The Three Musketeers (2011)

Updated: Orlando Bloom has joined the cast!

More than one remake of Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling heroes are currently in the works. This one stars as shown on left: Matthew Macfadyen, Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson and Luke Evans

Paul W.S. Anderson penned the script with Andrew Davies, (screenwriter of 1995 Pride & Prejudice and many other period dramas). The two have known each other since their days at England’s University of Warwick, when Anderson was a student and Davies a tutor. Anderson sought out Davies, knowing the project needed a script that was strong in character and romance to complement the action.

The intent is for the film to have a contemporary feel, though that does not mean ditching the period setting.

“We are definitely modernizing ‘The Three Musketeers’ without compromising the fun of shooting a period piece,” said Anderson, who hopes to shoot in France and Germany. “But in our film, corsets and feathered hats don’t take center stage. Our version is rich in eye-popping action, romance and adventure.”

Cast includes: Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Matthew Macfadyen, Christoph Waltz, Mads Mikkelsen, Milla Jovovich, Juno Temple

[Macfadyen shown on left in lame attempt at photoshop, shown on right spotted on set]

Screencrave: "This film truly has an international cast. Waltz is Austrian, Jovovich is from the Ukraine, Evans and Macfayden are from the UK, Mikkelsen is Danish, Stevenson is Irish, and Lerman is American. It looks like this movie will have something for everyone."

Estimated release date: October 14, 2011
>Director Paul Anderson discusses style of film
> Video: press conference
> pics of cast in costume
> Costume designer Pierre-Yves Gayraud
> video: Orlando Bloom on set

Matthew Macfadyen as Athos


Ray Stevenson as Porthos


Luke Evans as Aramis


Orlando Bloom as Duke of Buckingham

Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort


Logan Lerman as D'Artagnan


Milla Jovovich as Milady de Winter


Christoph Waltz as Cardinal Richelieu


Juno Temple as Queen Anne


James Cordon as servant Planchet

Sources: heat vision, comingsoon.net, cinematical
Pic of Macfadyen on set: [source]

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