{"id":8213,"date":"2017-09-06T11:58:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T15:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2017-09-06T13:05:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T17:05:19","slug":"antonio-banderas-to-star-as-picasso-in-season-2-of-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/antonio-banderas-to-star-as-picasso-in-season-2-of-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Banderas to Star as Picasso in Season 2 of Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor Antonio Banderas (<em>Evita<\/em>, <em>The Mask of Zorro<\/em>, <em>El Mariachi<\/em>) has been cast as Pablo Picasso in season two of National Geographic&#8217;s <em>Genius<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The second installment will chronicle the life and work of the Spanish painter, one of the 20th century\u2019s most influential and celebrated artists. The new season, from Fox 21 Television Studios, will again be executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard\u2019s Imagine Entertainment,\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Gigi Pritzker\u2019s Madison Wells Media\u2019s OddLot Entertainment<\/span>\u00a0and EUE\/Sokolow. It is set to premiere in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The first season of <em>Genius<\/em>, which starred Geoffrey Rush (<em>The King\u2019s Speech<\/em>, <em>Pirates of the Caribbean<\/em>) as Albert Einstein, was recently nominated for ten Emmys, including outstanding limited series. It also became Nat Geo\u2019s best-performing new series launch in network history, watched by more than 45 million viewers globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe life story of Pablo Picasso has long since fascinated me and I have so much respect for this man, who also comes from my birthplace M\u00e1laga,\u201d said Banderas. \u201cI am thrilled to work with National Geographic, Brian, Ron, Ken and the rest of the\u00a0<em>Genius<\/em> team to tell an authentic story of one of the most innovative painters in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howard noted: \u201cAntonio was the natural choice. He, like Picasso, has a no-holds-barred approach to life that will add to the genuineness that we\u2019re looking for. He has such tremendous range as an actor, who I know will bring this brilliant and unconventional artist to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grazer commented: \u201cFrom Pancho Villa to Ernesto \u2018Che\u2019 Guevara, Antonio has had such a successful track record in portraying real-life, larger-than-life iconic figures with such honesty and depth. And with Picasso, I\u2019m looking forward to seeing his interpretation of the man behind the artistic greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only are they both from M\u00e1laga, Spain, but also similar to Picasso, Antonio exudes charisma and passion, and has challenged boundaries with his creative artistry,\u201d added Carolyn Bernstein, the executive VP, head of global scripted at National Geographic. \u201cHe checks all the boxes for us and we couldn\u2019t be more pleased to have him lead the series.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor Antonio Banderas (Evita, The Mask of Zorro, El Mariachi) has been cast as Pablo Picasso in season two of National Geographic&#8217;s Genius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2090,835,1940],"class_list":["post-8213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-antonio-banderas","tag-genius","tag-national-geographic","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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