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  The Last Legion - starring Colin Firth
At last night's Nanny McPhee premiere, Empire managed to quash their Mr Darcy blushes for long enough to find out what Colin Firth and onscreen son Thomas Sangster were up to next, only to find that both are filming Doug Lefler's debut feature, The Last Legion, in Slovakia.
It's the story of Rome's last emperor, the 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, who escapes the rebels over-running the city and embarks on a perilous trek to Britain with a small band of companions to track down his last legion.
Part fact, part legend, "The Last Legion" is an action/ adventure story surround the Fall of the Roman Empire and its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, who would rule for a day before losing all that he loved: his family, his home and an empire that once stood for truth and honor.
www.firth.com /lastleg.html   (3560 words)

  
  The Last Legion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Last Legion is a novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, published in 2002.
The soldier, Roman born, keeps his promise and tries and is joined by brave friends from the legion: Rufius Aelius Vatrenes, a veteran of countless battles, Batiatus, a giant Ethiopian and Aurelius their commander.
This small army forms the Last Legion with a mission to rescue the last Emperor of the Romans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Last_Legion   (247 words)

  
 eBay - the last legion, Fiction Books, Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Amazon.ca: Last Legion 01: Books: Chris Bunch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Having said this, Bunch's The Last Legion is a competent piece of military SF and a great start for what is obviously going to be an arced series.
Young SF readers are not born in a vacuum after all, and The Last Legion and its other companion books in the series would be an engaging break-out read for someone ready to graduate beyond media SF.
In summary, The Last Legion is not perfect, and it is not the best I have seen from Bunch, but it is classic Bunch just the same and anything Bunch writes I will read.
www.amazon.ca /Last-Legion-01-Chris-Bunch/dp/0451456866   (1299 words)

  
 The Last Legion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
he camp was quiet, Mist shrouded the plains and the Nova Invicta Legion, the legendary warriors charged with protecting the last emperor of Rome, settled in for another cold and bitter night.
The Last Legion is a bewitching novel of bravery.
They hope by finding the Legion and establishing the boy as the legitimate Emperor a stand can be taken and the Empire revived.
firthessence.net /TLLmovie.html   (744 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Last Legion: Books: Valerio Massimo Manfredi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is the year 476 AD and a handfull of legionaries, belonging to the last existing roman legion, accompanied by a couple of quite picturesque characters, embark in a very intense adventure.
In the weeks before the final collapse some British Romano soldiers have reached the city with the express task of rescuing the young son of the last Emperor Romulus Augustus, these are the men of The last Legion.
This is the story of Aurelius, one of the few survivors of the Nova Invicta Legion, last of the Roman legions in the year AD 476.
www.amazon.com /gp/product/0333907698   (2187 words)

  
 The Last Legion (2006)
Part fact, part legend, THE LAST LEGION is an epic adventure based on acclaimed author Valerio Massimo Manfredi's international best-selling 2003 novel of the same name.
This resolute group sets out on an arduous and dangerous trek for Britannia in search of the Last Legion, in their bid to make one final stand for Rome.
Part fact, part legend, "The Last Legion" is an action/ adventure story surrounding the Fall of the Roman Empire and its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, who would rule for a day before losing all that he loved: his family, his home, and an empire that once stood for truth and honor.
www.firthfriends.com /lastlegion/index.html   (308 words)

  
 "Last Legion" Begins Production (July 27th, 2005) - Dark Horizons
Filming commences in Tunisia on August 5th on THE LAST LEGION, a Dino De Laurentiis presentation produced by Martha De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis, to be directed by Doug Lefler.
THE LAST LEGION is an independently financed film produced in partnership with Quinta Communications' Tarak Ben Ammar and British co-producers Chris Curling and Phil Robertson of Zephyr Films.
THE LAST LEGION reteams Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis with Tarak Ben Ammar, Chris Curling and Phil Robertson, who recently completed principal photography in Italy on 'DECAMERON: Angels and Virgins'.
www.darkhorizons.com /news05/050727a.php   (596 words)

  
 The Last Legion - Rotten Tomatoes
THE LAST LEGION is a reason to rejoice for action fans who prefer their battle scenes to be composed of flesh and blood rather than megabytes.
The chief problem with The Last Legion stems from the filmmakers' apparent inability to decide what kind of pic they wanted to make, and what sort of audience they wanted to target.
Ultimately, The Last Legion isn’t horrible, certainly not bad enough to keep it away from critics, which its distributors have unfortunately done.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/last_legion   (994 words)

  
 Last Legion movie trailer review pics pictures poster news DVD at The Z Review
Distributing the movie that is being directed by Doug Lefler are The Weinstein Co. The movie is set during the fall of the Roman Empire when its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, ruled for one day before being imprisoned on the island of Capri.
Colin Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley have been cast in the upcoming independently financed "The Last Legion," a Dino De Laurentiis film.
This page has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film and intellectual copyright holders of Last Legion and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline.
www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/l/lastlegion.htm   (506 words)

  
 The SF Site Featured Review: The Last Legion
The Last Legion is a return to a modern SF setting for Chris Bunch after his Demon King series.
Bunch's books tend to have male protagonists who are skilled warriors, with a certain disrespect for authority and in possession of a mixed bag of questionable skills.
The Last Legion marches into some new territory, dealing with racial prejudice, class separation, and the difficulty of dealing with guerilla warfare against an indigenous population.
www.sfsite.com /04a/last54.htm   (804 words)

  
 The Last Legion - Valerio Massimo Manfredi - Review - DECLINE AND FALL
They hope by finding the Legion and establishing the boy as the legitmate Emperor a stand can be taken and the Empire revived.
The last legion is set in 476 AD a time of huge turmoil in Europe.
The mixture of historical fact with fictional accounts of event was expertly put together and the inclusion of some magical strands to the story and one of two of its characters did not spoil the realism that Manfredi had obviously strived for.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/the-last-legion-valerio-massimo-manfredi/1027302   (1236 words)

  
 The Last Legion (2007)
On the day of the coronation, as the whole of Rome gathers to watch the proceedings, Ambrosinus (SIR BEN KINGSLEY), the shaman who is a mentor and tutor to Romulus, predicts danger.
Faced with such betrayal, the only course of action is to reach the one legion still loyal to Rome - the ninth legion in Britannia.
Confirmed: The Last Legion has been renamed The Enchanted Sword and will be distributed by MGM for the Weinstein Company.
www.colinfirth24-7.com /Filmography/last_legion_2006.html   (1001 words)

  
 The Last Legion (2007)
Banished to the island of Capri to live for the rest of his life, Romulus finds the legendary sword once owned by Julius Caesar that is known as Excaliburnus.
With the help of his teacher (Ben Kingsley) and the last loyal legionnaire (Colin Firth), Romulus escapes the island, goes to Britannia and find soldiers to fight for the final glory of the Roman Empire.
Parent Previews gave The Last Legion a B grade.
movies.go.com /the-last-legion/d848811/action&CMP=OTC-VX4851685945   (235 words)

  
 KODAK: Online Publications: InCamera July 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
At that point, he asked whether I was interested in shooting The Last Legion.
After various setbacks, the starting date of The Last Legion was finalised: one week after the end of Firewall.
The Last Legion is set in Italy and Britain, but it was shot in the Slovak Republic and Tunisia.
kodak.com /US/en/motion/newsletters/inCamera/july2006/lastLegion.jhtml   (1290 words)

  
 Aishwarya joins shooting for 'The Last Legion'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Aishwarya Rai has left Mumbai to shoot for Hollywood film "The Last Legion" in Tunisia where she will join actors Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley in her first major international project.
"'The Last Legion' is my first major legion abroad," she said remarking on her first international project.
In "Last Legion" she plays Mira, a rebel warrior.
www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?it=3976   (227 words)

  
 IGN: Last Legion UX Preview
May 4, 1999 - Although Hudson has not yet found (or announced) a US publisher for its two-player mech combat game, the Japanese programming team is finally wrapping up development on Last Legion UX -- which should be ready for release in Japan this May.
Much like Super Robot Spirits, Last Legion UX lets players take control of a fully operational battle Mech for deathmatch against a friend or the CPU.
We have yet to play the game, but if Last Legion runs smoothly and offers a lot of variety in its battle mode, this could turn out to be quite impressive.
ign64.ign.com /articles/122/122191p1.html   (627 words)

  
 The Last Legion (2007)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
And Rupert Friend still freaks me out with how similar he looks to Orlando Bloom, but his character was a nice does of levity to the mix, even if he was a bit silly.
Discuss this title with other users on IMDb message board for The Last Legion (2007)
www.imdb.com /title/tt0462396   (384 words)

  
 Subzero Blue: "The Last Legion" Filming in Tunisia
Just a few days ago, filming started in Tunisia on The Last Legion, a Dino De Laurentiis movie produced by Martha De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis, and directed by Doug Lefler.
"The Last Legion" is an independently financed film produced in partnership with Tunisian Tarak Ben Ammar of Quinta Communications and British co-producers Chris Curling and Phil Robertson of Zephyr Films.
The content on Subzero Blue is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
www.subzeroblue.com /archives/2005/08/the_last_legion_film.html   (324 words)

  
 Miracle Legion - Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Miracle Legion was a Connecticut-based jangle pop band begun in 1984, consisting of singer Mark Mulcahy, guitarist Mr.
Miracle Legion isn't available on Last.fm radio yet.
for the last six months More top tracks...
www.last.fm /music/Miracle+Legion   (142 words)

  
 The Book Blog
"The Nova Invicta Legion, charged with protecting the last Emperor of Rome, is attacked by the barbarians.
Risking their lives, they attempt a desperate mission: to free the Emperor and his tutor.
They guide the last Caesar in a dramatic journey of escape, which takes them through a devastated Europe and on to their ultimate destinies." (summary of the text on the back flap)
bookblog.diaryland.com /lastlegion.html   (147 words)

  
 Legion - Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We don’t have an artist description for Legion yet.
O.N.R. Listen to music, see charts for Legion – Zvezda, Legion – War Against Christianity, Legion – Enter Sandman, Legion – Legiony, Legion – Sarmaci
Listen to music, see charts for Legion – Enter Sandman, Legion – Leviathan, Legion – Jingle Jangle [Mental Mix], Legion – the Show, Legion – Knee-Deep in Blood
www.last.fm /music/Legion   (70 words)

  
 IGN: Last Legion UX
Last Legion UX (Import) - May 4, 1999
Last Legion Takes Rain Check - October 17, 1997
Nintendo 64 owners will soon be enjoying Last Legion, Hudson's version of Sega's Virtual On : Hudson Surprise Game - June 20, 1997
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 SouthAsiaBiz: Hollywood movies Archives
Last Legion was received poorly by the western audience.
Last Legion is based on part history and part legend.
In the film, it is shown that Romulus Augustus, the last...
www.southasiabiz.com /hollywood_movies   (838 words)

  
 The Last Legion clip, trailer, review, wallpaper, dvd, soundtrack, poster, cast, crew, movie news at AceShowBiz.com
The Last Legion clip, trailer, review, wallpaper, dvd, soundtrack, poster, cast, crew, movie news at AceShowBiz.com
Accompanied by his friends and a mysterious envoy from Constantinople, Romulus travels to Britannia in search of the last Roman Legion — the fabled Dragon Legion.
There, Romulus will fight alongside his friends to make his last stand for Rome and take his first steps to becoming a man and he king who would father a legend.
www.aceshowbiz.com /movie/last_legion_the   (201 words)

  
 TrekToday - Siddig Rides To 'The Last Legion'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The former 'Enterprise' writer is part of the team that won Best Dramatic Series, but no other Trek alumni fared so well at last weekend's Emmy Awards.
(Bashir) has joined the cast of The Last Legion, an epic adventure about the fall of the Roman Empire filming in Italy, Tunisia and Slovakia.
More information about The Last Legion is available at the Internet Movie Database.
www.trektoday.com /news/310805_01.shtml   (734 words)

  
 Doug Lefler's The Last Legion @ Aishwarya-Forever.com
03/23/06 Sir Ben Kingsley on The Last Legion - comingsoon.net
08/14/05 Ash off to Tunisia for Last Legion - mid-day.com
06/19/05 Firth & Rai in "The Last Legion" - variety.com
www.aishwarya-forever.com /movies/legionnews.html   (128 words)

  
 The Last Legion @ www.ezboard.com
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 The Last Legion - Moviefone
Synopsis: 'The Last Legion' is a fantasy action-adventure in the vein of 'The Sword and the Stone' set against the fall of Rome and its last emperor, 12...
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 The Last Legion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Oh, and aliens are waiting until the right time to come in and destroy every human around.
Other books in this series: The Last Legion
The book is not very well written, and it has way to much made up stuff, lame names, bad plot segues, and just a mess of literature in most forms.
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 The Last Legion - Zap2it.com - Movie Reviews, Theaters, Trailers, Times and More
The Last Legion - Zap2it.com - Movie Reviews, Theaters, Trailers, Times and More
After the fall of Rome, its last emperor, a 12-year-old boy, journeys to Britannia with his closest retainers to find a fabled legion.
Based on the book by Valerio Massimo Manfredi.
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