Roger Moore, the original- and for many- the definitive Saint.

British actor James Purefoy has been confimed to play Simon Templar in a new two-hour pilot of a TV series based on Leslie Charteris' The Saint. Several other actors have played the role over the decades, with Roger Moore being the most successful in the long-running 1960s TV series. Val Kilmer made an ill-fated venture into Sainthood by starring in the flop 1990s big screen version. Roger Moore's son Geoffrey will be one of the producers of the new movie. The film is slated to begin shooting in Australia and Berlin next April. For more visit the official Leslie Chateris web site by clicking here

Purefoy in the acclaimed HBO series Rome: not many places to stash the old halo in this outfit!

It's no secret that many heavily-hyped movies never go into production due to last minute snags. What is surprising is how late in the game some of them are cancelled - in some cases, even after teaser advertising campaigns had begun. Case in point is this ad for a film called Will Adams based on a real life historical character who became the first European to visit Japan. The ad was included in a Paramount industry booklet that announced the films going into production in 1965. Joseph E. Levine was to produce, but for some reason the movie was never made. Look for more "Movies That Never Were" here on the Cinema Retro web site.

Solo and Illya utilize the U.N.C.L.E. specials in a key scene from the rarely-seen two part episode The Alexander the Greater Affair, which was re-edited into the feature film One Spy Too Many. Both versions are included in the DVD set.

DVD Talk has one of the most comprehensive and insightful reviews we've seen on the newly released Man From U.N.C.L.E. Complete DVD Collection. To read click here