Have you ever thought there might be similarities between Leonardo Da Vinci and a superhero? Batman, perhaps? No? Maybe David S. Goyer (co-writer of The Dark Knight Trilogy and Man of Steel) can convince you. Today, as Starz released its brand new trailer for the upcoming series Da Vinci’s Demons, starring Tom Riley, potential fans everywhere got a little more excited as we caught a much more substantial glimpse of what’s in store. But where does Batman come in?
“There are so many legends that have grown up around Da Vinci and there’s so many tall tales about him,” Goyer said to the press today during the winter TV previews. “People have said that aside from Christ, he’s the most recognized historical figure in the world. In that regard, my approach to it was not dissimilar to adapting Batman or Superman.”
He continued:
”Father issues, missing parent, obviously both obsessed with flight. They both had these formative incidents when they were trapped in caves, or in Batman’s case, a well. I also thought it was interesting that Bob Kane, the creator of Batman, originally based Batman’s cape on Da Vinci’s glider, so there’s two figures that are always kind of inextricably linked.”
Official Synopsis:
In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free.
The secret history of Leonardo Da Vinci’s tantalizing life reveals a portrait of a young man tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He is a heretic intent on exposing the lies of religion. An insurgent seeking to subvert an elitist society. A bastard son who yearns for legitimacy with his father.
He finds himself in the midst of a storm that has been brewing for centuries. A conflict between truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. His aspirations are used against him by the opposing forces of the time—luring him into a game of seduction where those who despise his intellect need him most. Leonardo must take up the fight against foes who use history to suppress the truth. A hero armed only with genius, Da Vinci stands alone against the darkness within, and the darkness without.
Facing an uncertain future, his quest for knowledge nearly becomes his undoing as he explores the fringes of his own sanity. Da Vinci throws himself into his genius and emerges as an unstoppable force that lifts an entire era out of darkness and propels it into light. His story becomes a mirror into our own world, calling us all to join his fight to Free the Future.
“One of the themes of the show is that history is a lie,” Goyer says. “It’s constantly being overwritten. History is not always what you think it is. We’re sort of saying this is the secret history of the man who invented the future. I’m not calling this a historical piece, it is a historical fantasy…It’s primarily meant to be a fun piece more than anything and hopefully that was indicated in what you’re seeing.”
Da Vinci’s Demons premieres Friday, April 12 at 10/9c on Starz.
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