Warner Brothers is currently in the production stage of a new film version of Beowulf scheduled to release next November (1). The film's director, Robert Zemeckis, is also known for his work on The Polar Express. It is believed that he will be using the same animation and film techniques in Beowulf as he did in The Polar Express. The cast features big names including Anthony Hopkins as "Hrothgar" and Angelina Jolie as "Grendel's Mother" (2).

To ensure that every facial expression was correct the animators glued over 150 sensors to angelina jolie's face.Thiswill record every motion of her face. (3)

STARRING:	Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson, Robin Wright Penn, Angelina Jolie, Crispin Glover, John Malkovich, Alison Lohman, Brendan Gleeson, Dominic Keating
DIRECTOR:	Robert Zemeckis
STUDIO:	Paramount Pictures
RATING:	NR
GENRE:	Adventure / Animation / Drama
RELEASE DATE:	November 16, 2007
WEBSITE:	Official Site

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"Beowulf" - Synopsis
Inspired by the old English epic poem, "Beowulf" chronicles the exploits of a Scandinavian hero (Ray Winstone) who saves the Danes from the indomitable monster Grendel (Crispin Glover). (5)

Producers are currently trying to decide to release this under two ratings. One being PG-13 for a wide audience. And the other would be NC-17, for a limited time only in IMAX theaters. If MPAA passes this, this will be the first movie released under two ratings. Not counting the uncut version that will be released on DVD.
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Sources
1. http://www.beowulfmovie.com/
2. http://movies.about.com/od/jolieangelina/a/beowulf081905.htm
3. http://www.movieweb.com/news/45/9845.php
4. http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movies.php?id=2590
5. http://movies.wn.com/movie/Beowulf_2007.html
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_(2007_film)#Further_film_background_and_buzz