Warner Brothers making a Julius Caesar biopic

Problem is they got the director of Battle Los Angeles . Better not end up being a CGI-fest.

The renaissance of the swords and sandals epic continues with the news that Hollywood plans to bring the daddy of all Roman generals, Julius Caesar, to the big screen, Deadline reports.

South African Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles) will direct for Warner Bros, working from a screenplay by Chris Boal, author of an acclaimed play about Caesar entitled 23 Knives. The studio is planning a sweeping drama that begins with the young general's departure to Spain to take up a governorship and ends with him triumphant as undisputed leader of the Roman empire following his defeat of rival Pompey.

The film does not venture into the second half of Caesar's life, in which he brought Egypt and parts of the Middle East under his control; those events will presumably be dealt with in a sequel.

Like its subject, Warner's project may have to contend with rivals if it is to emerge victorious. Another Caesar film is reportedly in the pipeline, based on a quartet of novels on the dictator's early life by British writer Conn Iggulden. Recent history suggests that the battle will be fierce, as Baz Luhrmann discovered when his planned Alexander the Great biopic was beaten to the chase by Oliver Stone's version seven years ago.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/...ic-warner-bros

It'd be awesome if done well but I generally don't have high hopes for any "historical" movie.

If it's Hollywood = non-historical. This a conclusion I've made over awhile. The US general public just has no interest in real history.

Originally Posted by Lord Rahl

It'd be awesome if done well but I generally don't have high hopes for any "historical" movie.

sounds interesting but i guess its full of Hollywood fiction as well as Lord Rahl says any "historical" movie they better get it right in the death of Caesar not some crazy fundie conspiracy theory ahhh another movie only tend to attract lots of idiots just because the actress (Cleopatra) looks hot in the movie........

i want lorica segmentata!!!

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Seems to be better suited for an HBO miniseries. Wait a second...

It's the perfect period to show Caesar in all his glory, at the top of his career

Presumably the "Romans" will be from Rome in New York and Rome in Georgia. Look what they did to the Royal Navy in Saving Private Ryan.

so the gauls are gonna be portrayed as monsters and Ceasars going to be a demi god that kills everything with his sword and before battle he goes ROMANS and theyll all respond with some demented chant

Originally Posted by gittany

so the gauls are gonna be portrayed as monsters and Ceasars going to be a demi god that kills everything with his sword and before battle he goes ROMANS and theyll all respond with some demented chant

I'm okay with that.

Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper

I'm okay with that.

oh god lets hope they don't do that well have gauls with swords for hands and ceasar half naked with a dyper and a cloak

Originally Posted by gittany

oh god lets hope they don't do that well have gauls with swords for hands and ceasar half naked with a dyper and a cloak

No, that would be Vercingentorix. He was bare naked when he was taken in chains to Rome.

Originally Posted by Lord of the Drunk Penguin

No, that would be Vercingentorix. He was bare naked when he was taken in chains to Rome.

yeah but remember im comparing it to 300 where Leonidas and his 300 where in dypers with cloaks ( i personally think it was to show their homosexuality ) i think theyll do some over the top thing with Ceasar and his roman legions

Enough with Caesar, can we at least a Biopic on Marcus Aurelius or Trajan for once?

Originally Posted by Claudius Gothicus

Enough with Caesar, can we at least a Biopic on Marcus Aurelius or Trajan for once?

Same.

I'm hoping the film isn't like: OMGZ CAESAR IS SO 1337!

Originally Posted by Claudius Gothicus

Enough with Caesar, can we at least a Biopic on Marcus Aurelius or Trajan for once?

Or if they want action, why not do a movie on Aetius or Belisarius?

Originally Posted by Ancient Aliens

Or if they want action, why not do a movie on Aetius or Belisarius?

I want a III century crisis movie, or one about Julian the Apostate

Originally Posted by Claudius Gothicus

I want a III century crisis movie

Indeed! You know that the average Joe would eat up the story of Zenobia too.

We all know the story of Caesar. Why do they keep making movies about it?

Originally Posted by NotYetRegistered

We all know the story of Caesar. Why do they keep making movies about it?

Because the new generations don't, therefore Hollywood has a cashcow that they'll squeeze up until someone(viewers) says ''enough with them romans'' and stop concurring to these stupid biopics.