Atkinson Developing "Black Adder" Film

Seens like Rowan Atkinson is keen on reprising his role as Lord Blackadder from the classic British TV series Black Adder. You remember the British don't you? Wonderful TV, excellent stout, average World Cup performers?

Any chance they can get Hugh Laurie away from 'House"? It would be interesting to see if House fans "get" Black Adder. We'll see if this movie comes to light - being developed and being made are two different things.

(Oh and if you never have seen Black Adder, send your nearest minion to a decent video store to pick up the series. You won't regret it.)

Rowan Atkinson Developing "Black Adder" Film: "

Atkinson is apparently keen on reprising his role as Lord Blackadder, and comedian Ben Elton will once again serve as screenwriter. No word if fellow co-writer Richard Curtis, director of such films as "Notting Hill", "Bridget Jones Diary" and "Love Actually", will be involved.

This movie is expected to be set during the Russian Revolution of 1917 where over the course of a year the ruling royal family of Tsar Nicholas II was ultimately replaced by the Communist Bolshevik party led by Lenin that paved the way for the formation of the Soviet Union.

Stephen Fry said on Monday "I chatted to Rowan at the weekend. He's been doing a 'Bean' movie in France and confided that he missed the joys of Blackadder rehearsals and all that. Ben wants to do a Blackadder movie set in the Russian Revolution with a Russian branch of the family. He has some brilliant ideas. Maybe it will happen".

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