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Frank Spotnitz has a new show in the works: Medici: Masters of Florence. The new show, created by Spotnitz and Nicolas Meyer (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Houdini) will chronicle the rise of the Medici family and the renaissance. Lux Vide and Big Light have snatched a couple of heavy hitters, including Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) playing the lead, enterprising son Cosimo de' Medici, and Dustin Hoffman (Rainman) playing the family patriarch Giovanni de' Medici.
The eight-part drama series will be broadcast in Italy and Wild Bunch TV will oversee sales in the upcoming weeks at MIPCOM. The show starts principal photography this month in Rome and Florence's most coveted locations. According to Big Light's announcement: "The series dramatizes the story of the family’s ascent from simple merchants to power brokers who sparked an economic and cultural revolution, in the process creating a long list of powerful enemies." The family is headed by Giovanni de’ Medici, who was born the son of a wool merchant but founded a powerful bank he entrusted to his sons Cosimo and Lorenzo.
With his strategic thinking, Giovanni devised a way to circumvent The Pope’s ban on “usury,” ushering in a new era of financial freedom that led to the expansion of commerce throughout Europe. The family became one of the wealthiest financiers in Europe and a political dynasty in the 15th Century and beyond. Their new power, wealth, and influence would transform banking, commerce, art, and religion well beyond Italy’s borders and reach into the modern world. In the process, the Medici would disrupt the class structure, expand the influence of the church, and empower the masses. Their rise led to the Renaissance, the most profound financial, artistic, and scientific awakening the world has ever known. But this transformation also created many powerful enemies, who would stop at nothing to destroy the Medici and what they stood for.
“The Medici came to power at a time of great social and economic inequality,” said Big Light’s Frank Spotnitz. “They were great disrupters. Their banking practices led to the creation of a middle class, making them unimaginably wealthy. The Medici in turn used their vast power and resources to challenge traditional thinking, ushering in a new era of revolutionary art and science such as the world had never seen. It’s a powerful story that resonates even now.”
The series’ executive producers are Frank Spotnitz (Emmy winner The X-Files) and Matilde and Luca Bernabei (Golden Globe nominee Coco Chanel). All episodes will be directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan whose credits include Under the Dome, The Pillars of the Earth, Battlestar Galactica, and The Bridge. He also has remarkable credits as first assistant director, in Steven Spielberg films that include Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad and Schindler’s List, among others.
Stay tuned for more details.
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You may remember that in addition to her work on the Earthend Saga, Gillian Anderson is also hard at work on another book. WE: A Manifesto for Modern Women will hit stores next March. The self-help book was first announced in April, and its 2016 release will coincide with International Women's Day.
Gillian herself describes the book as "call-out to all women around the world…that we need to stick together and stand up for each other and not compete against each other." In a day and age when there is a constant barrage of pressure on young girls and women, WE should be a very interesting read.
Check out the original article on WE here, and head over to Amazon to pre-order the book now!
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David Duchovny has had a busy summer between shooting the X-Files revival and promoting his first album Hell or Highwater. He's keeping the music rolling right through the Fall and has announced three concerts in October.
His first stop is The Howard Theatre in Washington, DC, on October 26. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the show starts at 8:00 pm. This show is for all ages. VIP Meet and Greet packages are available which include: one show ticket, an autographed CD, a David Duchovny t-shirt, and a photo with the rockstar himself. Get tickets here.
Up next you can find him in New York City at The Marlin Room at Webster Hall on October 27th. Doors open at 8:00 pm for a 9:00 pm show. This show is for 18 and over. VIP packages are available as well. Get tickets here.
Duchovny then heads to Philadelphia where you can catch a show at the Ardmore Music Hall. Doors open at 7:30 pm for an 8:00 pm show. This show is for 21 and over. Get tickets in advance if you can because the price goes up $5 the day of the concert. VIP packages are also available at this show. Get tickets here.
And don't worry West Coast fans, ThinkSay Records President, Brad Davidson took to twitter earlier this month to say they're working on making some West Coast shows happen, and tagged Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego specifically. So far, there are no hints about International shows but we'll keep you posted.
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As reported by THR, the first episode of The X-Files Revival will be having its World Premiere on October 6th, 2015 at Cannes as part of MIPCOM. The organizers of the event have announced that Chris Carter will be in attendance.
The event is reserved for the convention attendees who are members of the entertainment business, distribution and content creators. No word yet of any additional organized event for its actual premiere for the regular public in January 24th, 2016. To read the rest of the article, head over to THR.
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Attendees of New York Comic Con will be able to be part of the U.S. premiere of The X-Files revival on October 10th, 2015. The event will be host by Kumail Nanjiani. Chris Carter and David Duchovny will be in attendance for a following Q & A.