The series revolves around a Spanish-Italian noble family who became prominent during the Renaissance and was the inspiration behind Mario Puzo’s ‘The Godfather’ book series. The Series are due in Spring 2011 for 10 episodes commitment competes with several other similar productions.
The Borgias an Introduction -Trailer:
The Borgias: Power:
The Borgias: Rattlesnake:
Description:
The first look into Showtime’s “The Borgias” is shared through a behind-the-scene footage. A new series coming from the director of “Interview with the Vampires”, Neil Jordan, “Borgias” is a historical drama which is Showtime’s resort to replace “The Tudors“.
The show will be a complex, unvarnished portrait of one of history’s most intriguing and infamous dynastic families. The series begins as the family’s patriarch Rodrigo, becomes Pope, propelling him, his two Machiavellian sons Cesare and Juan, and his scandalously beautiful daughter, Lucrezia, to become the most powerful and influential family of the Italian Renaissance.
And all that power and influence eventually leads to their demise. As Machiavelli once said about his friends, the Borgias, “Politics have no relation to morals.” Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons leads as Rodrigo, supported by Francois Arnaud, Derek Jacobi and Colm Feore.
Showtime will only debut this series in Spring 2011 for 10 episodes commitment.
*******************************************************************************
*******************************************************************************
Several other European Productions on the Borgias are currently in the making
*******************************************************************************
*******************************************************************************
A Spanish Series on the same Family has also been released recently which looks as scandalously hot:
French Canal Plus Production in English directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and produced by Tom Fontana on the Borgias is currently being shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague:
*******************************************************************************
*******************************************************************************
Orson Welles as Cesare Borgia in the 1949 film Prince of Foxes –
The latter Borgia inspired Machiavelli’s Political Pamphlet “The Prince”
*******************************************************************************
*******************************************************************************
Have You The Stomach for Greatness ?
Related Blogs:
ROYALTY ON SCREEN: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (3D)
ROYALTY ON SCREEN: The Madness of King George (1994)
ROYALTY ON SCREEN: Robert Downey Jr. in “RESTORATION” (1995)
ROYALTY ON SCREEN: Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (2010)
THE KING’s SPEECH: Press Conference with Cast and Crew at BFI 2010
ROYALTY ON SCREEN: Madonna’s Bio Epic Romance on Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson (Due 2011)
