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FIRST 'MEDIEVAL'
PHOTOS FROM THE CZECH EPIC!
We are ready to top our
Epic Weekend today with the first photos coming from the sets of new historical adventure
MEDIEVAL which sees American actor
Ben Foster playing Czech national hero and warlord Jan Zizka who was
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| William Moseley, Ben Foster and Michael Caine in the film! |
a powerful figure in the famous Hussite wars in the medieval times. With the massive budget of about $20 million, the new historical movie is currently
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| Til Schweiger is the richest man in the country in the film! |
shooting on the sets near Prague and around Czech republic. Superhunky Czech actor and judo champion
Petr Jakl is both writing and directing the
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| William Moseley plays Jan' brother, brave Jaroslav! |
movie! He is not the only athlete in the production as legendary Czech decathlon world recorder
Roman Sebrle is also in the cast!
WHAT'S THE MOVIE ABOUT? MEDIEVAL will follow their 14th century national hero Jan Zizka of Trocnov (
Ben Foster), a revered military tactician who defeated armies of the
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| Ben Foster takes the lead role of Jan Zizka! |
Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire. He is known for his innovative strategies and for quickly training peasants to face skilled and armoured
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| Matthew Goode plays King Sigismund of Hungary and Croatia |
opponents who usually outnumbered his own troops. The historical adventure film will also have another storyline which will revolve around his
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| Michael Caine plays Lord Boresh in the medieval adventure! |
relationship with king's lover, a rich heiress Catherine (
Sophie Lowe), whom he is sent to save but unexpectedly falls in love with her, while another storyline will describe his fight against a rival king.
WHO ELSE IS IN THE CAST?
Our favourite
William Moseley plays Jan's brother Jaroslav, legendary
Michael Caine is Lord Boresh the right hand of Czech King Wenceslaus and
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| Karel Roden is King Wenceslaus in the movie |
German superstar
Til Schweiger is Rosenberg, the richest lord in the kingdom. British thespian
Matthew Goode will portray King Sigismund of
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| Czech world record breaker Roman Sebrle plays one of the knights |
Hungary and Croatia, the brother of Czech King Wenceslaus, and if my eyes are not playing with me he will have a blondish hair in the movie! Czech actor
Karel Roden is playing King Wenceslaus himself!
