star and executive-produce Paramount’s reboot of ‘The Saint’.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Jean-Page will star in the Kwei-Armah scripted reboot of “The Saint”. The reboot is based in part on Leslie Charteris’ 1920s book series and the 1997 film starring Val Kilmer.

The incoming film is Jean-Page’s second project with Paramount. It will be produced by Lorenzo DiBonaventura, Brad Krevoy, and Mark Vahradian.

“The Saint” follows the story of a Robinhood-like character who takes on bad guys as he travels around the world.

The actor shot stardom when he starred as the romantic Duke of Hastings in one of Netflix’s most successful series “Bridgerton”.

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News that he will not be returning for the second season was greeted with shock and dismay as he had become a fan favourite.

According to Page Six, Jean-Page walked out on the series over disagreements on his season 2 character.

The Hollywood Reporter also revealed that Page was offered $50,000 per episode to appear as a guest star. Regé Jean-Page however turned down the offer for “a multitude of reasons”.

The 31-year-old’s relationship with socialite Daphne Bridgerton, played by Phoebe Dynevor, 25 was the high point of the series.

The Shonda Rhimes-scripted series, based on the best-selling novels by Julia Quinn, started filming for its sophomore season in March 2021.

Meanwhile, production for its season two in the UK has come to a stop due to Covid-19.

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