"Maybe God doesn't speak to you, because you bore him..." Sky TV has unveiled their full official trailer for
Amadeus, a new series that is basically a remake of the Oscar-winning 1984
movie of the same name. Time to revisit this story! It's a direct adaptation of the
original 1979 play by Peter Shaffer, though it looks a lot like the movie anyway. A 25-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna, Austria, during the 18th century where he meets a young singer who will become his wife (Constanze Mozart) and by way of her, the court composer Antonio Salieri. Starring
Will Sharpe (seen in
A Real Pain) as musical prodigy Wolfgang "Amadeus" Mozart,
Paul Bettany as envious court composer Antonio Salieri, and
Gabrielle Creevy as Constanze Weber, Mozart's fiercely loyal wife. Also with
Rory Kinnear as Emperor Joseph,
Lucy Cohu,
Jonathan Aris,
Ényì Okoronkwo, and
Jessica Alexander. The series is out for streaming in the UK
in December, though no details on the US debut yet. It looks even more exuberant and entertaining than the movie! I might just have to watch to see if Will Sharpe is any good as Mozart this time around. Who's down? //
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