An American actor Adrien Brody, the Oscar-winner has signed on to play the Charles V Habsburg in "Emperor," a Lee Tamahori film that explores the reign of the Roman Empire ruler. Filming hasn't started yet, but Adrien Brody is already starting to think about how he'll research his latest role as a 16th century emperor.
Charles V Habsburg and Adrien Brody. Source: www.olesnica.nienaltowski.net /L/ and Wikipedia, author David Shankbone /R/.
The film won't be a studious version of Charles V's time in power. Promotional materials promise a film that explores "wealth, debauchery, violent relations, sex, manipulation and treason" and Brody said it's not aiming to be a historical document.
Adrien Brody received widespread recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002) as a Władysław Szpilman. The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him, at 29, the youngest actor ever to win the award. He also won a César Award for his performance.
The director of the movie "Eperor" will be Lee Tamahori, a New Zealand filmmaker best known for directing the 1994 film Once Were Warriors and the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day.
Charles V (1500 –1558) was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip II as King of Spain in 1556. He stayed mainly in the Netherlands and in Spain, but his favorite city in Austria was Innsbruck, the capital of Tyrol. He said over my empire the sun never set.
Charles V Habsburg and Adrien Brody. Source: www.olesnica.nienaltowski.net /L/ and Wikipedia, author David Shankbone /R/.
The film won't be a studious version of Charles V's time in power. Promotional materials promise a film that explores "wealth, debauchery, violent relations, sex, manipulation and treason" and Brody said it's not aiming to be a historical document.
Adrien Brody received widespread recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002) as a Władysław Szpilman. The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him, at 29, the youngest actor ever to win the award. He also won a César Award for his performance.
The director of the movie "Eperor" will be Lee Tamahori, a New Zealand filmmaker best known for directing the 1994 film Once Were Warriors and the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day.
Charles V (1500 –1558) was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip II as King of Spain in 1556. He stayed mainly in the Netherlands and in Spain, but his favorite city in Austria was Innsbruck, the capital of Tyrol. He said over my empire the sun never set.
