After gaining fame from roles like Wolverine, P T Barnum, Van Helsing, Jean Valjean and most recently Robin Hood, the actor <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/hugh-jackman-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Hugh Jackman</a> is adding another classic character to his filmography, the pirate Long John Silver.
According to Variety, Ridley Scott has enlisted Jackman to star in a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel, 'Treasure Island.'
Scott will direct the film from a script by Emmy-winning '<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/hollywood-news/article/emmy-awards-adolescence-bags-the-best-limited-series-honour-23594084" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Adolescence</a>' writer Jack Thorne and produce alongside Michael Pruss for his Scott Free banner. Thorne will executive produce the new movie. The hot package hit the market on Monday.
Stevenson's tale of "buccaneers and buried gold" is one of the most famous and most frequently adapted pirate stories ever written.
'Treasure Island' follows young Jim Hawkins as he finds a map to Captain Flint's long-lost fortune and embarks on a perilous voyage aboard the Hispaniola. Aboard the ship, Jim and the crew face mutiny led by the cunning, one-legged cook, Long John Silver but ultimately outsmart the pirates to claim the gold, reported Variety.
The 18th-century set coming-of-age story popularised many pirate tropes, including treasure maps marked with an "X", the Black Spot and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.
According to Variety, the 'Treasure Island' project develops as Scott readies for the release of his latest film, 20th Century's "The Dog Stars," in August. A new trailer for the post-apocalyptic thriller, starring <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/hollywood-news/article/jacob-elordi-fan-encounter-in-japan-viral-video-23634387" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jacob Elordi</a>, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley, was released earlier Monday.
Jackman next stars in A24's "The Death of Robin Hood," from filmmaker Michael Sarnoski, which opens on June 19.
Jackman is represented by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber &amp; Dern; Scott is represented by CAA; and Thorne is represented by UTA, Casarotto Ramsay &amp; Associates and Sloan, Offer, Weber &amp; Dern.
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Hugh Jackman will play iconic pirate Long John Silver in Ridley Scott`s new adaptation of Treasure Island, based on Robert Louis Stevenson`s classic novel

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Hugh Jackman has been cast as the iconic pirate Long John Silver in a new adaptation of Treasure Island. Directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jack Thorne, the film will reimagine the classic adventure novel about treasure hunts, pirates and mutiny on the high seas

Hugh Jackman cast as Long John Silver in Ridley Scott's Treasure Island

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