FREDDIE HIGHMORE JOINS
NEW LEONARDO DA VINCI EPIC TV SERIES WITH AIDAN TURNER
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| Freddie Highmore will also produce the series |
Frank Spotnitz's new historical project is slowly gathering its cast and
after they've scored Poldark's
Aidan Turner for the lead role epic TV series has now hired
Freddie Highmore as well! Following world's most famous painter ever Leonardo da Vinci, the series will portray him as a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da Vinci’s artworks for hidden clues about a tortured artist struggling for perfection.
Freddie Highmore, who is also producing, will play Stefano Giraldi, a fictional police detective who frames the narrative, investigating da Vinci as the suspect in a
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| Poldark's Aidan Turner will take the lead role of the famous painter |
murder case and digging into his past. The series will air on RAI in Italy, French public broadcaster and ZDF in Germany. No American or UK broadcasters are known yet.
Two handsome guys -- perfect for a gay epic!
ReplyDeleteYour gay radar was supremely quick today, Debs!
DeleteSounds lovely, dear. Freddie Highmore is shaping up to be a handsome man. I remember first seeing him in Finding Neverland and thinking he definitely will make a successful career in acting.
ReplyDeleteHe looks better with beard, though.
DeleteThis is an interesting twist, but I feel like I’ve seen his story over and over again.
ReplyDeleteYes, there were Da Vinci's Demons, but that show did not really cover his work, it was more of an imagination.
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