Nyhed: Denzel Washington med i "Hannibal"-biografi?

Denzel Washington med i "Hannibal"-biografi?

Vin Diesel er begejstret.

Tony Scott (Enemy of the State) er på det seneste blevet tilknyttet en del projekter som instruktør, heriblandt John Grishams "The Associate" og Mark Millars "Nemesis", men ifølge Vin Diesel, skal Scott også instruere hans "Hannibal the Conqueror", der omhandler krigsherrens liv.

"I told you about a meeting with a director in LA, I said it was important and I would explain later.. well the Director I met was Tony Scott," forklarer Diesel via Facebook. "Well this meeting was exceptional. We talked about Hannibal and the Punic Wars and how by nature the story demanded three movies. The first movie centering around Hamilcar, Father of Hannibal and the Defender of Africa, in the First Punic War."

Diesel fortsætter: "He said he would get our friend Denzel [Washington] to play Hamilcar. Him playing Hamilcar and for Tony to Direct... exciting to say the least."

I filmen skal Diesel spille hovedrollen som den kartagiske generel, der leder en elefant-riddende hær over Alperne til Rom i det tredje århundred før Kristus. Planen er blandt andet at bruge det originale puniske sprog i filmen.