Colin Firth & Sir Ben Kingsley have been cast in the upcoming independently financed "The Last Legion", a Dino De Laurentiis presentation. "Spider-Man" and "A Simple Plan" second unit director Doug Lefler will helm, with principal photography scheduled to begin on 8th August 2005 in Tunisia and Slovakia.

Part fact, part legend, "The Last Legion" is an action/ adventure story surround the Fall of the Roman Empire and its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, who would rule for a day before losing all that he loved: his family, his home and an empire that once stood for truth and honor. Imprisoned on the island-fortress of Capri, Romulus, aided by the clever strategies of his teacher Abrosinus (Sir Ben Kingsley) and the heroic skills of his legionnaire Aurelius (Colin Firth), escapes the island.

Accompanied by his friends and a mysterious envoy from Constantinople, Romulus travels to Britannia in search of the Last Legion - the fabled Dragon Legion. There, Romulus will fight alongside his friends to make his last stand for Rome, and take his first steps to becoming the man and the king who started the Arthurian legend.

Tarak Ben Amma, Chris Curlin, Phil Robertson and Martha De Laurentiis will produce. All four are currently at work on "The Decameron" starring Hayden Christensen and Mischa Barton.

Thanks to 'Willy'