After centuries of t-shirts, magnets and flags stating the immortal words "Pompeii, August 24, 79 - NEVER FORGET," finally that tragic day will be given the respectful reenactment that it so rightly deserves, with the new movie Pompeii, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
Anderson, of course, is best known for his involvement in video game adaptations including the original Mortal Kombat, DOA: Dead or Alive and four (!!!) Resident Evil movies. After wrapping up post-production on The Three Musketeers "The Thinking Man's Uwe Boll" will next preside over the story of Mt. Vesuivius, the volcano that erupted in the year 79 and completely demolished the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Anderson truly is our generation's Merian C. Cooper.
Apparently, someone at Constantin Film decided that scenes of Roman citizens getting burned alive, suffocated by ash and crushed by rubble wasn't enough tittilation, so they've also added in a love story. We just checked with Vegas this morning and odds are currently 12 to 1 that there will be at least one quick cut from a character's sexual climax to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
The story is said to follow a slave who wants nothing more than to buy his freedom and marry his master's daughter. Unfortunately, complications arise due to his beloved's betrothal, his own sale to a new master and a huge f'ing volcano eruption. The Hollywood Reporter has more details.
