Alexander the Great epic to be shot at Morocco studio
Morocco, Economics, 8/17/2002

The production director Baz Luhrmann and producer Dino De Laurentiis' historical epic about Alexander the Great for Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox will begin in first-quarter 2003 in Morocco, the Hollywood Reporter said.

Titanic's star Leonardo DiCaprio is in negotiations to star in the movie.

Luhrmann and Dino De Laurentiis will open new, permanent soundstages in Morocco, for which an opening reception is scheduled September 6.

The studio facility, a partnership between the Dino De Laurentiis Co. and Luhrmann's Bazmark Films, will be headquartered in Ouarzazate, Morocco, and will be privately financed by Dino and Martha De Laurentiis.

The three stages, which Dino De Laurentiis said will take about four months to construct, will be used for "Alexander" but will remain permanent fixtures in Ouarzazate for future productions.

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