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They can make a great heroic film about William Wallace with an Australian lead (Mel Gibson in Braveheart), and they can make a great heroic film about General Maximus with an Australian lead (Russell Crowe in Gladiator), so, why not have George Clooney portraying another great hero, but an English one this time...St. George.
St. George is the patron Saint of England and one of the most famous Christians of all time. Some say he came from Turkey, other sources say he came from further west.
One source says that St. George served with distinction in the Roman army and on his mother's death used his inheritance to establish himself at the court of the Emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD) in Constantinople.
After publicly declaring himself a Christian, he was put to seven tortures: crushed with stones, bound to a wheel set with sharp blades, cast into a pit of quicklime, made to run in red-hot iron shoes, boiled in molten lead, scourged, and made to drink poison.
Each time he was restored to life and health. Meanwhile he encountered an angel, raised a man (and an ox) from the dead, and instructed his servant that after his death his body is to be taken to Lydda for burial.
Finally, by making the sign of the cross, he caused all the statues of the gods to fall before him. This miracle converted the Empress Alexandra to Christianity. Diocletian sentenced Alexandra to death, and had St. George decapitated on 23 April, 303. This time he did not survive.
If that isn't the basis for a great film, what is? And this is without even mentioning the famous dragon slaying episode (some sources say that the dragon was merely a symbolic representation of evil, that it was in fact an army of Muslims that St. George fought against).
Whichever myths or legends are actually true, the scriptwriters and casting agents could have a real field day with this one. You've got epic battles, potential monsters, and the theme of Christianity vs Roman Idolatory, something that Gladiator only briefly touched on but could have done so much more with.
Ridley Scott, are you busy?
St. George is the patron Saint of England and one of the most famous Christians of all time. Some say he came from Turkey, other sources say he came from further west.
One source says that St. George served with distinction in the Roman army and on his mother's death used his inheritance to establish himself at the court of the Emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD) in Constantinople.
After publicly declaring himself a Christian, he was put to seven tortures: crushed with stones, bound to a wheel set with sharp blades, cast into a pit of quicklime, made to run in red-hot iron shoes, boiled in molten lead, scourged, and made to drink poison.
Each time he was restored to life and health. Meanwhile he encountered an angel, raised a man (and an ox) from the dead, and instructed his servant that after his death his body is to be taken to Lydda for burial.
Finally, by making the sign of the cross, he caused all the statues of the gods to fall before him. This miracle converted the Empress Alexandra to Christianity. Diocletian sentenced Alexandra to death, and had St. George decapitated on 23 April, 303. This time he did not survive.
If that isn't the basis for a great film, what is? And this is without even mentioning the famous dragon slaying episode (some sources say that the dragon was merely a symbolic representation of evil, that it was in fact an army of Muslims that St. George fought against).
Whichever myths or legends are actually true, the scriptwriters and casting agents could have a real field day with this one. You've got epic battles, potential monsters, and the theme of Christianity vs Roman Idolatory, something that Gladiator only briefly touched on but could have done so much more with.
Ridley Scott, are you busy?
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They can make a great heroic film about William Wallace with an Australian lead (Mel Gibson in Braveheart), and they can make a great heroic film about General Maximus with an Australian lead (Russell Crowe in Gladiator), so, why not have George Clooney portraying another great hero, but an English one this time...St. George.
St. George is the patron Saint of England and one of the most famous Christians of all time. Some say he came from Turkey, other sources say he came from further west.
One source says that St. George served with distinction in the Roman army and on his mother's death used his inheritance to establish himself at the court of the Emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD) in Constantinople.
After publicly declaring himself a Christian, he was put to seven tortures: crushed with stones, bound to a wheel set with sharp blades, cast into a pit of quicklime, made to run in red-hot iron shoes, boiled in molten lead, scourged, and made to drink poison.
Each time he was restored to life and health. Meanwhile he encountered an angel, raised a man (and an ox) from the dead, and instructed his servant that after his death his body is to be taken to Lydda for burial.
Finally, by making the sign of the cross, he caused all the statues of the gods to fall before him. This miracle converted the Empress Alexandra to Christianity. Diocletian sentenced Alexandra to death, and had St. George decapitated on 23 April, 303. This time he did not survive.
If that isn't the basis for a great film, what is? And this is without even mentioning the famous dragon slaying episode (some sources say that the dragon was merely a symbolic representation of evil, that it was in fact an army of Muslims that St. George fought against).
Whichever myths or legends are actually true, the scriptwriters and casting agents could have a real field day with this one. You've got epic battles, potential monsters, and the theme of Christianity vs Roman Idolatory, something that Gladiator only briefly touched on but could have done so much more with.
Ridley Scott, are you busy?
St. George is the patron Saint of England and one of the most famous Christians of all time. Some say he came from Turkey, other sources say he came from further west.
One source says that St. George served with distinction in the Roman army and on his mother's death used his inheritance to establish himself at the court of the Emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD) in Constantinople.
After publicly declaring himself a Christian, he was put to seven tortures: crushed with stones, bound to a wheel set with sharp blades, cast into a pit of quicklime, made to run in red-hot iron shoes, boiled in molten lead, scourged, and made to drink poison.
Each time he was restored to life and health. Meanwhile he encountered an angel, raised a man (and an ox) from the dead, and instructed his servant that after his death his body is to be taken to Lydda for burial.
Finally, by making the sign of the cross, he caused all the statues of the gods to fall before him. This miracle converted the Empress Alexandra to Christianity. Diocletian sentenced Alexandra to death, and had St. George decapitated on 23 April, 303. This time he did not survive.
If that isn't the basis for a great film, what is? And this is without even mentioning the famous dragon slaying episode (some sources say that the dragon was merely a symbolic representation of evil, that it was in fact an army of Muslims that St. George fought against).
Whichever myths or legends are actually true, the scriptwriters and casting agents could have a real field day with this one. You've got epic battles, potential monsters, and the theme of Christianity vs Roman Idolatory, something that Gladiator only briefly touched on but could have done so much more with.
Ridley Scott, are you busy?