Ed Zwick ( The Last Samurai ) will direct period epic The Lions of Al-Rassan , an adaptation of a Guy Gavriel Kay novel about the collision of religions in Spain during the Middle Ages that melds fact and fantasy.
Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the book, which Vera Blasi ( Woman on Top ) will adapt for the big screen.
Variety says the book is a historical fantasy set at the beginning of the Christian re-conquest of Moorish Spain. A triangle forms between two warrior princes and a female doctor in the fictional locale of Al-Rassan. There are allusions to the Crusades-era religious clashes between Jewish, Catholic and Muslim factions.
But the author veils the faiths and introduces magical elements into the historical framework.
Since Ed Zwick directed this movie and there is no board on 'The Lions of Al-Rassan', I thought that I should post this news on this board. Hope y'all don't mind.
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