Young British actors cast by De Laurentiis

A cast of young British actors is being hired by producer Dino De Laurentiis for a new adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccioo’s ribald 14th century classic The Decameron, reports Daily Variety.

The British writer-director David Leland is writing the script for the story of 10 young Florentines who take refuge in the Italian countryside as the black plague ravages the city, amusing each other with earthy stories about love and adventure.