Editing I, Claudius (section)

===Film and television===
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In 1937, abortive attempts were made to adapt the first book into a [[I, Claudius (film)|film]] by the film director [[Josef von Sternberg]]. The producer was [[Alexander Korda]], who was then married to [[Merle Oberon]], who was cast as Claudius' wife Messalina. [[Emlyn Williams]] was cast as Caligula, [[Charles Laughton]] was cast as Claudius, and [[Flora Robson]] was cast as Livia. Filming was abandoned after Oberon was injured in a serious motor car accident.

In 1976, [[BBC Television]] adapted the book and its sequel into the popular [[I, Claudius (TV series)|TV serial ''I, Claudius'']], starring [[Derek Jacobi]], [[Siân Phillips]], [[Brian Blessed]], and [[John Hurt]]. The production was awarded three [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]]s in 1977 and an [[Emmy]] in 1978.<ref name="1978Emmys">{{cite web | title=I, Claudius Masterpiece Theatre | website=Television Academy | url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/i-claudius-masterpiece-theatre | access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>

In 2008, it was reported that Relativity Media had obtained the rights to produce a new film adaptation of ''I, Claudius''. [[Jim Sheridan]] was named as director.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Director Jim Sheridan eyes I, Claudius|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN1235080020080912|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903142506/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN1235080020080912|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2012|access-date=20 January 2011|work=Reuters|date=12 September 2008}}</ref>

In 2011, rights then passed to HBO and BBC2 to film a miniseries adaptation. Jane Tranter and Anne Thomopoulos, who previously worked on HBO/BBC2's miniseries [[Rome (TV series)|''Rome'']] have been named as producers.