Intermedia/IMF's Untitled Alexander the Great Project Begins Principal Photography for North American Distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures.Entertainment Editors MARRAKESH, Morocco--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003 This Project is Written and Directed by Oliver Stone Noun 1. Oliver Stone - United States filmmaker (born in 1946) Stone and Starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins Noun 1. Anthony Hopkins - Welsh film actor (born in 1937) Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins, Hopkins and Val Kilmer The Untitled Alexander the Great Project, Oliver Stone's sweeping historical saga that charts the life and legend of one of the greatest figures of world history, began principal photography today on location in Marrakesh, Morocco. Written and directed by 3-time Academy Award winner Oliver Stone, The Untitled Alexander the Great Project stars Colin Farrell (S.W.A.T., Phone Booth) in the title role, leading an extraordinary international cast including Academy Award winning actress Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life), Academy Award winning actor Anthony Hopkins (Red Dragon), Val Kilmer (The Salton Sea Salton Sea (sôl`tən), saline lake, 370 sq mi (958 sq km), northern part of the Imperial Valley, SE Calif.; 232 ft (71 m) below sea level. ), Jared Leto Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. His first major acting performance was as Jordan Catalano in the television series My So-Called Life. (Panic Room), Rosario Dawson Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Early life Dawson was born in New York City to Isabel,[1] a Bronx-born professional vocalist, and Greg Dawson, a construction worker.[2] The two are now divorced. (The Rundown) and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (Bend It Like Beckham). A Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures presentation of an Intermedia/IMF production, the film is produced by Thomas Schuehly (The Name of the Rose), Moritz Borman (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; The Wedding Planner), Jon Kilik (Dead Man Walking) and Iain Smith (Cold Mountain). Co-Executive Producers are Fernando Sulichin (Persona Non Grata non gra·ta adj. Not welcome; not approved: The aide, having been declared non grata, was expelled from the country. [From persona non grata.] ) and Gianni Nunnari (From Dusk Til Dawn) of Cecchi Gori Gori (gô`rē), city (1989 pop. 68,924), central Georgia. It has food processing plants. Mentioned in the 7th cent. as Tontio, it was later named after a fortress. Gori passed to Russia in 1801. Stalin was born in the city. . The story is an epic that is as daring, bold and ambitious as its subject, a relentless conqueror who by the age of 32 had amassed the greatest empire the world had ever seen. Past and present collide to form the puzzle of the protagonist, a tapestry of triumphs and tragedies in which childhood memories and Alexander's rise to power unfold side by side with the latter day expansion of his empire, its gradual decline and ultimate downfall. From his youth, fueled by dreams of glory and adventure, to his lonely and mysterious death as a ruler of a vast state, from the tumultuous relationship with his parents -- a powerful king and a queen determined to put her child on the throne at any cost, including murder -- to the rousing "band of brothers" bond with his closest companions and vast army, as they fought from the sun-scorched battlefields of the Persian Empire across the snow-peaked mountains of India, the film chronicles Alexander's journey to become a living legend Living Legend may refer to:
Stated Oliver Stone, "Actually starting production on this movie about Alexander the Great is the culmination of 13 years of hard work for me, although my fascination with him goes back even further than that. In the spirit of Alexander, Colin Farrell is a force of nature, a defiant, rebellious young man who happens to be a hell of a good actor. It's a great story and Colin is the right actor for the part. We're determined to bring the story to life and do justice to Alexander the Great." "Over the past few years there's been so much talk throughout the industry of bringing Alexander the Great's story to the screen," said producer and Intermedia Intermedia - A hypertext system developed by a research group at IRIS (Brown University). chairman Moritz Borman, "and here we are in Morocco with the cameras finally turning, and Oliver Stone -- with an incredible cast and crew -- behind them. Alexander's story is so ambitious and complex, and Oliver has written an extraordinary script which captures the man in all of his myriad facets. Oliver Stone's movie will combine great spectacle with riveting, intimate drama." For the film, Oliver Stone has assembled a first-rate team of behind-the-scenes artists, including director of photography Rodrigo Prieto Rodrigo Prieto (born November, 1965 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican cinematographer. His grandfather was mayor of Mexico City and leader of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, but was later persecuted by the country's ruler because of political differences. (8 Mile), production designer Jan Roelfs (Gattaca) and costume designer Jenny Beavan (Academy Award winner for A Room With A View and eight-time Oscar nominee). The editors are Tom Nordberg (Holes), Yann Herve (Taxi 3) and Alex Marquez (Any Given Sunday). The senior military advisor is Dale Dye, who previously worked with Stone on Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. , JFK, Heaven and Earth and Natural Born Killers. Following completion of the sequences filmed in Morocco, the film will shoot interiors in London, followed by more location shooting in Thailand. Scheduled for a November 2004 release, the film will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company and is being sold in international territories by I.S. Film Distribution, Intermedia's joint sales venture with Summit Entertainment. Intermedia, a diversified entertainment company with offices in Los Angeles, London and Munich is the largest independent film production company in the world. Intermedia develops, finances and distributes motion pictures in collaboration with leading partners in the film industry. Its parent company, IM Internationalmedia AG, is listed on the Prime Standard Segment of the German stock exchange (securities identification number 548 880). Recent Intermedia films include the international boxoffice hit TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and the critically acclaimed award winning films ADAPTATION and THE QUIET AMERICAN. IMF IMF See: International Monetary Fund IMF See International Monetary Fund (IMF). , the German film investment fund, is a long term producing and financing partner of Intermedia participating in such films as TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES. |
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