Academy Award-Winning Director Roman Polanski to Direct "Pompeii".LOS ANGELES -- Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski has signed on to direct "Pompeii," the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times best-selling novel by Robert Harris (author of "Archangel archangel, in religion archangel (ärk`ānjəl), chief angel. They are four to seven in number. Sometimes specific functions are ascribed to them. The four best known in Christian tradition are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. " and "Fatherland fa·ther·land n. 1. One's native land. 2. The land of one's ancestors. fatherland Noun a person's native country Noun 1. "). "Pompeii" tells the story of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 through the eyes of a young engineer, Marcus Attilius, who is sent to repair the greatest aqueduct in the Roman Empire, which brings water to 250,000 people on the Bay of Naples Noun 1. Bay of Naples - an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD . Attilius not only has to fight the corrupt forces that control the town of Pompeii, but ultimately the overwhelming power of nature itself. The film is set to begin principal photography in Italy in the summer of 2007. Mr. Polanski won an Academy Award in 2003 for "The Pianist." The director was also nominated for an Academy Award for "Chinatown" (1975) and "Tess" (1981), in addition to numerous other critical accolades. He most recently directed "Oliver Twist" in 2005. Mr. Polanski and Robert Benmussa are producing the film for RP Productions along with Alain Sarde. Robert Harris is adapting the screenplay from his own novel. Mr. Polanski is represented by ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management . About ICM International Creative Management (ICM) is one of the world's largest talent and literary agencies, with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. ICM represents creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, publishing, music, live performance, branded entertainment, and new media. ICM was formed in 1975 through the merger of Creative Management Associates and International Famous Agency. In 2005, the company raised equity financing Equity Financing The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation. from Rizvi Traverse and institutional investors to fund strategic growth, and in 2006, ICM acquired the literary agency Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann. |
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