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July 20, 2001 — At least three Hollywood projects are in the works on the subject of Alexander the Great, reports AP.

The first is by "Usual Suspects" writer Christopher McQuarrie, who penned the script and will direct, Zap2it.com reports.

Producer Dino De Laurentiis's version is being written by "Silence of the Lambs" scribe Ted Tally, based on Valerio Manfredi's trilogy of historical novels, the entertainment website says.

Producer Gene Kirkwood, behind "Weird" Al Yankovic and "UHF," and recently who completed a remake of Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" for the AandE network, has his own "Alexander" project, Variety reports.

Kirkwood's will be on a smaller scale with a 15-million-dollar budget, funded by Greek investors.

"This was a kid in his early 20s who loved his sex," Kirkwood told Variety. "The sensuality is the key and as for the battles, well, there was just one big fight in "Rocky," but it was memorable."

Thanks to Squirk for the heads up!