Ridley Scott to produce Robert Harris adaptation
Gladiator director to produce TV version of novel Pompeii
Robert Harris's epic, bestselling story of the destruction of Pompeii is to be turned into a four-hour television mini-series by Gladiator director Ridley Scott.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 13 April, 2010
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