David Morrissey Joins Fire Horse - Movie News - Empire Movies
David Morrissey will star with Emily Watson in The Water Horse.Based on Dick King-Smith's children's book, the story follows a Scottish boy (Alex Etel) who finds a mysterious egg on the shore of a loch. When the egg hatches and a water horse emerges, the boy must find ways to protect the rapidly growing creature from those who see it as a threat. Morrissey will play Captain Hamilton of the Royal British Army whose troop has commandeered a small diner run by the boy's mother (Watson). ...
Jay Russell will direct from an adaptation by Robert Nelson Jacobs. Shooting begins next month in New Zealand and Scotland for a 2007 release by Sony.
