He will play Ay, the Grand Vizier to King Tutankhamun, who wields tremendous power and influence as the top advisor to the young Egyptian ruler The six-hour event series revolves around Tutankhamun, aka King Tut (who reigned c. 1333 to 1323 BC), the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt, whose famous golden sarcophagus has become one of the symbols of the ancient civilization. Shooting begins this fall in Morocco and Canada. It’s slated to debut in 2015.
“Tut is the biggest and most ambitious project in Spike’s history. Who better to lead the cast than one of the greatest actors of our generation — Ben Kingsley,” said Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President, Original Series, Spike TV. Levy. “The character he plays, Ay, is the true power behind the Tutankhamun throne. We are so fortunate to have an actor of Ben Kingsley’s stature bring this character to life for Spike.”
“Tut is the biggest and most ambitious project in Spike’s history. Who better to lead the cast than one of the greatest actors of our generation — Ben Kingsley,” said Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President, Original Series, Spike TV. Levy. “The character he plays, Ay, is the true power behind the Tutankhamun throne. We are so fortunate to have an actor of Ben Kingsley’s stature bring this character to life for Spike.”
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ReplyDeleteI appreciate the effort to elevate TV broadcast's level over the past years, but could you possibly chill the fuck out? The day has only so many hours and a girl can't spend her life watching TV.
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There's like ke five shows on Sundays at 10 that I want to watch and it's so stressful (thinking of dropping a few). Space them out a little! LOL, damn.
ReplyDeleteDidn't hear about this before...something else I may have to check out...
ReplyDeleteI constantly HAVE to do that! Sunday's are nuts nuts nuts!
ReplyDeleteTruth is I spend the whole week watching Sunday's shows. And usually still can't fit everything on my schedule.
ReplyDeleteI usually just wait until I feel like it (and I sit on the laptop and the remote's next to me so this shouldn't be happening) or just marathon Sunday before the new episodes.
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad some shows are ahead of others right now so they'll end sooner and my schedule can loosen up.
Is there a nationality that Ben Kingsley HASN'T played? Not judging, he's a great actor. And I'm wondering who they cast for King Tut, this could be an interesting project.
ReplyDeleteInteresting concept. I look forward to watching this one. Kingsley is fantastic.
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