Centurion red band trailer now online

Scene from the Neil Marshall film Centurion
Scene from the Neil Marshall film Centurion

The bloody red band trailer for Neil Marshall’s violent action next opus Centurion is now live on Hulu.

Centurion takes place during AD 117, when the Roman Empire stretched from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribes known as the Picts.

Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus’ legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon.

But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines, evading remorseless Pict pursuers over harsh terrain, as the band of soldiers race to rescue their General, and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.

From filmmaker Neil Marshall, Centurion is a gripping survival thriller set against a background of conquest and invasion; a pursuit movie in the vein of Deliverance, Last of the Mohicans and Apocalypto.

Centurion premieres on VOD, XBOX and Amazon.com on July 23 and opens in theaters August 27, 2010.

CLICK HERE to watch the new red band trailer.