Denzel Washington has been forged as the traditional Carthaginian basic Hannibal in a biopic that’s within the works by Gladiator author.

The Oscar-winning actor will play the famed navy chief who posed the best menace to the Roman Republic. In 218 BC throughout The Second Punic Conflict, Hannibal led troops atop elephants over the Alps, attacking Rome from the north.

Washington’s casting, first reported in Deadline, is met with information that John Logan, the author of Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic Gladiator, is writing the script. Antoine Fuqua, who has labored with Washington on films together with 2001’s Coaching Day and The Equalizer movie franchise, is directing the biopic.

In the meantime, Washington is about to return to manufacturing on Scott’s Gladiator 2, which is because of restart manufacturing shortly following the conclusion of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood strikes. It’s slated for launch in November 2024, Deadline reviews.

The actor’s function within the movie is at the moment unknown.

Gladiator 2 will observe Lucius (Mescal) – the son of Lucilla (Connie Neilson) and Maximus (beforehand performed by Russell Crowe) – and the nephew of Emperor Commodus, who Joaquin Phoenix performed within the first movie. Pedro Pescal has additionally been forged within the movie though particulars about his character are as but unknown.

Final month Scott opened up about casting Paul Mescal within the upcoming Gladiator sequel.

Scott spoke to Whole Movie about Mescal’s casting. On how he got here throughout Mescal he stated: “I watched Regular Folks. It’s not my form of present however I noticed 4 episodes in a row – growth, growth, growth.

“I used to be pondering, ‘Who the hell is that this Paul Mescal?’ After which I watched the entire collection. After which, out of the blue, Gladiator 2 got here up, as a result of the script was working fairly properly. And I saved desirous about Paul. And that was it.”

Scott added: “Can I see Paul Mescal being as huge as Russell Crowe? For positive,” he continued.