In what seems like inspired casting, Al Pacino is set to star as Herod in an LA production of Oscar Wilde's Salome.

From the BBC:

The film star will play the King who falls for his wife's daughter Salome, performed by Jessica Chastain, at the Wadsworth theatre from 14 April...Kevin Anderson, who was nominated for a Tony award in 1999 for Biff in Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman, will star as John the Baptist, who is beheaded.

I think it's great that Pacino is still hungry for some real acting, especially at a time when he's playing the same character again and again on screen. Perhaps it might revive his desire to attack some new roles in film rather than taking the easy option?