by Sanem Z / Hot Movie News Crew
 Damian Lewis, John Malkovich, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Peter O'Toole, Saffron Burrows and Virginie Ledoyen will star in Raoul Ruiz’s period epic Love and Virtue, about the battles that raged within King Charlemagne's empire, reports Variety.
The script, penned by Mia Sperber and Stefano Pratesi, is based on epic poems The Song of Roland and Orlando Innamorato.
Brit thesp Lewis toplines as a knight in King Charlemagne's court who falls for Ledoyen's character.
Malkovich and Madsen play barbarian marauders. Stephen Dillane plays Charlemagne, the first ruler of a united Western Europe since the fall of the  Roman Empire.
The cast also includes Leonor Varela, Vincent Perez, Cristian de la Fuente, Anna Massey and child thesps Alexa Rey and Boo Boo Stewart.
The pic is scheduled to begin shooting March 21 on location in Belgium and Luxembourg before moving to London. |
