Wednesday, October 28, 2009

King Sized

"Hellboy" screenwriter Peter Briggs is going to make his directorial debut with Mortis Rex says Screen Daily.

The title of the pic is Latin for “King of the Dead”--Set in 122 AD--The story centers on a disgraced Roman war hero who is given a last opportunity to redeem his reputation when sent to a Roman garrison beset by a spate of brutal and unexplained killings.

Jim Jacks Stuart Pollok, Matthew Dench and Marisa Kagan will produce the pic Dominic Ianno is also on board as an executive producer.

Filming begins in the Spring on location in Italy, Eastern Europe and the UK .

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