Variety reports that Aishwarya Rai has joined the cast of The Last Legion, which will be directed by Doug Lefler for producer Dino De Laurentiis. The cast of the epic film, which starts shooting August 5th in Tunisia, includes Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley and Thomas Sangster.

Based on Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s bestseller, the action-adventure film 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. With the help of teacher Abrosinus (Firth) and legionnaire Aurelius (Kingsley), Augustus escapes to make a last stand for Rome.

Peter Mullan, John Hannah and James Cosmo play supporting roles. The Weinstein Co. will distribute.

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