Russell Crowe is set to wage war on the Roman Empire once more, with the Gladiator Oscar-winner set to lead the cast of the upcoming historical action film The Last Druid, which is being shopped to potential buyers at the American Film Market this month.
As reported by Deadline, the project will be directed by Will Eubank (Underwater) and will see Russell Crowe as a peaceful Celtic elder living in a secluded Druid stronghold in the mountains of Caledonia who is forced to take up arms to protect his people after being targeted by a ruthless Roman Emperor.
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Crowe is coming off the supernatural horror The Exorcism [read our review here] and crime thriller Sleeping Dogs [read our review here], and will next be seen in Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter, which opens on December 13th.
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