As a child my only real experience of Merlin was in Disney’s The Sword and the Stone, as a teenager it was in the Merlin TV mini-series starring Sam Neill, as an adult it looks like it’ll be at my local multiplex if Working Title have their way. The studio are reported to be developing a big screen adventure for the world famous Wizard, having picked up a pitch by author-screenwriter Jay Basu which brings Merlin forward to a modern day, contemporary setting.
Originating from the 12th Century Historia Regum Britanniae which itself is based on the far older Arthurian legend, Merlin is very possibly the oldest literary Wizard known to man and a character synonymous with all things mystical and magical. Originally more prophet than wizarding guardian to King Arthur, Merlin has entered popular culture in a way that only Robin Hood can compare with.
News broke...
Originating from the 12th Century Historia Regum Britanniae which itself is based on the far older Arthurian legend, Merlin is very possibly the oldest literary Wizard known to man and a character synonymous with all things mystical and magical. Originally more prophet than wizarding guardian to King Arthur, Merlin has entered popular culture in a way that only Robin Hood can compare with.
News broke...
- 11/11/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
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