Love and adventure in the “Marco Polo” – Helsingborgs Dagblad

Fun Published December 12, 2014 kl. 15:25

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  There is a lot of love, action and nice suits in the” Marco Polo “. Photo: Phil Bray / Netflix Phil.Bray

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  The Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy plays adventurer Marco Polo in Netflix new big bet. Photo: Don Flood / Netflix Phil Bray

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  There is a lot of love, action and nice suits in the” Marco Polo “. Photo: Phil Bray / Netflix Phil Bray

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  The Norwegian directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg are sought after in Hollywood after their movie” Kon-Tiki “has been nominated for an Oscar . Now dials the entire big bet “Marco Polo”. Photo: Scott Gries / Invision / AP / TT Scott Gries

After the “House of Cards”, “Orange Is the New Black” and “Arrested Development” betting Netflix on a major new drama series – with a historical theme. The new series of adventurer Marco Polo is created by Norwegians.

They would actually have directed the new “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie, but when it was postponed received the Norwegian director duo Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning take on the story of the much spoken adventurer Marco Polo.

The series will premiere on Netflix in the day and said to have cost nearly a billion dollars to produce.

– It is an epic story and something which is very topical today, namely the East, says Espen Sandberg.

Sandberg and Rønning has directed the first two sections and produced the other eight in the first season.

And the jump from an adventurer to another, from Thor Heyerdahl and “Kon-Tiki” Marco Polo was not so far.

– There are a lot of Thor in him, believes Espen Sandberg about the drummer who adventurer who made the long journey of discovery from Venice to Kublai Khan in Shangdu near current Beijing in the 1200s.

– For us, he is a storyteller in the first place. At Khan’s court, there were many different factions and Polo acted as a neutral observer. We think that’s very exciting.

It is in many ways an old-fashioned adventure series, at the same time a costume drama and a love story.

– There is a lot of drama, lots of action, Love, stunning environments and clothing. It is one of the largest, if not the largest, of its kind, says Espen Sandberg.

It is also a major international initiative with actors from a variety of countries. Starr made by the Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy.

– It was absolutely crucial and important for authenticity. He is an amazing actor with the real movie star look. We searched all over the world and watched thousands of people to get together a good ensemble as possible.

“Marco Polo” now is a finished they go back to the upcoming “Pirates of the Caribbean” -film “Dead Men Tell No Tales” which will have theatrical release July 7, 2017.

– Now we fine-tune the last of the script. We look at where we are going to record and trying to reconcile with the actors’ calendars. Some of them are of course very busy. We go forth between Australia, Los Angeles and London so it is very hectic.

– We start recording in February.

Johnny Depp is the highest tensile involved in preparations.

– He very much like Sparrow role and was, after all, Oscar-nominated for the first film. It is clear that we talk a lot with him all the time.

Emil L Mohr