After a whole bunch of amazing new epic TV series that I announced yesterday, here's another one, equally brilliant: Amazon has greenlit four episode mini series CORTES coming from Steven Spielberg's production house based on a half a century old script rewritten by Steven Zaillian who got an Oscar for Schlinder's List! Javier Bardem will take the lead role in the epic saga about the infamous conqueror, Hernan CORTES who, some 500 years ago, led a rebellious expedition to the heart of King Montezuma II’s Aztec empire, connecting two civilizations for the first time and changing the course of history. The producers promise a saga filled with drama and adventure. Cortes was celebrated in Europe as someone who expanded Spanish Empire and viewed as genocidal psycho by Aztec tribes who ended one of the greatest civilizations of that time. About five years ago the spy informed you that Scorsese also planned to make a project on Cortes with Benicio del Toro.
'VERSAILLES'
NEW TEASER IS HERE!
Meanwhile, new teaser has been released for George Blagden's King Louis XIV epic TV saga VERSAILLES which returns to Canal + this spring (April 23rd in France to be precise, we don't know UK airing on BBC2) with
The third season will sadly be the final one as well
third season (it will air in USA on Ovation October 3rd) which will also be the final season! The new teaser shows Louis' brother Duke of Orleans, played by
We are still waiting for Canal + to announce French airing date
Alexander Vlahos, discovering a dungeon with the man under the mask from the famous 17th century legend of Louis' hidden twin brother.
Nice little teaser for Versailles. We'll be looking for one for Cortes now. I'm sure it will be great. I do like Javier Bardem, so we'll be keeping our eyes peeled.
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I'm sure "Cortez" will be gory and heartbreaking.
ReplyDeletehope they present the conquistadors as rotten ebil bastards that they were. So much of today's powerful world is built on genocide and slavery :(
DeleteNice little teaser for Versailles. We'll be looking for one for Cortes now. I'm sure it will be great. I do like Javier Bardem, so we'll be keeping our eyes peeled.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it won't be longer than four episodes, some topics are too hard to watch for any longer than that.
DeleteI a.ways love your teasers, Dezzy! They tease!
ReplyDeletethis one was indeed very teasing, a teasingly teasing teaser
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