Mark Rylance to Star in Waiting for the Barbarians Film

Oscar and three-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance is tapped to star in a film adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's novel Waiting for the Barbarians, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The property, which has also been adapted into an opera by Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton, tells the story of a magistrate working in a small colonial town under threat of an attack by so-called "barbarians."

Rylance will play the role of the magistrate in the Ciro Guerra-helmed screen adaptation.

The actor was recently seen on Broadway in the West End transfer of Claire van Kampen’s Farinelli and the King, for which he received a Tony nomination. Prior to that production, he appeared on Broadway 2013 in Twelfth Night and Richard III, both of which transferred from the West End and played in repertory at the Belasco Theatre. His performance as Olivia in Twelfth Night won him a Tony for Featured Actor in a Play; he also won Tony Awards for his performances in Boeing-Boeing and Jerusalem.

Look Back at Three-Time Tony Winner Mark Rylance on Broadway

Mark Rylance Boeing-Boeing HR — Mark Rylance in *Boeing-Boeing*

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<i>Boeing-Boeing</i> Missi Pyle and Mark Rylance — Missi Pyle and Mark Rylance in *Boeing-Boeing*

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Kathryn Hahn and Mark Rylance in *Boeing Boeing*

La Bête Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 14, 2010

Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce in *La Bête*

Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce in <i>La Bete</i> — Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce in *La Bête*

David Hyde Pierce and Mark Rylance in *La Bête*

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Jerusalem Playbill - Opening Night, March 2011

Jerusalem_Broadway_Production_Photo_2010_Mark Rylance_HR — Mark Rylance in *Jerusalem*

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Mark Rylance in <i>Jerusalem</i> — Mark Rylance in *Jerusalem*

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