Here is a new featurette from Focus Features upcoming film THE EAGLE. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim. <\/p>\n
The film opens in theaters February 11, 2011 .<\/p>\n
<\/embed><\/param><\/object><\/p>\nIn 2nd-Century Britain, two men \u2013 master and slave \u2013 venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism\u2026The Roman epic adventure The Eagle is directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Jeremy Brock has adapted the scr eenplay from Rosemary Sutcliff\u2019s classic novel The Eagle of the Ninth.<\/p>\nIn 140 AD, the Roman Empire extends all the way to Britain \u2013 though its grasp is incomplete, as the rebellious tribes of Caledonia (today\u2019s Scotland) hold sway in the far North. Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives in Britain, determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, Flavius Aquila. It was 20 years earlier that Rome\u2019s 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of Flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth, marched north into Caledonia. They never returned; Legion and Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Angered, the Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the building of a wall to seal off the territory; Hadrian\u2019s Wall became the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire \u2013 the edge of the known world.<\/p>\nDriven to become a brilliant soldier and now given command of a small fort in the southwest, Marcus bravely leads his troops during a siege. Commended by Rome for his bravery, yet discharged from the army because of his severe wounds, Marcus convalesces, demoralized, in the villa of his Uncle Aquila (Donald Sutherland), a retired army man. When Marcus impulsively gets a young Briton\u2019s life spared at a gladiatorial contest, Aquila buys the Briton, Esca (Jamie Bell), to be Marcus\u2019 slave. Marcus is dismissive of Esca, who harbors a seething hatred of all things Roman. Yet Esca vows to serve the man who has saved his life.<\/p>\nHearing a rumor that the Eagle has been seen in a tribal temple in the far north, Marcus is galvanized into action, and sets off with Esca across Hadrian\u2019s Wall. But the highlands of Caledonia are a vast and savage wilderness, and Marcus must rely on his slave to navigate the region. When they encounter ex-Roman soldier Guern (Mark Strong), Marcus realizes that the mystery of his father\u2019s disappearance may well be linked to the secret of his own slave\u2019s identity and loyalty \u2013 a secret all the more pressing when the two come face-to-face with the warriors of the fearsome Seal Prince (Tahar Rahim).<\/p>\nA Focus Features presentation in association with Film4 of a Duncan Kenworthy production. Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell. The Eagle. Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong. Casting by Jina Jay. Music by Atli \u00d6rvarsson. Costumes by Michael O\u2019Connor. Editor, Justine Wright. Production Designer, Michael Carlin. Director of Photography, Anthony Dod Mantle, BSC, DFF. Co-Producer, Caroline Hewitt. Executive Producers, Tessa Ross, Miles Ketley, Charles Moore. Based on the novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff. Screenplay by Jeremy Brock. Produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. A Focus Features Release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is a new featurette from Focus Features upcoming film THE EAGLE. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim. The film opens in theaters February 11, 2011 . 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In 2nd-Century Britain, two men \u2013 master and slave \u2013 venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism\u2026The Roman epic adventure The Eagle is directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Jeremy Brock has adapted the scr eenplay from Rosemary Sutcliff\u2019s classic novel The Eagle of the Ninth.<\/p>\n
In 140 AD, the Roman Empire extends all the way to Britain \u2013 though its grasp is incomplete, as the rebellious tribes of Caledonia (today\u2019s Scotland) hold sway in the far North. Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives in Britain, determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, Flavius Aquila. It was 20 years earlier that Rome\u2019s 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of Flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth, marched north into Caledonia. They never returned; Legion and Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Angered, the Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the building of a wall to seal off the territory; Hadrian\u2019s Wall became the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire \u2013 the edge of the known world.<\/p>\n
Driven to become a brilliant soldier and now given command of a small fort in the southwest, Marcus bravely leads his troops during a siege. Commended by Rome for his bravery, yet discharged from the army because of his severe wounds, Marcus convalesces, demoralized, in the villa of his Uncle Aquila (Donald Sutherland), a retired army man. When Marcus impulsively gets a young Briton\u2019s life spared at a gladiatorial contest, Aquila buys the Briton, Esca (Jamie Bell), to be Marcus\u2019 slave. Marcus is dismissive of Esca, who harbors a seething hatred of all things Roman. Yet Esca vows to serve the man who has saved his life.<\/p>\n
Hearing a rumor that the Eagle has been seen in a tribal temple in the far north, Marcus is galvanized into action, and sets off with Esca across Hadrian\u2019s Wall. But the highlands of Caledonia are a vast and savage wilderness, and Marcus must rely on his slave to navigate the region. When they encounter ex-Roman soldier Guern (Mark Strong), Marcus realizes that the mystery of his father\u2019s disappearance may well be linked to the secret of his own slave\u2019s identity and loyalty \u2013 a secret all the more pressing when the two come face-to-face with the warriors of the fearsome Seal Prince (Tahar Rahim).<\/p>\n
A Focus Features presentation in association with Film4 of a Duncan Kenworthy production. Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell. The Eagle. Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong. Casting by Jina Jay. Music by Atli \u00d6rvarsson. Costumes by Michael O\u2019Connor. Editor, Justine Wright. Production Designer, Michael Carlin. Director of Photography, Anthony Dod Mantle, BSC, DFF. Co-Producer, Caroline Hewitt. Executive Producers, Tessa Ross, Miles Ketley, Charles Moore. Based on the novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff. Screenplay by Jeremy Brock. Produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. A Focus Features Release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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