Netflix Halts Pre-Production on Denzel Washington & Antoine Fuqua's Hannibal Film
Producers are working to resolve budget concerns as the studio hopes to restart the historical epic at Netflix.
- Netflix has paused pre-production on an untitled historical epic about Carthaginian general Hannibal, starring Actor Denzel Washington and directed by Antoine Fuqua, as producers and the studio rework the budget.
- The historical epic was slated to film in Italy later this year, but production stalled after producers and the studio identified budgetary issues requiring further negotiation.
- This project marks the sixth collaboration between Fuqua and Washington, who won an Oscar for the director's 2001 film Training Day; Fuqua recently directed Michael, which grossed more than $800 million worldwide.
- Deadline reported the production delay, though insiders state both sides are working to resolve budgetary concerns with hope the project still could move forward at Netflix.
- Oscar-Winner John Logan wrote the script for the film, which focuses on the battles Hannibal led against the Romans during the Second Punic War.
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Netflix Halts Pre-Production on Denzel Washington & Antoine Fuqua's Hannibal Film
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