V for Vendetta Signs Portman
Also, there's the first official teaser poster online.
The Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver (The Matrix trilogy) plan to adapt Alan Moore's V for Vendetta maxi-series to the big screen and have signed Natalie Portman on to play a key role.
Click here to see a bigger image of the official poster.
"Natalie Portman is one of the most gifted actresses working today, and we're thrilled that she is bringing her extraordinary talents and presence to this film," Silver said.
Here's what Warner Bros. studio has to say about the film: "Set in the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta stars Portman as a young woman who becomes the unlikely ally of a mysterious revolutionary."
"With 'V For Vendetta,' the Wachowski Brothers have created an uncompromising vision of the future driven by a totally original superhero," said Silver.
The film will be shot on location in Berlin starting in early March for a Fall 2005 release.
