Finally, news about Vin's long time being-in-talks project: Hannibal the Conqueror! An article in Variety decsribes a new movie studio in Spain, Ciudad de la Luz. This studio is now in talks with Vin to house his passion project.
Located near Alicante in eastern Spain, the Ciudad studios cost E270 million ($324 million). They're described by architect Gary Bastien, who also designed the Los Angeles Center Studios, as the most advanced in Europe. When finished, the Ciudad will offer nine stages plus a triple whammy of high-tech services, a deep-water tank and two large backlots, one on a promontory over the glimmering Mediterranean. With its art nouveau facade, marble halls and backlot fiber-optic connections, it's definitely an impressive undertaking.
As previously reported, Hannibal will be shot from 50 million $, most likely in several ancient languages, just like Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ. Script, based on Ross Leckie's novel, was written by David Franzoni (Gladiator). Project is being in the talks since 2002.
Spanish website Laverdad.es mentions that The negotiations are going on and its very likely that the film is going to be shot in Alicante very soon. But there is nothing signed yet. The people in charge of the production company did not only visit the Ciudad de la Luz but also visited the surrounding area to find possible places to shoot the outdoor takes of the film.
Source: VinXperience
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