Liam Hemsworth, who is playing Miley Cyrus’ love interest in Disney’s The Last Song, is currently in negotiations to take the lead role in Inferno Entertainment’s 3D adventure film, Arabian Nights.
Directed by Chuck Russell and written by Russell and Barry P. Ambrose , the period epic centers on a young commander (Hemsworth) who, after his king is murdered in a coup, joins forces with Sinbad, Ali Baba and the Genie from the magic lamp to rescue the queen, Scheherazade.
Inferno’s Bill Johnson is producing with Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray of Mayhem Pictures. ROAR also is producing.
Although a relative unknown Hemsworth also appeared in last year’s Nicolas Cage thriller Knowing. His brother, Chris Hemsworth is similarly gaining credit within the film industry through action movies such as Star Trek and his title character role in the Marvel superhero action fantasy Thor which is still in production.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, filming is to start at the end of summer.
While this role in Arabian Nights won’t be winning Liam Hemsworth title roles in Marvel movies any time soon, it is still a step in the right direction after his Disney role. As for Arabian Nights itself, it could be a small hit with the added bonus of 3D sales, but is unlikely to make much of a mark among other competing 3D films.
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