A couple of months ago, director Roman Polanski announced plans to direct a big-budget disaster epic about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and its destruction of the nearby Pompeii.The folks over at Omelete.Br, now report that Orlando Bloom and the lovely Scarlett Johansson are in early talks about taking lead roles on the $130 million dollar production.
Bloom would play Marcus Attilius Primus, a young engineer charged with repairing the greatest aqueduct in the Roman Empire...bringing water to 250,000 people on the Bay of Naples.
Primus starts the film out by taking on the corrupt political forces to get the job done, soon finds himself facing an even greater threat - Mother Nature...
One would assume that Johansson will probably be Bloom's love interest in the flick...
Bloom, (pictured locking lips w/Diane Kruger) of course, wore sandals 3 years ago, for another historical drama...I hope he has better luck with Polanski than he did with Wolfgang Petersen...
I also hope the film turns out better than 2 other Volcano films...both from '97-the self-titled Volcano and Dante's Peak...
Shooting is scheduled to begin sometime in August.
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