Article: Warner Bros. plays 'Polo'.(plans movie on 13th-century Asian explorations of Marco Polo)(Brief Article)

"Kingdom of Heaven" scribe William Monahan will turn his attention from the 12th-century Crusades to the 13th-century Asian explorations of Marco Polo.

Monahan has been set by Warner Bros. to write "Marco Polo," a historical epic based on Polo's autobiography "Travels" that will be a star vehicle for Matt Damon.

Pic will be produced by "Ocean's Twelve" scribe George Nolfi and Michael Hackett. It is the first producing project for Nolfi and Hackett since their Gambit Pictures was staked to a first-look deal at WB.

Nolfi and Hackett came up with the idea for the film, and quickly hooked Monahan and Damon.

A deal is being negotiated for ...

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