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Discusses how the motion picture 'Troy' directed by Wolfgang Petersen adapts Homer's 'The Iliad' with actors Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom. How the film required 1,500 extras trained for explicit battle scenes; Story of 'The Iliad,' an epic poem of the Trojan War; Consideration of the screenplay written by novelist David Benioff; How botanists were hired to transplant protected cacti on a beach where the movie was filmed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Halt in production when Pitt suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon; Speculation on how 'Troy' will fare at the box-office. INSET: Helmeted, Huge, Humble.

Reviews the films, "Coffee and Cigarettes," directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Iggy Pop, Tom Waits and Cate Blanchett; "Troy," directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Brad Pitt, Peter O'Toole and Eric Bana; "Control Room," directed by Jehane Noujaim; and "S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine," directed by Rithy Panh.

The article presents information about the film "Troy." The film recounts the story of Troy, the ancient city that was destroyed partly by its overreaching. The movie was directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The film stars Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom. The film required some 1,500 battle-trained extras and its production was plagued by war, hurricanes and frothing Bulgarian weight lifters. INSET: Helmeted, Huge, Humble.

Discusses how the motion picture 'Troy' directed by Wolfgang Petersen adapts Homer's 'The Iliad' with actors Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom. How the film required 1,500 extras trained for explicit battle scenes; Story of 'The Iliad,' an epic poem of the Trojan War; Consideration of the screenplay written by novelist David Benioff; How botanists were hired to transplant protected cacti on a beach where the movie was filmed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Halt in production when Pitt suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon; Speculation on how 'Troy' will fare at the box-office. INSET: Helmeted, Huge, Humble.

Previews the motion pictures to be released in 2004. Discussion of "The Iliad," which has not been the subject of many motion pictures; When "Troy," starring Brad Pitt and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, will open in 2004; Reported budget for "Troy"; Comments from actor Eric Bana regarding the production.

Interviews Australian actor Eric Bana on his participation in the film "Troy." Career background; Experiences during the production of the film; Preparations made for his role in the film; Views on fame.

Reviews the motion picture "Troy," directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana.

The article presents information on several films to be released in 2004. The film entitled Troy, stars Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has signed Leonardo DiCaprio for a film about billionaire Howard Hughes. It also stars Kate Beckinsale, Gwen Stefani and Katharine Hepburn.

Reviews the motion picture "Troy," starring Bradd Pitt and Eric Bana, released on DVD format.

Reviews the motion picture "Troy," starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana.

Reviews the movie "Troy," starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole and Julie Christie.

Interviews actor Eric Bana about his movie "Troy." Outlook on wearing an armor costume for the movie; Information on how he coped with a hurricane which occurred while shooting the movie; Injuries sustained while doing the fight scenes for the movie.

The final numbers for the debut of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.'s " Troy" proved to be $1.3 million better than early Sunday-morning projections as the Brad Pitt starrer saddled up with a solid but not spectacular $46.9 million. The Wolfgang Petersen-directed epic, based on Homer's "The Iliad," turned in the second-best opening on record for an R-rated nonsequel after Universal's "8 Mile" Ranked among all R-rated films, the debut of" Troy" was the sixth best. " Troy," which also stars Orlando Bloom and Eric Bana, scored a moderate 82% favorable grade from moviegoers.

Presents a preview of the motion picture "Troy," directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana.

Features several motion pictures which will be released on May 14, 2004. "Troy," starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana; "Breakin' All the Rules," starring Jamie Foxx and Morris Chestnut; "A Slipping Down Life," starring Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce.