October 25, 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Starz Orders to Series Dark Knight Scribe David S. Goyer's Fantastical Spin on Da Vinci

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Starz has ordered to series Da Vinci’s Demons, an adventure/historical fantasy piece written by David S. Goyer, the co-writer of Batman Begins/The Dark Knight and writer of the upcoming Man of Steel.

Previewing his plan for Leonardo, Goyer said in a statement, “Da Vinci was the original Renaissance man — a near-mythic figure that has worldwide appeal. After working with characters like Batman and Superman, it made a strange kind of sense for me to dive into the facts and legends swirling around his origins.

“This will be a show about secret histories, genius, madness, and all things profane,” he added, noting that due to its cable home, Da Vinci’s Demons shall be “as dark and challenging and irreverent as it deserves to be.”

Previously for the smaller screen, Goyer has exec-produced and written for series such as FlashForward, Blade and Threshold.

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In announcing the pick-up, Starz Media Managing Director Carmi Zlotnik noted, “David has reimagined some of the most iconic superheroes of all time, and is again building an extraordinary prism through which to rediscover the world’s greatest genius and most mysterious man…. If modern day has [Iron Man's] Tony Stark, the Renaissance had da Vinci.”

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Da Vinci’s Demons is scheduled to begin production in early 2012, with its eight-episode launch set for 2013.

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Comments (11)

Can the next writer pen something and name it on Leonardo’s actual name? Which isn’t “da Vinci”? His rightful name is Leonardo, like the turtle, who (for those that don’t know) was named after Leonardo (from the town of Vinci during the Renaissance age) not the other way around. I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but really, can we not sound educated even in our entertainment?
Comment by Laurie – October 25, 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- Can we not sound educated even in our rants?
  
  Cause yours makes no sense whatsoever. You mention Leo the turtle because…? Next time use facts that are relevant. Like so: Leo’s (artist, not the turtle) full name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, meaning “Leonardo, son of Messer Piero from Vinci, cause back in the day that’s how they rolled. You see, whilst Leonardo did not have a surname in the *modern sense*, that is how surnames worked back then, as I’m sure even back in Renaissance Italy people needed to differentiate between Leonardos. So technically, he kind of did have one. It is not wrong to refer to him as Leonardo Da Vinci, as that is, by modern standards, his actual name.
  Comment by claire – October 25, 2011 01:15 PM PDT Reply To This Post
In the past I’ve used such euphemisms as “Merlin’s wand” and “Jack’s torchwood” in reference to Starz’ tendency to show full-frontal male nudity in Spartacus.

I’m drawing a blank at a proper euphemism for Da Vinci’s privates.
Comment by Michael Sacal – October 25, 2011 12:58 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- Your having trouble coming up with a Da Vinci code?
  Odd…
  Comment by EmperorCheese – October 25, 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- Da Vinci’s paintbrush
  Comment by Anonamoose – October 25, 2011 05:01 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- This may be a bit obvious, but given the title of the show, might I suggest “Da Vinci’s Demon”?
  Comment by Drew Melbourne – October 25, 2011 05:03 PM PDT Reply To This Post
:O! He was involved in Threshold? Hot damn I’ll have to tune in.
Comment by Mellie – October 25, 2011 02:30 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Da Vinci’s paint brush
Comment by Danielle – October 25, 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reply To This Post
But how does it tie in to Da Vinci’s Inquest?
Comment by Evan – October 25, 2011 04:12 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Kind of geeky, but “This will be a show about secret histories, genius, madness, and all things profane…” kind of describes Marvel comics new take on the history of S.H.I.E.L.D. mini-series over the last 2 years. Starring da Vinci, Newton, Nostrodamus, a time-travelling Tesla. If this show is even half as weird as that comic, it could be epic. Or…it could be as bad as his “Blade” TV series.
Comment by Mr. Wolf – October 25, 2011 05:26 PM PDT Reply To This Post
so…i am going to assume they are going to ignore is homosexually and (alleged) pedophilia? (is it weird that i am more interested if they don’t ignore the first?)
Comment by meg – October 25, 2011 08:38 PM PDT Reply To This Post