Merrick here...


The company that recently resurrected RAMBO (quite well, in my book ) is turning its sights on Alexandre Dumas' THE THREE MUSKETEERS (sort of).

New pic will trace how swordsmen Athos, Porthos and Aramis first banded together.

D'Artagnan, the last member of the eventual quartet, will either be introduced later in the first movie or in a second installment. Dumas novel is in the public domain.

...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.

So, it's an origin story.

There have already been numerous projects involving these characters, including (but not limited to) films from SUPERMAN producers Alexander & Ilya Salkind , a 2001 adventure directed by Peter Hyams (2010 and OUTLAND), THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK adaptation helmed by BRAVEHEART scripter Randall Wallace, a 1993 attempt starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, and Chris O'Donnell, a candy bar, and there's also...this: