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EXCLUSIVE: Now that the SAG-AFTRA strike is ending, why not come out with elephant-sized ambition? Netflix has connected Denzel Washington to play the traditional Carthaginian basic Hannibal in an Untitled epic drama that can reteam him with Antoine Fuqua for Netflix. That places again star and director who first teamed in Coaching Day — Washington received the Oscar for that flip — and so they most just lately wrapped up the third installment of the Equalizer franchise.
John Logan, the Aviator scribe who is aware of his means across the sword and scandal saga with Gladiator, is writing the script. Fuqua, Washington, Erik Olsen and Adam Goldworm will produce. Jeremy Lott and Frank Moll to exec produce.
For Washington, the event brings again a challenge that he needed to star in over 20 years in the past, however Fox needed to do it at a time when Washington did not need to be away for an prolonged interval from his children. They’re now making their very own paths in Hollywood and so now appears a greater time to get so bold.
Atop an elephant, Hannibal came visiting the Alps and attacked Rome from the North, on the time posing the best menace to the republic. Hannibal was a talented navy tactician who led the troops in what’s now Tunisia, and it’s not removed from Sicily. His navy victories in the course of the second Punic battle are of a legend and the story of Hannibal is one thing Hollywood has been intrigued by for many years — Vin Diesel was connected to a rival pic — and few stars have the bankability to make the pricey challenge worthwhile.
On this model, the movie will comply with The movie covers the pivotal battles he led towards the Roman Republic in the course of the Second Punic Struggle. The movie falls beneath Fuqua’s manufacturing firm, Hill District Media’s first look cope with Netflix.
Washington is ready to return to manufacturing on one other main tentpole interval with the Ridley Gladiator 2, set to restart manufacturing shortly with the SAG strike ending and dated for Thanksgiving, 2024.
Washington is repped by WME and Fuqua is repped by LBI Leisure and WME.
