FR. WILLIAM FULCO, S.J., is interviewed by the Los Angeles Loyolan in connection with an archaeology exhibition at Loyola Marymount University. The exhibition sounds good, but the really interesting bit is where Fr. Fulco (who served as Aramaic consultant for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ) talks about his consultancy work:

... Fulco claims that several film students take archaeology classes to prepare for working on films set in ancient time periods. Fulco himself has consulted on several films and TV series such as “Passion of the Christ” and “True Blood.” He is currently working with Vin Diesel on a film about Hannibal the Conqueror.

“I’ve also provided a tattoo for Angelina Jolie,” he added nonchalantly, explaining that she wanted him to translate the words “God is love” into Aramaic.

I pleased to hear that the Vin Diesel project, which involves Latin and Punic dialogue, is still proceeding. I hadn't known about True Blood or about Ms. Jolie's tattoo.

Background to the Hannibal movie is here.