If you want to be a screenwriter, you may want to start posing interesting hypothetical questions on Reddit. Questions like “Could I destroy the entire Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus if I traveled back in time with a modern U.S. Marine infantry battalion or MEU?”

That’s just what author and two-time Jeopardy! champion, James Erwin asked and once then the posting reached the top of Reddit, it was seen by Madhouse Entertainment’s Adam Kolbrenner. Kolbrenner then contacted Erwin and began working with him to develop the concept.

Now, Variety reports that Madhouse Entertainment‘s Kolbrenner brought the project which “will follow the Marines as they’re flung into the past where they encounter one of the world’s most legendary villains and disrupt history. To return home, they have to set history back on the track they altered.” to Chris Gary at Warner Bros., who encouraged the studio to move aggressively to acquire it.

The Brothers Warner did indeed snag the project which will be produced by Kolbrenner and Gianni Nunnari (Immortals). Madhouse’s Robyn Meisinger (Blackbird) will exec produce and Chris Gary will shepherd the project for Warner Bros.

 

 

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No production or release dates have been announced for Rome, Sweet Rome.