By Cara Sulieman
BAFTA award winning director Kevin MacDonald has started filming his next Holywood epic in the north of Scotland – and are searching for locals to help star as extras.
The Eagle of the Ninth is based on a children’s book about the defeat of the Roman army in Scotland in 140 AD.
Big names such as Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland star in the movie, which will also be filmed in Hungary.
MacDonald is teaming up with scriptwriter Jeremy Brock for the project after their success with the 2006 hit The Last King of Scotland which saw Forest Whitaker win best actor at the Oscars.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
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