17 August 2002
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Alexander the Great epic to be shot at Morocco studio
The production director Baz Luhrmann and producer Dino De
Laurentiis' historical epic about Alexander the Great for Universal Pictures and 20th
Century Fox will begin in first-quarter 2003 in Morocco, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Titanic's star Leonardo DiCaprio is in negotiations to star in the movie.
Luhrmann and Dino De Laurentiis will open new, permanent soundstages in Morocco, for which
an opening reception is scheduled September 6.
The studio facility, a partnership between the Dino De Laurentiis Co. and Luhrmann's
Bazmark Films, will be headquartered in Ouarzazate, Morocco, and will be privately
financed by Dino and Martha De Laurentiis.
The three stages, which Dino De Laurentiis said will take about four months to construct,
will be used for "Alexander" but will remain permanent fixtures in Ouarzazate
for future productions.