Oliver Stone's Alexander to be shot in Morocco

Oliver Stone's film entitled "Alexander" will be shot as to September 22 in Marrakech, Essaouira and El Jadida (southern Morocco), producers announced.

Twenty Seven year-old Irish actor, Colin Farell, will play the leading part in the Euro 150 million-worth historic film, that is a European joint venture grouping British, French, Irish and Moroccan actors.

In 1990, the film's director, Oliver Stone, had already decided to shoot the film in Morocco which is "the only country that offers the required geographical diversity."

"Morocco has the same cinema conditions as Los Angeles or California," film producer, Thomas Schilly, underlined, stressing that "when Morocco will have adequate studios for films' production, all the required conditions would be there to make it an important location for movies and television production in the world scale."

Alexander's director and producer further noted that they are "impressed" by the skills of Moroccan technicians and actors that are collaborating in the movie.

Oliver Stone's version of Alexander the Great's life, is due in the United States in November 2004.