THE EAGLE (2011 Film)

THE  EAGLE

The Eagle is an upcoming film adaptation of the 1954 historical adventure The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald from a script by Jeremy Brock, the film is set in the second century AD and tells of a young Roman officer's search to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in the north of Britain. The story is based on the legend of the Ninth Legion.

The film stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong. Filming began on 24 August 2009 and took place in Hungary and Scotland. The film is a United Kingdom and United States co-production. It is expected to be released on 11 February 2011 through Focus Features.

The film is being made for £15 million.

In AD 140, a young Roman centurion attempts to uncover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion—the Ninth—in the north of Britain 20 years previously. The centurion, Marcus Aquila (Tatum), travels with a British slave, Esca (Bell), beyond Hadrian's Wall into Caledonia (now known as Scotland) where he must confront the tribes to recover the legion's eagle standard and restore his father's reputation.

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