'Rocketman' Filmmaker Dexter Fletcher to Direct 'The League of Gentlemen' Remake for Paramount | Exclusive

"Rocketman" director Dexter Fletcher is attached to direct a remake of "The League of Gentlemen" for Paramount Pictures, TheWrap has exclusively learned. While details are being kept under wraps, the movie is a modern take based on the original 1960 heist film. "Moana 2" writer Bek Smith wrote the script for the remake. The original "The League of Gentlemen" was a British heist action comedy directed by Basil Dearden that starred Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on John Boland's 1958 novel of the same name. "The League . . .