EXCLUSIVE: International buyers have sparked to the idea of seeing Oscar winner Russell Crowe return to battle the Roman Empire in action movie The Last Druid, a hot seller for AGC at last week’s AFM.
25 years after he got his vengeance against Rome in Gladiator, Crowe is set to stir the warrior within once more for the project.
Pic will chart how an Emperor discovers a secluded Druid stronghold in the mountains of Caledonia. A peaceful Celtic elder (Crowe) must take up arms to protect his family and people from annihilation.
Stuart Ford’s AGC launched sales at the AFM with Range Media Partners and CAA Media Finance repping domestic. Will Eubank (Underwater) is set to direct from a script he penned with Phil Gawthorne and Carlyle Eubank.
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