Under his new deal at Paramount, Martin Scorsese will develop and possibly direct a film adaptation of Eric Jager's historical novel "The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal and Trial by Combat in Medieval France" reports Variety.
Jager's book follows a duel that occurred in 1386 between knights Jean de Carrouges and Jacques LeGris. Duel was the last sanctioned by the French government, in this case by King Charles IV.
"Duel" won't necessarily be his next film says Paramount. Scorsese, still basking in the glow about the success of his crime thriller "The Departed", is currently shooting a documentary on the Rolling Stones for the studio.
