Peter O’Toole and the BBC goes to Dubrovnik
The BBC are currently filming a major drama, ‘Casanova’, in Dubrovnik. The legendary Peter O’Toole and new star David Tennant are the leads. O’Toole will be playing the older Casanova, reminiscing about his past, whilst Tennant will play the younger version. Other stars include Rose Byrne, Rupert Penry-Jones, Laura Fraser, Nina Sosanya and Matt Lucas. It will be screened on BBC THREE.
The production will also be filmed in Venice. It is a prestige production, written by renowned writer Russell T. Davies, currently also helming the high profile return of the BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ sci-fi series. Of ‘Casanova’, Davies said “I took this as a chance to reinvigorate period drama, and to tell a dazzling and very funny story. We’re bringing back to life, for three hours, a truly remarkable man, and a genuine legend.”
Stuart Murphy, Controller of BBC THREE, says: “Casanova is an extraordinarily inventive and inspired drama from one of British television’s best screen-writers.”
It is very good news that such a prestigious production is being made in Dubrovnik. Hopefully this will result in more film and TV producers choosing to film their productions in Croatia. Indeed, Vanessa Redgrave encouraged producers to do so at the Croatian Film Festival in October.
CIL hope to bring transmission times and more details soon. It will certainly be interesting to see how 18th Century Dubrovnik is realised.
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