Anderson casting his 'Three Musketeers'

By Adnan Tezer May 11, 2010, 21:39 GMT

Paul W.S. Anderson has begun casting for his 3D version of the classic tale "The Three Musketeers."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is scheduled to begin shooting in September.

Anderson wrote the script with Andrew Davies and is producing with Impact Pictures’ Jeremy Bolt and Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer. Summit will distribute the film domestically.

Logan Lerman, who recently played the title character in "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," is in talks to play d’Artagnan, a young man who leaves home to become a member of the fighting force of the French king’s royal household.

Ray Stevenson ("The Book of Eli"), Luke Evans ("Clash of the Titans") and Matthew Macfadyen ("Robin Hood") have been cast as three of the force’s best members: Porthos, Athos and Aramis, respectively. Milla Jovovich, has been cast as Milady de Winter, a former love of Athos.

Cast as villains are Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as Cardinal Richelieu and Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort.

Orlando Bloom has been offered the role of the Duke of Buckingham.

The project is one of two "Musketeers" movies in pre-production, the other being a version by Warners with Doug Liman directing.