A centuries old love story-Pompeii to release on 21 February

Pompeii is an upcoming 3D Action-Adventure-Romance-Drama based in AD 79 following the life of Milo a slave turned Gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his love Cassia. Portrayed on screen by Kit Harington who has found immense fame as Jon Snow in the cult TV Series Game of Thrones, the films is a perfect mix of action, adventure and drama set in a beautiful century old Roman Empire. Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson who previously directed cult films like Resident Evil, Death Race and Alien vs Predators the film also stars Emily Browning as Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to the corrupt Roman Senator Corvis (Kiefer Sutherland of 24 and The Reluctant Fundamentalist fame). And then as Mount Vesuvius erupts, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him. “Pompeii is a film that caters to all audiences across countries, demographics, age and gender. A love story in its heart, the film has some stunning Visual Effects along with gladiator action set in the historical Roman City of Pompeii which makes the experience of viewing this film a lot more majestic as you watch a fight for love amidst a crumbling city. We can’t wait to release this film in India, and we’d be coming right alongside the international release on 21 February. We are certain the audiences will enjoy this movie,” Deepak Sharma, Chief Operating Officer, PVR Pictures Ltd. Bringing together Kit Harington & Paul Anderson who have created extremely niche and popular identities for themselves in a film that’s historical we certainly can’t wait for its release.