Maybe it's just the setting that naturally lends itself to awesomeness, or maybe it's Michael Fassbender and Dominic West covered in blood and dirt, bellowing at their legion of soldiers or vicious captors. Either way, the trailer for Centurion promises badassery the likes we haven't seen in a long time.

Dropping over at IGN, the trailer for Neil Marshall's next looks to bring Roman Britain action and violence to the next level. The story follows the Ninth Roman Legion, sent into the land of the barbaric Picts to recover a captured Roman general. The film also stars a violently sexy Olga Kurylenko, whose war paint and savagery is somehow a huge turn-on. She makes it work, even with rivers of blood pouring out of her nose.

With no US release date set for Centurion it may be a little while before we get a chance to bask in the unbridled brutality of 2nd century Britain. But with enough hope and positive thinking, we should be able to get this thing over to us, right? Right. It'll be released in the UK April 23rd. Check out the trailer below.