Bradley 'Medici' interview with Elle magazine (Italy) - Working in Florence was a dream
"Working in Florence was a dream". Face to face Bradley James, protagonist of the new series I Medici
Article originally in Italian. English Google translation version below.
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"Working in Florence was a dream". Face to face Bradley James, protagonist of the new series I Medici
The King Arthur of Merlin will take on the (historical) clothes of Giuliano de 'Medici, and wow
The occasion comes from the first edition of the Milan FeSt - The TV series Festival, directed by Giorgio Viaro and Marina Pierri, where we find himself in front of him: Bradley James, just completed 35 years, Californian surfer physicist (he lived in Florida for a few years), one of the British protagonists of the event linked to I Medici, broadcast on RaiUno starting today. Not a case for the British actor, known to most for some appearance between Homeland, Damien and iZombie, but especially for his legendary King Arthur seen between 2008 and 2012 in Merlin, in fact the trampoline winning in making it popular. Until today's new adventure, in the role of Giuliano de 'Medici, brother of the "Magnifico" Lorenzo.
Let's start from here: how will we see it on the small screen?
I will be uglier, less famous and interesting (underlines laughter, ed). Joking aside, it is a much less defined character, which must however, however, find a role instead clear and net, since it comes from such a rich family, but despite not necessarily having to assume all the responsibilities, it is very protective , physicist, towards his brother, almost a bodyguard. Even if at some point he will desire to do other things.
A bit like her, as she continues to cultivate the dream of being a footballer.
Maybe! I come from a family of sportsmen, playing football was a form of refuge is true, but I never thought it could become a career, it is there, among the friends of all time, that I find strength, dynamism and freedom. As a fan of the English national team and Harry Kane then, I could not avoid the subject for long.
Let's go back to the Medici, what attracts you from the past?
It is the fascination for history and the one that is able to show you again from the contemporary. I remember the first time in Italy, when I was very young, maybe I was too much to understand and appreciate the artistic and cultural beauties. But when I started to prepare the part, I found a lot, because Florence has always been one of the cities where I would always want to go, it's a fortune because as a student, in England, the Italian Renaissance was partly precluded.
What did you find so beautiful on the set?
The family, the bonds, the cinema is completely different, sometimes acting alone and losing sight of the project, it never happens here. The danger, when you go to look for similarities with other products, is in the emulate, going on a path already traced previously. In my opinion it is important that everything finds its identity, this also applies to myself after a long time.
Do you feel wiser then?
Much has changed, I can not deny it. In reality there was a growth, on a personal level, in which I learned to observe myself better, judging less, coming out of a kind of bubble in which I wanted to force myself. No obsession or ambition, but if you can work the priority must be that, at any level.
No space for leisure, in short ...
Do not exaggerate, in the limits I try to keep fit, gym, running. Without a doubt, I watch two series from passionate, the throne of swords on one side, and Gomorrah on the other, anyone who has begun to look at them can not have been attracted to it in terms of narration and quality. And lots of music, selected. It happened to me in some battle scenes, during the filming of Merlin, where I used to charge myself by listening to Yoann Lemoine's Run Boy Run, for example. Some things I choose must have the right adrenaline.
And if we talk about reference models?
At a professional level Sean Bean, but I would also like to work with Gary Oldman, it's phenomenal. There is someone who beats them all, my mother. She made enormous sacrifices allowing me to choose what I wanted to do, I am grateful to you, and she is always the first person that comes to mind.
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