Vin Diesel has always wanted to play a legendary Carthaginian strategist, but it will be Denzel Washington who will bring him to life in a film for Netflix that reunites the actor with an old acquaintance in the director’s chair.
Vin Diesel is a well-known actor throughout the globe thanks to Saving Private Ryan, The Iron Giant and even the family comedy Bulletproof Babysitter, although his signature role so far has been Dominic Toretto in the saga. from Fast and Furious. However, The dreams of the American performer have rested on another genre for several years because there is a role that he has always wanted to bring to the big screen and until today he has not been able to do so.
During the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013, the actor of The Chronicles of Riddick He confessed that despite the recognition there was something pending. “I still haven’t managed to film my Aníbal Barca trilogy!” he said at that time. Unfortunately for the action performer, he will have to wait a while longer to fulfill his dream, since it will be Denzel Washington who will be in charge of leading an army of soldiers and elephants in the role of this Carthaginian general.
With a script by John Logan and the address of Antoine Fuqua There is a historical plot developing for Netflix which will follow the crucial battles that General Hannibal led against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic WarFor this film, still without an official title, Washington and Logan will reunite after having collaborated on such successful films as Training Day (which earned Washington an Oscar for Best Actor), The Equalizer and more.
This film about Hannibal will be the duo’s sixth collaboration, but it will have to wait for the two-time Oscar winner to finish working on Gladiator 2 of Ridley Scott next to Peter Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Paul Mescal. Because of this, the official news site of Netflix reported that at the moment there is no release date or name for the film, but they do promise that it will be here in “the near future” so we can tentatively expect it sometime in 2025.
Vin Diesel has wanted to play the famous General Barca for years and his idea is to bring the life of the historical figure to the cinema with three films that chronicle his epic exploits and great skill for military strategy. At the moment there is nothing left but to say “hopeful” for Diesel since the closest project about his dream role is in development without involving him in the process; although with a fresh idea, perhaps later there will be room for your proposal.
