Passepartout’s character will also be in a good position to counterbalance the novel by addressing or challenging racism, colonialism, and British imperialism tropes in later episodes.įix, the dogged police investigator in the novel, is revamped as Abigail Fix (Leonie Benesch), a female journalist who is assigned to document Fogg’s adventures. Some may argue it is problematic or demeaning to cast a Black man as a butler, but domestic service jobs were common occupations for men of color during this era. This is an example of color-conscious casting as his backstory was changed to give additional context to 1870’s French history. He takes on the job accompanying Fogg to run away from some personal conflict with his last employer. Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma), Fogg’s butler/translator, is now a Black Frenchman who moved to London for employment. Those who read the original novel or the older film adaptations will notice two main characters have been remixed for modern sensibilities. New adventures & characters expand book canon while preserving the story If that’s you, here are five reasons why you shouldn’t miss this show:ġ. While period drama and classic lit nerds probably don’t need much convincing to watch, science fiction and fantasy fans may need a bit more persuasion. David Tennant steps into Phileas Fogg’s famous traveling shoes for a series filled with natural wonders and dangers. (To be fair, he has been nominated for a couple of Golden Globes.) Of course, Victor Young's score for the 1956 film was an Oscar winner.This article contains mild spoilers for Episode One and some details from the book.Īround The World In 80 Days is a new adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel that will appeal to nerds and geeks who may have stopped watching MASTERPIECE after Sherlock said goodbye. This is serviceable music in a serviceable movie, but it will do nothing to improve the standing of a composer who, in a quarter century of uninterrupted music writing for the screen, has never once earned an Academy Award nomination. His overture is straight out of the John Williams songbook, and his invention does not improve from there. When Jones and the London Symphony Orchestra finally get the album to themselves, the composer's versatility comes into play, as he follows the protagonists around the globe, offering bits of familiar local music to mix in with the standard movie-music fare. Stewart, "Everybody All Over the World (Join the Celebration)," and even includes an inexcusable revival of the insufferable Disney copyright "It's a Small World," performed by Baha Men. So, he presumably has no trouble with a soundtrack album that begins with a newly written and rather sappy song by ex- Eurythmic David A. And he has worked for Disney before (The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth). Jones, a South African by birth, has also shown a willingness to share the soundstage with a variety of '80s rock stars, among them Bono and Sting. A look back at his busy career (which has resulted in at least two dozen previous soundtrack albums) includes adventure films, fantasies, dramas, romantic comedies - you name it. The 55-year-old Jones is a veteran journeyman in the movie scoring business, with 25 years of steady work behind him, and he has cultivated that most hirable of attributes among those of his profession, versatility (the other important talent being an ability to work fast, of course). Typical of the approach to the remake was the hiring of film composer Trevor Jones. In the summer of 2004, Walt Disney Pictures bet an estimated 140 million dollars (including marketing costs) that audiences were ready for another adaptation of Jules Verne's 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days, 48 years after the celebrated 1956 Michael Todd production, with aging kung fu comedian Jackie Chan essaying the role that made Cantinflas a star.
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