HBO TAPS CIARAN
HINDS FOR ROME EPIC
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[ February 19th 2004 ]
HBO has
tapped Irish actor Ciaran Hinds to play Julius
Caesar in the epic drama series Rome. The production,
in conjunction with the BBC, will broadcast in
2005 on HBO and BBC2, The Hollywood Reporter via
Reuters reports. Rome, whose production will be
based at Rome’s Cinecitta Studios with location
shoots throughout Europe and North Africa, also
stars Tony winner Lindsay Duncan as Servilia,
Caesar’s longtime mistress.
Belfast
born Hinds, 51, has pocketed appearances in 42
motion pictures including the 1981 epic Excalibur,
the TV adaptation of Rules of Engagement and the
2002 movie The Sum of All Fears alongside Morgan
Freeman and Ben Affleck. Ciaran Hinds recently
starred as Jonathan Reiss alongside Angelina Jolie
in the Paramount pic Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The
Cradle Of Life and has just wrapped Terry Loane's
Jonjo Mickybo.
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