Christopher Plummer Joins 'The New World'

[Wednesday, May 5th, 2004]
Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer has signed on to star in New Line Cinema's The New World, says the Hollywood Reporter.

The project, helmed by Terrence Malick', is billed as equal parts historical epic and timeless love story, and is set against the backdrop of 17th century America in the nascent Jamestown, Va., settlement where the culture of European explorers collided with that of Native Americans. It focuses on the relationship between explorer John Smith and young Indian princess Pocahontas.

Plummer will be joining Colin Farrell, who will play the role of Smith, with Plummer playing the role of Captain Christopher Newport, an English officer among the initial settlers in the New World who serves as the first president of the Jamestown Colony. The project is scheduled for a July start in Virginia.

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