Denzel Washington is Hannibal the Conqueror with Antoine Fuqua to direct

[Pennywise]

Denzel Washington To Play Hannibal, Carthaginian Warrior Who Attacked Rome Atop Elephant; Reteam With Antoine Fuqua At Netflix With Script By ‘Gladiator’s John Logan

EXCLUSIVE: Now that the SAG-AFTRA strike is ending, why not come out with elephant-sized ambition? Netflix has attached Denzel Washington to play the ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal in an Unt…

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EXCLUSIVE: Now that the SAG-AFTRA strike is ending, why not come out with elephant-sized ambition? Netflix has attached Denzel Washingtonto play the ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal in an Untitled epic drama that will reteam him with Antoine Fuqua for Netflix. That puts back star and director who first teamed in Training Day — Washington won the Oscar for that turn — and they most recently wrapped up the third installment of the Equalizer franchise.

John Logan, the Aviator scribe who knows his way around the sword and scandal saga with Gladiator, is writing the script. Fuqua, Washington, Erik Olsen and Adam Goldworm will produce. Jeremy Lott and Frank Moll to exec produce.

 

[Elayis]

Sounds like a neat concept, and with Logan penning the script it has the potential to be good but Fuqua and Washington haven't made a good movie together since Training Day. Fuqua last period epic wasn't so hot either (King Arthur). This also sounds like the type of project that will fizzle out and never get made, especially with Netflix scaling back their budgets.

 

[Drizzle]

I feel like any project about Hannibal is cursed. Wasn't Vin Diesel attached to star in one at one point?

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

This has potential to be epic.