Josie Ho and Dominic Monaghan are co-starring in the period drama from helmer Michael Haussman.
Hong Kong singer-turned-actress Josie Ho and Dominic Monaghan, best known for his work on the, are co-starring in the indie that is being directed by Michael Haussman, the award-winning music director who’s worked with artists ranging from Justin Timberlake to Madonna to Selena Gomez.The Man Who Would Be King
Brooke waged a lifetime crusade against piracy, slavery and headhunting, and was knighted by Queen Victoria for his bravery. But likeBrooke defied England when the British Empire tried to colonize Sarawak. In reprisal, Parliament later tried him for murder and piracy himself. With Rhys Meyers playing the explorer, Ho will play Madame Lim, Brooke’s former lover and Chinese leader, and Monaghan will play Colonel Arthur Crookshank, Brooke’s cousin and comrade-in-arms.
Allyn spent 10 years working in the region when at one point he came upon a book on Brooke while in Singapore. The palaces, the war canoes, the wardrobe, he was hooked by the evocative images and the real story.
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