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Mel Gibson To Produce 'Boudicca' Film Epic
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| 28 April 2004
| Mark Sage
Posted on 04/28/2004 9:29:31 AM PDT by Hal1950
Flush from the success of The Passion Of The Christ, Mel Gibson is looking back in time once again to produce an epic about Boudicca, who led Britain against Roman conquerors.
Dubbed Braveheart with a bra, the film will chronicle Boudiccas rise from peasant girl to a military leader who united the Celtic tribes of Britain.
Gibsons production company, Icon, appears keen to cash in on further historical tales, after The Passion netted hundreds of millions of pounds at the box office.
The film will be directed by Gavin OConnor who told the Hollywood trade paper Variety: What drew me is that she was driven by personal revenge.
Her goals were never political and never went beyond avenging her slain husband and child.
She managed to bring together all of these warring tribes to stand against the Roman Empire.
It is a masculine story with a female point of view.
Brian Klugman, who co-wrote the script with Lee Sternthal, said: We spent over a year researching Queen Boudicca, Celtic Britain and the Roman Empire, and another year writing the script.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:29:32 AM PDT
by
Hal1950
To: Hal1950
Sounds very interesting
I'd love to see him do the Punic Wars and the destruction of Carthage.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:31:27 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
To: Hal1950
So you think she'll be hot? I bet she's hot. You know, for historical accurancy and such.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:32:00 AM PDT
by
ruiner
To: Hal1950
Be prepared for another flogging scene. If I recall my history she was flogged pretty severely when captured by the Romans.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:33:08 AM PDT
by
mware
To: Hal1950
Cool. I hope they cast it well.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:33:51 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: Hal1950
Braveheart with a braLol, that was my first thought reading the title.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:35:43 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
To: mewzilla
A statue of Boudicca near the Parliament in London.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:36:01 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: Hal1950
Celtic warriors fought completely nude, and I think the women who were there, as leaders or as priests, were topless at least. I wonder if they'll portray it accurately. Here's hoping they do!
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:36:25 AM PDT
by
Defiant
(Kerry Nation: Another old battleaxe trying to tell us how to live our lives.)
To: Burkeman1
Celtic patriot ping.
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:37:42 AM PDT
by
JohnGalt
(Chalabi Republicans: Soft on Treason)
To: blam
ping
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:38:10 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: mewzilla
A Boudiccaious Babe!
To: mware
Wasn't there a cutting off of a breast somewhere in her history as well?
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:39:19 AM PDT
by
Lizavetta
(Savage is right - extreme liberalism is a mental disorder.)
To: Hal1950
Queen BoudiccaIs this where the term "boudacious" came from?
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:39:26 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Hal1950
I am liking all of the movies with historical contextcoming out in recent years. [Braveheart, Patriot, Passion, Hidalgo, LOTR]
To: mewzilla
From the looks of the statue, the choices for actors would have to be Hillary, Rosie O'Donnell and/or Madeline NotsoBright...
and that's just for the part of the horses.
Snicker...snicker!!
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:41:49 AM PDT
by
mass55th
To: 11th Earl of Mar
Me too! Like the Alamo and Pearl Habor.
err yea
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posted on
04/28/2004 9:42:01 AM PDT
by
ruiner
To: Defiant
the women who were there were topless at least. I wonder if they'll portray it accurately. Anna K. for lead role!!!
To: Hal1950
Her goals were never political and never went beyond avenging her slain husband and child. She managed to bring together all of these warring tribes to stand against the Roman Empire. Also, Gladiator with a bra.
To: ruiner
Me too! Like the Alamo and Pearl Habor. And JFK, and Nixon, Castro and any other Oliver Stone Film you can think of.
just kidding
To: Hal1950
Saw a british version of this story a few years ago, had the female surgeon from ER playing Buddica.... Roman's rued the day they raped her daughters.... She eventually loses of course, but she made hell for the Romans for a while.
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