The Turk, played by Alexander Siddig, returned to Da Vinci’s Demons at the end of last week’s episode with a stunning revelation about the vision of the cave plaguing Leonardo. In this week’s episode, “The Devil”, he promises Leo answers to the questions that haunt him – including what happened to his mother – and sends him on a quest for ... Read More »
In the wake of successful historically-based miniseries like Hatfields & McCoys and The Bible, producer Roland Emmerich is updating Lawrence of Arabia. Emmerich has begun development of his own miniseries adaptation of historical figure T.E. Lawrence, spearheaded by FremantleMedia International. ”T.E. Lawrence was undoubtedly one of the greatest military and political strategists of our time and a stunningly intrepid Englishman who ... Read More »
When STARZ sees something good, they hang on to it! The cable network announced today that, less than a week after the premiere of Da Vinci’s Demons, they’ve ordered a second season of the action adventure romp. According to the press release, production of season two is expected to begin in Wales in May 2013, with an on-air return expected on ... Read More »
The ratings are in, and Da Vinci’s Demons is the winner! The series premiered on Starz! last Friday, as part of their free preview weekend, and set ratings records with 2.14 million tuning in, the most of any Starz! premiere to date. I’ve seen the next two episodes, and while Sid doesn’t appear in either (except in a “memory”), the ... Read More »
Sidsters, have you been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to watch Inescapable? Good news for those of us not in the areas where the movie is playing in theaters: Inescapable is currently available to stream or download at SundanceNOW for less than the price of a ticket to the cinema! SundanceNOW gives you the freedom to watch the best of independent cinema ... Read More »
Popular website Hollywood.com unveiled a new column this week, Get The To The Geek, promising to focus on “everything that prevented you from getting a date in high school: sci-fi, comics, videogames, basically anything that features something going ‘pew pew.’” Rather than pontificate on the state of geekery today, columnist Christian Blauvelt chose to devote his inaugural column to expounding ... Read More »
The third season of HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones premieres March 31, but fans are already presenting their casting choices for characters likely to appear in season four and there is a very vocal group championing Alexander Siddig to play the role of Oberyn Martell. I first saw some buzz for this last year while they were filming season ... Read More »
STARZ sent over the official poster for their new series, Da Vinci’s Demons, today. It’s a clever take on Da Vinci’s famous drawings of flying machines meshed with star Tom Riley. “Leonardo was a transformational figure—the original Renaissance man and the kind of genius that only emerges every thousand years or so,” said series creator David S. Goyer. “What I like ... Read More »
Head’s up, Sidsters, we have information on when Inescapable will debut in US theaters! It’s starting out in very limited release in Los Angeles and New York City on February 22, with a premiere happening shortly before (exact date TBA). A few additional locations are scheduled to have short runs as well. Here’s the current breakdown: Sie Film Society – ... Read More »
Starz! has updated their Da Vinci’s Demons site with information about supporting characters, including Alexander Siddig. Previously Sid described his character as “an Obi-Wan Kenobi type” to Tom Riley’s Da Vinci. The Starz! site identifies him as Al-Rahim, aka “The Turk”, and describes him thusly: The mysterious Turk – or Al-Rahim – is an enigmatic and ethereal character who is instrumental ... Read More »