>According to the official logline, the movie is “based on real-life warrior Hannibal, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history. The film covers the pivotal battles he led against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.”
mikeyfreshh on
Hell yeah. This is going to be trash in the same way that every Fuqua movie not named Training Day is trash but I kinda like his brand of trash
IgloosRuleOK on
On the one hand, cool just for an ancient epic. On the other hand Denzel is 40 years too old for this. Hannibal was 31 at the battle of Cannae. But I guess it’s that or no movie at all.
_segasonic on
Fucking hell.
Fevaweva on
Who is playing Scipio Africanus though.
sirjackiechiles on
Was this the same Hannibal movie Vin Diesel was attached to for a decade?
Somnambulist815 on
I’m sure people are gonna be normal about this
zimzimzalabimmm on
Hannibal was Carthagian right? Why are we casting a black actor to play him instead of a middle eastern one?
I like denzel, but this is just weird… and maybe kind of blackwashing / Phoenician erasure.
Also, Denzel is twice Hannibal’s age durring the major battles. Weird decision.
Afb3212 on
First I’ve heard of this… and I gotta say, I’m super excited already.
AMA_requester on
>The cinematographer on Fuqua’s Hannibal film is Robert Richard, another triple Oscar winner, whose credits include “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “The Aviator” and “JFK,” a source close to the production said.
“When asked whether his last name was Richardson, the famed DP held up his hand, stating “I aint no one’s son” and left. For factual clarification he had to be someone’s son to have existed to begin with”
CancelThis2077 on
Guess Antoine and Denzel wanted another vacation in Italy
lilpump_1 on
interesting, as if it was bad enough when phoenix portrayed a young napoleon
TheGrowBoxGuy on
After seeing his work in Gladiator 2 I think the man is checked out and cashing paychecks
DexterJameson on
Denzel should definitely play Hamilcar, not Hannibal. Let his son play Hannibal if you need to throw him a bone to get this made.
mithridateseupator on
Huh, I never considered before whether or not Hannibal was black.
Google says probably no, but there’s not any descriptions of him that say either way.
Sgtwhiskeyjack9105 on
I love me some Denzel, but outside of *Training Day* Fuqua is very hit or miss imo.
Will be worth a watch at least to see Denzel screaming at elephants about them playing basketball in Pelican Bay when he’s through with them.
BlackLeader70 on
I’m ready for Hannibal to have a new York accent
Exotic-West3751 on
I thought it was Dr. Hannibal the Cannibal storyline and was intrigued
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>According to the official logline, the movie is “based on real-life warrior Hannibal, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history. The film covers the pivotal battles he led against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.”
Hell yeah. This is going to be trash in the same way that every Fuqua movie not named Training Day is trash but I kinda like his brand of trash
On the one hand, cool just for an ancient epic. On the other hand Denzel is 40 years too old for this. Hannibal was 31 at the battle of Cannae. But I guess it’s that or no movie at all.
Fucking hell.
Who is playing Scipio Africanus though.
Was this the same Hannibal movie Vin Diesel was attached to for a decade?
I’m sure people are gonna be normal about this
Hannibal was Carthagian right? Why are we casting a black actor to play him instead of a middle eastern one?
I like denzel, but this is just weird… and maybe kind of blackwashing / Phoenician erasure.
Also, Denzel is twice Hannibal’s age durring the major battles. Weird decision.
First I’ve heard of this… and I gotta say, I’m super excited already.
>The cinematographer on Fuqua’s Hannibal film is Robert Richard, another triple Oscar winner, whose credits include “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “The Aviator” and “JFK,” a source close to the production said.
“When asked whether his last name was Richardson, the famed DP held up his hand, stating “I aint no one’s son” and left. For factual clarification he had to be someone’s son to have existed to begin with”
Guess Antoine and Denzel wanted another vacation in Italy
interesting, as if it was bad enough when phoenix portrayed a young napoleon
After seeing his work in Gladiator 2 I think the man is checked out and cashing paychecks
Denzel should definitely play Hamilcar, not Hannibal. Let his son play Hannibal if you need to throw him a bone to get this made.
Huh, I never considered before whether or not Hannibal was black.
Google says probably no, but there’s not any descriptions of him that say either way.
I love me some Denzel, but outside of *Training Day* Fuqua is very hit or miss imo.
Will be worth a watch at least to see Denzel screaming at elephants about them playing basketball in Pelican Bay when he’s through with them.
I’m ready for Hannibal to have a new York accent
I thought it was Dr. Hannibal the Cannibal storyline and was intrigued