Russell Crowe, 25 Years After ‘Gladiator’, To Battle The Roman Empire Once More In ‘The Last Druid’; AGC, Range & CAA Media Finance Launching For AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Almost 25 years after Russell Crowe waged war on the Roman Empire — and won an Oscar for his trouble — in Gladiator, the actor is once again set to stir the warrior within for The Last Druid.

The movie will tell the story of a Roman Emperor who discovers a secluded Druid stronghold in the mountains of Caledonia. A peaceful Celtic elder (Crowe) must take up arms to protect his family and people from annihilation. Additional casting is underway.

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Stuart Ford’s AGC is launching sales on the project for the AFM. Range Media Partners and CAA Media Finance arranged financing for the picture with Nostromo and are representing the U.S. rights.

Will Eubank (Underwater) is set to direct from a script he penned with Phil Gawthorne and Carlyle Eubank.

42’s Ben Pugh is producing alongside Range Media Partners’ Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, with Adrián Guerra also producing for Nostromo. Felix Farmer’s Brandon Millan and Sam Wasson will executive-produce alongside George Hsieh.

Crowe will next be seen in Sony’s Kraven the Hunter and the buzzed-about historical drama Nuremberg.

Eubank made his directorial debut in 2011 with the science fiction drama Love. He has also directed The Signal for Focus Features, starring Brenton Thwaites and Olivia Cooke; Underwater, starring Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel for Twentieth Century Fox; Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin starring Emily Bader for Paramount+; and Land of Bad with Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe. He will next direct thriller The Epiphany, starring Sylvester Stallone, which is due to shoot early next year, also for AGC.

42’s upcoming projects include the thriller The Bet for Warner Bros.; Andrew Sodroski thriller Off Seasons for Apple TV+; Rupert Wyatt’s Boxman for Lionsgate; and The Penguin Lessons starring Jonathan Pryce and Steve Coogan.

Range’s recent slate includes Longlegs and The Bikeriders, while upcoming are A Complete Unknown and Primetime.

Crowe is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Goodman, Genow. Eubank is represented by CAA and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Gawthorne is repped by Range Media Partners and Ziffren Brittenham.

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