He becomes the Count of Monte Cristo and dedicates himself to becoming God's avenging angel. They become as father and son, and when the Abbé is about to die, he reveals to Dantès the hiding place of a long-secret buried treasure, consisting of untold wealth in gold coins, diamonds, and other precious jewels.Īfter fourteen years of bitter imprisonment and hardships, and after a very daring and miraculous escape, Dantès is able to discover the buried treasure on the island of Monte Cristo, and so he buys the island. When the two men finally meet, the other prisoner turns out to be a learned Abbé, who teaches Dantès many languages, sciences, history, and other subjects. While imprisoned, Dantès hears a fellow prisoner digging a tunnel, and so he too begins digging. Fung is represented by Gersh, Philip Button’s Seven XV Ventures, and Patrick Knapp from Goodman Genow.Edmond Dantès (alias the Count of Monte Cristo his other aliases are Sinbad the Sailor, Abbé Busoni, and Lord Wilmore) Dantès is the dashing and romantic hero of the novel at the age of nineteen, he is falsely imprisoned for a crime which he did not commit and is kept in the horrible dungeon of the Chateau d'If, where he undergoes unbelievable hardships and sufferings that would destroy an ordinary man. Duncan is represented by The Artists Partnership. Boyes is represented by ICM and 3 Arts Entertainment.

Huston is represented by UTA, Untitled, Narrative and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman. “Jack, Ian and Simon have taken one the most beloved novels of all time, spun it on its head and added equal doses of Succession, Old Boy and John Wick to create a high octane, epic East/West thriller,” said Kulzer. I believe we share the same passion and excitement to reimagine this classic tale of revenge and redemption,” added Fung. “I am thrilled to board this journey with Jack, Ian, Simon and Constantin. We couldn’t be more excited to have partnered with Constantin, Stephen, and Tea Shop to reimagine this incredible story and bring it to life,” said Huston, Duncan and Boyes. “It has long been a dream of ours to take what we consider to be one of the great works of literature and present it to a modern audience in a unique and compelling way.

His Dark Materials writer Lydia Adetunji and Resistance’s Amit Gupta were recently developing a version with Banijay’s Neon Ink, while Germany’s Leonine teamed up with Christian Alvart’s Syrreal Entertainment on a version last year. It is the latest adaptation of The Count Of Monte Cristo – the most well known of which is the 1950s British series. Jack Huston & Abbie Cornish To Star In Drama 'I'm Beginning To See The Light'

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