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14Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: Tom's cultural highlights

Theatre: Really Really

I saw this play just off Broadway at the MC theatre club. It's directed by David Cromer and written by Paul Downs Colaizzo and stars Zosia Mamet, who is Shoshanna in Girls. It's a beautiful, brutal little play. It deals with the fallout of an accusation that may or may not be true at an American college. It's a sad, savage exploration of this generation that has been conditioned to expect that whatever they want, they deserve. It's fascinating.

Book: The Revolution Was Televised by Alan Sepinwall

13Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: Collider interview & more great reviews

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Another great interview with Tom for Collider.com, discussing Da Vinci's Demons has been shared online. As always, read it in full on the website. 

What can you say about the antagonistic relationship that Leonardo has with Girolamo Riario (Blake Ritson)?

13Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: exciting, sexy and enticing says IGN

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An amazing review for Da Vinci's Demons from IGN has been posted. 

David S. Goyer’s stab at recreating the history of da Vinci, Da Vinci’s Demons, is an exciting, sexy and enticing recreation of the socio-political struggle of Florence Italy...

...Tom Riley is strong in the role with room to grow as we discover more about da Vinci and those demons of his.

12Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: intriguing Comic Book Resource & hilarious EW.com interviews

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This photo was kindly shared by Starz PR on twitter. Another 2 great interviews have appeared this afternoon. The first for Comic Book Resources reveals Tom's favourite parts when making the series - read it all on the website

12Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: Huff Post and Futon Critic interviews & GQ's most stylish man?

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The Futon Critic and Huff Post have shared their interviews with Tom online. The interview for The Futon Critic is via video, but not embeddable, so watch it on their website. 

In the Huff Post interview, Tom and David S. Goyer address the question of da Vinci's sexuality in the series. Read the full interview on the site. 

Since the promotional trailers have shown da Vinci in bed with a woman, some have speculated that, much like the controversial 2004 movie interpretation of Alexander the Great's life, the producers might be attempting to downplay speculation about da Vinci's sexual orientation.

"The fact of the matter is that he was put on trial for sodomy twice, and given that was such a big event in his life and was documented, I think we would be doing the character and the show a disservice if we didn’t delve into it," Goyer insisted. "It’s kind of funny because we showed the first trailer and the reaction was, “Oh my God. He’s having sex with a woman!"

Clearly, that’s it," Riley laughed. "It’s a flash of something and trust me, there are flashes of other things. They’re just not in the trailer." Still, da Vinci was also rumored to have his share of female lovers as well.

"He certainly knew Lucrezia Donati. Nobody knows if they were ever together, and supposedly one his lovers was the Duchess of Milan, and various other people. And the woman -- whose name escapes me right now -- who was possibly the identity of the Mona Lisa," Goyer observed.

"There’s no mention of any lovers particularly, male or female, in his entire diary," Riley pointed out. "I find that fascinating -- that either there’s no mention because he was some kind of renaissance Morrissey or because something about that was so painful he got rid of it all, which is far more dramatically interesting to us anyway."

12Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: 5 Questions with ET Online and brilliant Hollywood Life interview

ET Online have shared their 5 Questions with Tom. Read it in full on the website. 

ETonline: What do you want people to take away from Da Vinci's Demons?

12Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: Fantastic Show Patrol review and new WSJ interview

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A wonderful new interview with Tom along with this gorgeous photo for the Wall Street Journal has been shared online. Tom gives some fascinating background to playing such a multi faceted character. As always, read it in full on the website.

12Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: 8 reasons to watch and other great previews

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After Elton has posted a really lovely preview article / interview for Da Vinci's Demons entitled Eight Reasons To Give Starz's "Da Vinci's Demons" A Look. Read it in full on their website. 

12Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: behind the scenes videos and interviews

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Da Vinci's Demons: Genius in the Making will air tonight at 10pm on FOX TV UK, in advance of the full series starting next week. More broadcast dates and times can be found on Sky Guide, which also has a great video interview with Tom and Laura Haddock, and another video interview with Blake Ritson and Lara Pulver. 

12Apr

Da Vinci's Demons: NYT, WSJ & LAT reviews and Tom out in NYC

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Great photos of Tom attending The Hollywood Reporter 35 Most Powerful People in Media Bash in New York on Wednesday have been uploaded to Isifa and Rex.

More great reviews have appeared online for Da Vinci's Demons.