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‘Hercules’ Pic Adds ‘Lovely Bones’ Reece Ritchie

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday April 17, 2013 @ 9:06am PDTTags: Hercules, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Reece Ritchie

EXCLUSIVE: Hercules has put on a bit more casting muscle. Reece Ritchie has joined Dwayne Johnson in Brett Ratner-directed action movie from Paramount and MGM. The Lovely Bones and Prince Of Persia actor will play Iolaus, the legendary strongman’s nephew and biggest booster who eagerly promotes Hercules’ achievements and adventures. A poet, Iolaus is forced in the film to also become a warrior alongside his uncle. Ritchie is the latest in a series of additions to the film. Rufus Sewell also recently joined as did Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt. Going into production next month, Hercules is scheduled to open on July 25, 2014. Ritchie, repped by UTA, Thruline Management and the UK’s Conway Van Gelder Grant, will also be seen in the upcoming Desert Dancer with Slumdog Millionaire’s Freida Pinto.

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‘Hercules’ Pic Cast Additions Include Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes & John Hurt

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday March 21, 2013 @ 1:25pm PDTTags: Hercules, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Joseph Fiennes, MGM, Paramount Pictures

The Dwayne Johnson-starrer Hercules already set Rufus Sewell to co-star as Autolycus. Now Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson (BBC’s The White Queen), Aksel Hennie (Headhunters) and John Hurt have come aboard, Paramount and MGM said today. Ryan Condal wrote the screenplay for the action film, based on Radical Studio’s graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Evan Spiliotopoulos rewrote it and Brett Ratner is directing and producing with Barry Levine and Beau Flynn. Production is set to begin in May and the movie will be released July 25, 2014.

The plot: After renouncing his mythological origins, Hercules lives in exile and fights as a mercenary for hire alongside his loyal but weary comrades. Hercules and his crew will face their most challenging labor yet when one battle forces the man behind the myth to question everything he once believed, and reconsider the truth behind his own legend. Read More »

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Rufus Sewell Joining Dwayne Johnson In MGM’s ‘Hercules’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday March 20, 2013 @ 3:43pm PDTTags: Dwayne Johnson, Hercules, MGM, Rufus Sewell
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EXCLUSIVE: Rufus Sewell is set to star as Autolycus alongside Dwayne Johnson in Hercules for MGM. Ryan Condal has written the film and Evan Spiliotopoulos rewrite it and Brett Ratner is directing. Ratner will produce with Barry Levine and Beau Flynn. After renouncing his mythological origins, Hercules lives in exile and fights as a mercenary for hire alongside his loyal but weary comrades. Hercules and his crew will face their most challenging labor yet when one battle forces the man behind the myth to question everything he once believed, and reconsider the truth behind his own legend. The pic has been set to open July 25, 2014. Read More »

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‘Hercules’ 2014 Release Date Shifts Month

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday February 26, 2013 @ 4:55pm PSTTags: Hercules, MGM, Paramount

Paramount and MGM said that the Dwayne Johnson-starrer Hercules, originally scheduled for wide release on August 8, 2014, will now open July 25, 2014. Brett Ratner is directing the pic, which is being eyed as a … Read More »

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Paramount Dates ‘Hercules’ August 8, 2014

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday January 16, 2013 @ 5:50pm PSTTags: Brett Ratner, Dwayne Johnson, Hercules, Paramount Pictures

Paramount‘s Brett Ratner-directed Hercules, starring Dwayne Johnson as the legendary strongman, will hit theaters August 8, 2014, a week after Disney/Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy is slated to bow. Hercules is an adaptation of the 2008 Radical … Read More »

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Paramount & MGM Team Up For ‘Hercules’; Dwayne Johnson To Star, Brett Ratner To Direct

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday November 7, 2012 @ 2:37pm PSTTags: Big Deals Film, Brett Ratner, Dwayne Johnson, Hercules, MGM, Paramount

Dwayne Johnson really will play the classic strongman Hercules onscreen. The Brett Ratner-directed Hercules action film will be co-produced by Paramount and MGM, the companies announced today. Johnson and Ratner’s names have been attached to the project … Read More »

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