AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Not a lot of details yet but it's been confirmed: Quote Kelly Reilly is set to board event TV series Britannia, which charts the Roman invasion of what would become Great Britain in 43 A.D. and the rise of iconic female warrior Boudicca. The series is now set up at Sky. Reilly plays the key character of Kerra. The eight-part series, which is now set up at Sky, will follow the growing relationship between Boudicca and Roman Consul Cassius who ultimately unite to lead an insurgency against Roman Emperor Claudius. Reilly plays the key character of Kerra. Britannia is being pitched as a high-end earthy swords and sandals show that can appeal to audiences. Kari Skogland (Vikings; House Of Cards) is directing. Star Wars‘ Rick McCallum is producing. Sky’s Anne Mensah exec produces alongside One Three Television’s Anne Thomopoulos, Vertigo’s James Richardson and Terry Cafolla. Filming starts in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 3 hours ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Not a lot of details yet but it's been confirmed: besides that it's now at sky The Romans are always cool and it's nice to see them not based around Rome or the end of the repbulic/beginning of the empire. Although this is at the beginning of the empire still. The good thing is that there's more than enough room for them to make up some drama - I've listened to debates from historians questioning she ever existed. I hope they include the Druid war as there's some craxy stuff happened there. Part of me hopes it's a done in one season show as it'll keep things moving nicely. I guess they could make it an anthology if successful but Cornwell's shows are being adapted and would probably cover a lot of ground. In terms of Roman - Britain Admiral Carausius and Alectus could work if they want to stick to Romans as well. There's also a roman who some speculate could have been an Arthur type character (artorius castus). Again it may be redundant with a TV version of Winter King underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Why don't they just adapt The Warlord Chronicles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Pliskin said: Why don't they just adapt The Warlord Chronicles Because that's the BBC's territory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yep, I know. It's just that I can't wait. And optioning often leads to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Holy Hell! You had me at Kelly Reilly! I haven't had a good Roman era show to watch since, er, um . . . Rome. I hope we'll get it here in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Latest news is that Amazon US is on board to co-produce Plus some casting news: Zoë Wanamaker (Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone) and David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) have been cast.Hugo Speer (The Musketeers), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (The Killing), Stanley Weber (Outlander), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) and Ian McDiarmid (Star Wars) also star. Finally,a new plot summary: Quote Britannia is set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure – returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia – a mysterious land ruled by wild warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Kelly Reilly and Zoë Wanamaker lead the cast as arch rivals Kerra and Antedia, who must set their differences to one side in order to combat the terrifying Roman invasion; while David Morrissey plays Aulus Plautius, who is leading the Roman invasion.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Lol Madam Hooch as a wild warrior woman? XD Anyway, it could be good. I have to mimick @Astromech, Kelly Reilly is a nice gateway drug into this project. I hope it's a little more grounded than the synopsis makes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel4s-JonSnow Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Quote Rick McCallum Thats all I need to know. George Lucas' yes man and bum wiper is involved. I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 If it's Boudicca and the Romans, it can't have a happy ending. I must be missing something here because this doesn't make sense: Quote I guess they could make it an anthology if successful but Cornwell's shows are being adapted and would probably cover a lot of ground. In terms of Roman - Britain since The Last Kingdom from Cornwell's Saxon Tales takes place long after the Romans, in King Alfred's England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Cornwell also wrote The Warlord chronicles, which covers the Saxon invasion over Roman Britons. Granted, he didn't write about Roman-Britons wars, as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Britannia: first look at Roman invasion drama http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/2016/12/first_look_-_david_morrisey.jpghttp://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/2016/12/first_look_-_kelly_reilly.jpghttp://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/2016/12/first_look_-_nikolaj_lie_kaas.jpghttp://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/2016/12/britannia_1.jpghttp://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/2016/12/britannia_2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 So this is being shot in the same places as The Last Kingdom is shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 First trailer is out.Video quality isn't great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 16 minutes ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: First trailer is out.Video quality isn't great though. Is it the same as this one? The one you linked isn't available to watch in the UK Huh, the trailer has apparently been out for a whole month and this is the first I've seen it mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Yes,same trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 10 minutes ago, HelenaExMachina said: Is it the same as this one? The one you linked isn't available to watch in the UK Huh, the trailer has apparently been out for a whole month and this is the first I've seen it mentioned. I haven't heard anything about it either. I think the only reason I've heard about the show at all is due to Ancalagon. The trailer does look potentially interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Potentially, interesting, not sure about that Last of Us duo with the man and the girl. If Amazon Studios is involved, does it mean us Prime members might get to see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Looks good, as a trailer should. I'm on board since Kelly Reilly is starring in it. Interesting version of Sweet Child of Mine playing in the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 The trailer sure provides the expectation of a Real Mess, and not in a good way either. There's nothing in it to make me want to bother, in other words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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