Puneet Bansal
Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom is all set to play the main villain, the Duke of Buckingham, in The Three Musketeers.
The British star, who shot to global fame playing fantasy characters in Lord of the Ring and Caribbean franchise, will play a villain "so cool that you can chop him into cubes and serve with vodka", Ace Showbiz reported.
The 33-year-old star will play the arch-nemesis to the Musketeers in the film, which is basedon Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name. The film is being directed by Paul W S Anderson.
Other names who have been previously reported among the cast ensemble are Christoph Waltz as Cardinal Richelieu, Logan Lerman as D'Artagnan, Matthew MacFadyen as Athos, Ray Stevenson as Porthos, Luke Evans as Aramis, Milla Jovovich as M'lady De Winter and Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort. As for the depicter of Queen Anne, Empire Online claims Juno Temple is in talks to take the role.
The 3-D action adventure movie is scheduled to start shooting later this summer for a summer 2011 release.
"We are definitely modernising The Three Musketeers without compromising the fun of shooting a period piece. But in our film, corsets and feathered hats don't take center stage. Our version is rich in eye-popping action, romance and adventure," the director had said about the project.
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