"Julius" elected for big-screen adaptation

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mandalay Pictures has picked up the film rights to the graphic novel "Julius," a modern re-imagining of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."

The Oni Press novel, written by Antony Johnston and illustrated by Brett Weldele, follows Julius, a London crime king who is beloved like royalty by the public. His generals, however, conspire against him.

F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job," "The Negotiator") will direct the feature.

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