Julia Ormond and Jason Isaacs will topline La conjura de El Escorial (“The El Escorial Conspiracy”), a European co-production helmed by Spanish director/producer Antonio del Real.
The project is inspired by political turf wars in the 16th century Spanish court of King Philip II. Isaacs plays a traitor to the king, Ormond the princess of Eboli.
Filming is under way in Spain and Portugal.