800m dlrs Ben Hur-based theme park to be built in Italy.Byline: ANI Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): A theme park, costing 800 million dollars, is being built in Rome based on movie classic Ben Hur Ben Hur wrongly accused of attempted murder. [Am. Lit.: Ben Hur, Hart, 72] See : Injustice . Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti is doing the job of creating the park, Cinecitta World, which will be modelled on Hollywood's Universal Studios and also draw inspiration from the iconic movies shot in the historical city, most notably the work of legendary director Federico Fellini Noun 1. Federico Fellini - Italian filmmaker (1920-1993) Fellini , reports Contactmusic. The park will occupy part of producer Dino De Laurentiis' former studio south of the city, according to Daily Variety. Construction is slated to begin next year (10). The park is likely to open in 2011. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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