Roland Emmerich does his Gladiator with Those who are about to die
While Ridley Scott is currently preparing the sequel to his film Gladiator (2000), Roland Emmerich it also intends to address the genre of the peplos and the famous fighters who fought to the death in ancient Rome. In fact, a year ago we were told that the director ofindependence Day (1996), The patriot (2000) or even The day after (2004) prepared a series about the world of gladiators. Title Those who are about to diethe show is becoming clearer thanks to the latest information from Expiration.
The American media announce that the first images should be shown at the next International Audiovisual Content and Co-production Market (MIPCOM), which will be held in Cannes from 16 to 19 October. But before that, the announcements of Expiration they are already reassuring. The series would actually do that an impressive budget of 150 million dollars. Scheduled for Peacock in the United States it would already have been purchased from Prime Video for transmission in several European countries.
Filming was not affected by the strike
If the series Those who are about to die it managed to move forward so quickly, also because the strike of Hollywood actors and actresses failed it did not affect the filming took place at the Cinecittà studios in Rome (where HBO filmed the series Rome). Indeed, the production does not depend on the SAG-AFTRA union with mostly British or European (including Franco-Portuguese) actors Sara Martins).
Among the cast we note the presence of the immense Anthony Hopkins who will play the emperor Vaspasianparticularly at the origin of the construction of the Colosseum. The series will cover a period in which the Roman population was particularly restless and calm was maintained only by free food and spectacular entertainment, including chariot racing.
When we know Roland Emmerich’s taste for great spectacle, we tell ourselves Those who are about to die it might even fill our eyes.
Finally, in addition to Anthony Hopkins and Sara Martins (Murders in Paradise), Ivan Rheon (game of Thrones)Tom Hughes (English) and Gabriella Pession (Pedestrian crossing) are also present in the casting. There is no doubt that we will be following closely MIPCOM Feedback next month waiting to see the first images.
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Source: Cine Serie
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