The book is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a virus wipes out humanity.
Mescal is rumored to play Hig but this hasnt been confirmed.
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He will also play William Shakespeare alongsideEmily WatsoninJoe AlwyninHamnet, the next film from Academy Award-winnerChloe Zhao.
The Beatles biopic does not yet have an official release date.
Captured by Roman forces led by General Marcus Acacius, he is thrust into the gladiatorial arena.
Lucius Verus, the son of Maximus’s beloved Lucilla, returns to Rome after years in the wilderness. Captured by Roman forces led by General Marcus Acacius, he is thrust into the gladiatorial arena. As he battles for survival, he encounters Macrinus, a former slave-turned-merchant, and faces the corrupt twin emperors Caracalla and Geta.
