Denzel Washington will take on the entire Roman Empire in his next film

It seems that he has taken a liking to walking around Rome. That Denzel Washington He’s one of our favorite actors, it’s nothing we’re going to find out now. The winner of two Oscars is a true phenomenon who turns everything he touches into gold. And now he wanted to play a little bit of epic cinema.

Not content with being one of the big names in Gladiator 2now Denzel Washington joins another very interesting project. Of course, this time he will try to turn the entire Roman Empire upside down.

As has already been officially announced, Denzel Washington will be the main protagonist of a film focused on the figure of Aníbal Barca. And we are not talking about just anyone, since the Carthaginian led his troops from Hispania, crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps, to then cross all of Rome and force the Empire to surrender. A man who took him to Rome to the extreme and at his most critical moment.

As if it were not enough to have Denzel Washington in the lead role, it turns out that the director is none other than Antoine Fuquaresponsible of Training Day. The truth is that we can’t think of a better tandem to bring the pertinent portion of the Second Punic War to the big screen.