In Photos: Premiere of HBO's new drama series 'ROME'

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By James Wray Aug 26, 2005, 0:56 GMT

John Rhys Davies at the premiere of HBO's new drama series 'ROME' held at the Wadsworth Theatre Los Angeles, California - 24.08.05The stars were on hand for the premiere of HBO's new drama series 'ROME' held at the Wadsworth Theatre Los Angeles, California.A co-production between HBO and the BBC, ROME began shooting in Rome in March 2004, with Michael Apted (“Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “The World Is Not Enough”) directing the first three episodes. Additional directors include Allen Coulter (HBO’s “The Sopranos”), Julian Farino (HBO’s “Entourage”), Jeremy Podeswa (HBO’s “Carnivàle”), Alan Poul (HBO’s “Six Feet Under”), Mikael Salomon (HBO’s “Band of Brothers”), Steve Shill (HBO’s “The Wire”), Alan Taylor (HBO’s “Deadwood”) and Timothy Van Patten (HBO’s “Sex and the City”). Production for the series is based at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, with additional locations throughout Italy.Among the actors starring in the first season are Kevin McKidd (“Kingdom of Heaven”) as Lucius Vorenus, Ray Stevenson (“King Arthur”) as Titus Pullo, Ciarán Hinds (“Road to Perdition”) as Gaius Julius Caesar, Kenneth Cranham (“Gangster No. 1”) as Pompey Magnus, Polly Walker (“Patriot Games”) as Atia of the Julii, James Purefoy (“Vanity Fair”) as Mark Antony, Tobias Menzies (“Foyle’s War”) as Marcus Junius Brutus, Lindsay Duncan (“Under the Tuscan Sun”) as Servilia of the Junii, Indira Varma (“Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love”) as Niobe, Max Pirkis (“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”) as Gaius Octavian and Kerry Condon (“Angela’s Ashes”) as Octavia of the Julii.The series will kick-off Aug. 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), with the episode entitled “The Stolen Eagle.” Chronicling the fall of a Republic and the rise of an empire, the series debuts new episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time.View photos from the event via the gallery to the top right.You can access some stills and clip from Rome in our database.Visit the official site.

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