Deadline: Peter Webber is attached to direct Emperor. The indie drama was scripted by David Klass and Vera Blasi, and will begin production in January in New Zealand and Japan. The film will be produced by Yoko Narahashi, Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff and Eugene Nomura. The drama is set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II.
Deadline: Move over, Katniss. Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment has found its next franchise hero: Julius Caesar. The company, whose franchise fare has included Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games and Divergent, has signed on with White Horse Pictures to co-produce Emperor, the first in what could be a trilogy of films about the rise of Julius Caesar and his best friend and eventual mortal enemy Marcus Brutus. Emperor will be based on the first two books written by Iggulden — The Gates Of Rome and The Field Of Swords — that establish the relationship between Caesar (the great military leader) and Marcus (the great fighter) from boyhood. The books cover their rise to the top of the Roman Empire, and the political and romantic entanglements that culminate in that fatal encounter on the floor of the Roman Senate. The final novel covers the revenge taken on Caesar’s murderers by Octavius and Mark Antony.
Nicholas of Movies Hate You Too writes:
Because Netflix has added several new films of note mid month here’s a brief update of the newest additions to the Netflix Streaming service. They’ve added one of last year’s biggest films, Michael Bay’s “small” film, several two computer animated kid’s adventures and Nic Cage hunting down John Cusack. Some of the catalog releases include an early Chuck Norris film, a non-Avenger Joss Whedon project and a fantastic documentary that every horror fan should watch.
WDYF writes: Lionsgate Films have announced the Blu-Ray release for Peter Webber's Emperor, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Matthew Fox and Eriko Hatsune. The Blu-Ray will hit store shelves on August 13th.
