AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Marco Polo is a television drama series about Marco Polo's early years in the court of Kublai Khan, scheduled to premiere on Netflix. The series was written and created by John Fusco and stars Lorenzo Richelmy in the title role.The series is produced by The Weinstein Company. The project will premiere on Netflix in late 2014. Lorenzo Richelmy has been tapped to star as the famed explorer in the drama series based on the adventures of Marco Polo, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The drama was created by John Fusco and focuses on the famed explorer's journey that takes him to the center of a brutal war in 13th century China -- a world replete with astonishing martial arts, sexual intrigue, political skullduggery and spectacular battles. Fusco and Harvey Weinstein will executive produce the drama. Dan Minahan (Game of Thrones, True Blood) will also exec produce and direct two episodes. Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki) will direct the first two episodes. The 9-episode series will film in Italy, Kazakhstan and the new Pinewood Studios in Malaysia. Marco Polo will premiere in late 2014 on Netflix. Cast and charactersLorenzo Richelmy as Marco PoloBenedict Wong as TBAZhu Zhu as TBATom Wu as TBARemy Hii as TBARick Yune as TBAJoan Chen as ChabiChin Han as Jia SidaoAmr Waked TBAAmarsaikhan Baljinnyam as TBA http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflixs-marco-polo-sets-cast-694375http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_(TV_series) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Lorenzo Lamas or GTFO. :) j/k I love period dramas. Count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellus Explorer Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 ^same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 This looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitac Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I'm looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I hope they include Khutulun, the Mongolian wrasslin' princess. Looks like its got a pretty good cast so far, and we'll be getting a good look at Marco Polo's days in the Middle East too which should be cool. The casting of Rick Yune suggests some pretty damn good fight scenes are in store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 as long as it isn't like Da Vinci's demons - I'd like it tobe at least loosely based on real events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 as long as it isn't like Da Vinci's demons - I'd like it tobe at least loosely based on real events Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 as long as it isn't like Da Vinci's demons - I'd like it tobe at least loosely based on real events Oh god what a horrible idea. Hopefully it does keep to the brush strokes of history. A bit of embellishment isn't an entirely bad thing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sertravisredbeard Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Sweet. I'm actually reading the Travels of Marco Polo now. He thought that Persia had the "finest asses in the world." He was talking about their donkeys though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetyrPunkinhead Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 So this series isn't about two kids playing in the pool and one mysteriously disappears then? Good to know because that's too close to the premise for Lindelof's new series on HBO. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Oh god what a horrible idea. Hopefully it does keep to the brush strokes of history. A bit of embellishment isn't an entirely bad thing though. I'm cool with a bit of drama but maybe not have him as a swashbuckling hero who holds the fate of the earth in his hands. A moderate amount of swashbuckling is ok though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sToNED_CAT Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 At first I was like Marco Polo! Great! Some historical series with potential. Then I read about "astonishing martial arts" and puked. Please not another kung-fu movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdark Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Netflix will premiere its 10-episode original series Marco Polo at 12:01am PT on December 12, 2014. Game of Thrones and True Blood producer and writer Dan Minahan, who will also direct two episodes. http://collider.com/marco-polo-images-release-date/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Game of Thrones and True Blood producer and writer Dan Minahan, who will also direct two episodes. http://collider.com/marco-polo-images-release-date/ GoT and TB have a writer/producer in common? That explains a LOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 GoT and TB have a writer/producer in common? That explains a LOT. and i guess we know what we can expect a LOT of in those two episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khal-a-bunga Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Daniel Minahan has no writing credits on either Game of Thrones (where he directed five episodes) or True Blood (where he directed eight episodes). His only producer credit is for this upcoming show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 This scene could easily be from GoT :D - http://www.imdb.com/media/rm845202944/tt2189461?ref_=tt_ov_i Some more pics,the costumes look great :) : http://www.imdb.com/media/rm895534592/tt2189461?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_1http://www.imdb.com/media/rm878757376/tt2189461?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_2http://www.imdb.com/media/rm861980160/tt2189461?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_3http://www.imdb.com/media/rm828425728/tt2189461?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 This scene could easily be from GoT :D - http://www.imdb.com/media/rm845202944/tt2189461?ref_=tt_ov_i No it couldn't, not enough boobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'm looking forward to it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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