Race is on to bring Alexander the Great to big screen

The battle is on to bring Alexander the Great to the screen ...with two star-studded films racing for the tape.

Wed, 14 May, 2003 - 12:19

The battle is on to bring Alexander the Great to the screen ...with two star-studded films racing for the tape.

And already it looks like the Colin Farrell-Anthony Hopkins' version from Oliver Stone will beat out the Nicole Kidman-Leonardo DiCaprio version by director Baz Luhrmann.

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