- HERCULES
Dwayne Johnson is in talks to star in MGM's Hercules, to be
directed by Brett Ratner (Tower Heist), reports Variety.
The film is based on the Radical Publishing
"Hercules" comic books of which there were two series, "The
Thracian Wars" and "The Knives of Kush," both written by Steve
Moore with Cris Bolsin on art.
“Fourteen-hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the
Earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules, powerful son of the god king
Zeus, received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous
labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back
on the gods, finding his only solace in bloody battle.
Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar
souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and the presence of death.
These men and woman never question where, why, or whom they go to fight; only
how much they will be paid. Knowing this, the King of Thrace has hired these
mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time.
Hercules begins to question King Cotys' motives when he
takes his army out to battle and sees them practice on innocent men, women, and
children of their neighbors. Deep in his soul something stirs, but is it enough
to stop a mad king and his army of the damned from marching across Greece - or
even Olympus itself?!”
Johnson can currently be seen in theaters in Journey 2: The
Mysterious Island and this summer in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. He will next film
Michael Bay's Pain and Gain, and then he will rejoin the cast for Fast Five in
Fast and Furious Six.
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