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Friday
08Aug2008

Wait...Another Hercules Movie? We're Going to Need More Loincloths

DateFriday, August 8, 2008 at 10:13PM
Skeptical is the best word I could use to describe my reaction to the news that a new Hercules movie was on the way. Clearly a reaction to 300 - and not wanting to get lost in a resurgence that already includes a new franchise for Conan the Barbarian - Hercules: The Thracian Wars will be based on a new comic books series and will be directed by Peter Berg, who many not be the first name on my list when I think "gladiator movie."

And if I was skeptical of that venture, imagine how I feel about another Hercules movie, this one produced by and starring the dude in this picture.

That's Russian bodybuilder-actor Alexander Nevsky, who should not in any way be confused with Russia's Grand Prince of Novgorod during the 13th Century. This guy has entirely different aspirations and qualifications. The 6'7", 285 pound Nevsky will "play the classic Roman hero adopted from Greek legend (where he's called Heracles)," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film will be called Hercules: The Beginning (although if he's called Heracles in the legend and the movie is based on that, wouldn't you think...oh, never mind). Nevsky's production company, Hollywood Storm, will produce the film on a $12 million budget. Perhaps you've Nevsky's other films, which include Treasure Raiders, Time of Change, and Moscow Heat, plus the 2009 release Magic Man.

No? Not ringing a bell? Well the three films that have already been released have an IMDB rating of 10! OK, so that's their combined rating...Oh, and look for Billy Zane in Magic Man. That's right: Cinema's The Phantom!

I guess, on the plus side, he looks the part. I don't know how they're going to explain his accent, though. Maybe there's a Little Odessa at the base of Mt. Olympus or something that we don't know about.

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Slam Evil!

Friday, August 8, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterBilly Zane

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