Neeson returns

Los Angeles, April 10 (AP): Liam Neeson is set to begin work on his first film since the death of his wife, Natasha Richardson.

Neeson will play Zeus, king of the gods, in a remake of Clash of the Titans opposite Ralph Fiennes as Hades, ruler of the underworld. Louis Leterrier (Transporter 2) will direct the film. This marks the first project for Neeson, 56, since Richardson’s death in a skiing accident at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant.

Emperor Al

Los Angeles (PTI): Academy award winning actor Al Pacino, who had a long-time wish to act as Napoleon, is now getting a chance to play the French emperor in an on-screen adaptation of Staton Rabin’s book, Betsy and the Emperor. The film will be directed by John Curran of The Painted Veil from a screenplay by Brian Edgar.