Anthony Hopkins has signed on for a key role in Roland Emmerich's forthcoming gladiator drama Those About to Die.
. Hopkins will be playing the major character of Vespasian, the Emperor of Rome and head of the Flavian bloodline. This marks Hopkins’ first major TV series in four years since making his last appearance as Dr. Robert Ford during the second season of the sci-fi dramaVespasian’s character description describes the character as “battle tested, a rural upstart who claimed his throne after victory in a bloody ten-year civil war.
“It is an epic drama set in the complex and corrupt world of spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition,” reads the synopsis. “The series introduces an ensemble of diverse characters from all parts of Roman society who collide at the intersection of sports, politics and dynasties of the ancient world.
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