Russell Crowe set to move from the Colesseum to The Ark

"Gimme two!"

Deadline is reporting that "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe has agreed to take the lead as Noah in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming biblical epic and that an official announcement will be forthcoming next week.

From his public pronouncements Aronofsky seems stoked for this project and Crowe should be a good fit to play such an oversized character. Filming is set to start this summer.