Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Neil Marshall’s Centurion

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IONCINEMA.com Top 100 Films

#65. Centurion

Director/Writer: Neil Marshall
Producers: Christian Colson and Robert Jones
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: Set during the Roman invasion of Britain in A.D. 117, this tells the story of Quintus Dias, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, who marches north with General Virilus’ legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.….(more)

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Noel Clarke and David Morrissey

Why is it on the list?: A specialist in the genre fare, we can expect Marshall to once again deliver on the action front – plus this has Fassbender, an actor worth keeping close tabs on.

Release Date/Status?: Oddly enough, this film was presented at the Cannes Market and yet still hasn’t been picked up. Should find a U.S. distributor once they companies realize that, despite it belonging to  this one might be a moneymaker.

 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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