Terry Gilliam is in early talks to direct a new adaptation of "Scaramouche" for Warner Bros. Pictures, reports Variety.
Adapted by Richard Kurti & Bev Doyle from the 1921 novel by Rafael Sabatini, "Scaramouche" is a romance set in the early days of the French Revolution and features the exploits of one Andre-Louis Moreau, also known as Scaramouche. In addition to damsels in distress and rapier-drawn duels, the novel also featured sly commentary on the class system.
"Scaramouche" has been brought to the screen many times, with the first adaptation dating back to a 1923 silent film starring Ramon Navarro. Stewart Granger also portrayed the swashbuckler in the 1956 MGM production directed by George Sidney.
However, the Warners picture is not a remake and stems from the original source material.