Channing Tatum has signed on to star in Love and Honor, a film based on the life of Catherine the Great written and directed by Randall Wallace (Secretariat).  Tatum will play American soldier Kieran Selkirk, recruited by Benjamin Franklin to convince the Russian Empress not to join the British in war against America: “Selkirk must survive savage terrain, starving wolves, secret assassins, marauding Cossacks, a court of seductive young women, and even a dramatic romantic face-off with the legendary Tsarina herself.” No word yet on who might play Catherine, but an offer is out to Anne Hathaway to play Beatrice, servant to a Russian princess and love interest to Selkirk.  Wallace is adapting his own 2005 historical fiction novel of the same name;  According to Vulture, the rights were once housed at Disney with Angelina Jolie attached.  But Jolie’s got other iconic female rulers to play.  Disney’s out as well.Wallace hopes to sell the package at the American Film Market, meeting with financiers tomorrow.  So there’s a good chance we hear an update on this very soon or never again.  Not that you have any say — but which would you prefer?

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