Anthony Hopkins to play bad guy in 'Arabian Nights'

The great Anthony Hopkins is gearing up for another role as a villain. This time around, he's in talks to board Chuck Russell's 3D action flick "Arabian Nights," which already stars Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"). Russell and Barry P. Ambrose wrote the script for the adventure, which shoots later this year.

The story follows Hemsworth in the role of a commander who teams up with Sinbad, Ali Baba and the magic lamp's Genie to protect queen Scheherazade from evil. Heat Vision reports Hopkins would play Pharotu, a ruthless magic man who murdered Sinbad's love. Hopkins will soon be seen in "Thor."