The Hollywood version of Ramayana will be directed by Chuck Russell who is famous for directing fantasy thrillers like The Scorpion King, The Mask and Mandrake, The Magician.

Ramayana was to be directed by Luis Mandoki but now zeroed on Chuck Russell.

Earlier, the producer wanted a Japanese actor who is an expert in martial arts, to play Hanuman since the role requires a lot of action. Now, the producer has approached Aamir’s representative in Los Angeles. The role might require Aamir to develop the eight pack abs.

Aamir Khan has shown interest in playing the role of Hanuman but will take final decision only after reading the script. Aamir Khan has proved many times that he is good at choosing the movies that he wants to work. Role of mythological character Hanuman will be the most dramatic role he would have ever portrayed.

Hanuman, the powerful and fearless monkey god from Ramayana is known for loyalty to lord Ram.

Matrix star Keanu Reeves is set to play Ram in the Hollywood version of this great epic.

Dark Knight fame Gary Oldman has been approached to play the character of the devil Raavana in the movie. For Sita’s character earlier Shilpa shetty was finalized but due to some other reasons she stepped out of this project. Search is still on to find an international face to play Sita.

In modern version Hanuman will be more of a super hero than god. Best action directors and special-effects experts will be brought to floor for making this.

US based producer Uru Patel is to make modern version of Hanuman, the powerful and fearless monkey god from Ramayana. Uru Patel had produced Cyborg 2.

Hinduism is the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion followers. Ramayana is an integral part of Hinduism. Ramayana, a Sanskrit scripture, consists of 24,000 stanzas. It explores various themes, including human existence. It is held in high reverence. Rama, the hero of Ramayana, was the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and is worshipped by Hindus.

Shooting for the film is expected to start in December in Rajasthan, India, while the rest will be made in Hollywood.