Rome movie adaptation in development

'Rome' movie adaptation in development

The creator of Rome has said a movie version of the historical series is in the pipeline.

Bruno Heller would not share plot ideas for a feature, but told The Hollywood Reporter that talks were taking place. "It's moving along. It's not there until it is there. I would love to round that show off."

The period drama, co-produced by the BBC, chronicled the rise of the Roman empire and ran for two seasons before high production costs brought the series to an end in the summer of 2006. Seasons one and two received a combined seven Emmy Awards, with HBO bosses since admitting that axing the show may have been a mistake.

"I discovered halfway through writing the second season the show was going to end. The second was going to end with death of Brutus. Third and fourth season would be set in Egypt. Fifth was going to be the rise of the messiah in Palestine," Heller said.

"But because we got the heads-up that the second season would be it, I telescoped the third and fourth season into the second one, which accounts for the blazing speed we go through history near the end. There's certainly more than enough history to go around."