Those About to Die (TV Series)

[Marcus F.]

I just recently discovered that last year they filmed a ten parts TV-series about Old Rome and its gladiator games in Italy's famous Cinecittà film studios.

It is set in they year 79 AD and Emperor Vespasian is played by Anthony Hopkins. Iwan Rheon of GoT-fame will appear as a guy named Tenax.

Here are two links:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10569934/?r...nrel_3_act
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar...ealed.html

[Nathan Ross]

Emperor Vespasian is played by Anthony Hopkins.

I'd always thought there was a resemblance!

[Marcus F.]

Teaser:

[Marcus F.]

Comments on X for some images are mostly negative: https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1791557913472868721

Many people don't like the greenscreen imagery.

It also seems like they're using the the same helmets as "The Passion of the Christ", since that was also filmed at the Cinecittà studios.

[Marcus F.]

Some more pictures: https://ew.com/those-about-to-die-first-...ve-8649247