Hugo Weaving As Lead In 'V For Vendetta'

[Monday, May 9th, 2005]
Hugo Weaving As ElrondHugo Weaving is joining cast as the lead role as V in V for Vendetta, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Will star opposite Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, Rupert Graves and Stephen Fry. Weaving replaced James Purefoy, who originally was cast in the role but has left the production.

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V for Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered woman named Evey (Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as V, who ignites a revolution.

"V" is being produced by the "Matrix" team of Joel Silver and Andy and Larry Wachowski. James McTeigue is directing the futuristic thriller, which is under way in Berlin.

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