Storyline

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

THE BUZZ: Director Kevin Macdonald (State of Play) reunites with his Last King of Scotland screenwriter, Jeremy Brock, to dust off another small-screen BBC production. Channing Tatum brings the muscle mass, and his continued ascent to leading manhood will be assisted here by a remarkable supporting cast (and the fact that he doesn't really have to learn an accent). The whole questing son/missing father aspect has us referring to the movie as Tron: Antiquity.
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