Matthew Fox to star in Peter Webber's "Emperor"

Thanks to CL for the heads up.

Matthew Fox to star in Peter Webber pic

"Inspired by true events, "Emperor" is an epic story of love and understanding set amidst the uncertainties of the days following the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, when General Douglas MacArthur served as the de facto ruler of Japan as supreme commander of the occupying forces.

Fox will play Gen. Bonner Fellers, one of MacArthur's leading Japanese experts, who is charged with reaching a decision of historical importance: should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal?

Pic will also explore the story of Fellers' love affair with a Japanese exchange student he had met years before in the U.S., and his quest to find her in the ravaged post-war landscape."

Source: Variety