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A feature film adaptation of I, Claudius is in works. Jim Sheridan (In America) and Nye Heron will write the screenplay based on the historical novel by Robert Graves, and Sheridan will also direct. Graves' 1934 novel recounts the internecine plots and counterplots surrounding Claudius, the fourth emperor of Rome who ruled from 41-54 A.D. The stuttering and handicapped Claudius, born into a murderous, imperial family, used his cunning mind and rivals' misjudgment to not only survive but eventually become one of Rome's greatest emperors. Claudius was played by Derek Jacobi in the critically acclaimed 1976 miniseries I, Claudius. (THR)
Trailer for thriller The International, starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks, involved in an international arms dealing ring. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Perfume, Run Lola Run). [official site] [imdb]
Trailer for Clint Eastwood's period drama Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, and Michael Kelly. [imdb]
Katee Sackhoff gets a new lead role in the NBC pilot Lost and Found. She plays Tessa, an offbeat female LAPD detective who, after butting heads with the higher-ups, is sent as a punishment to the basement to work on John Doe and Jane Doe cases. (THR)
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Alan Ball about his two new projects, the feature film Towelhead and the HBO drama True Blood.