The opening title sequence for BBC’s adaptation of British acting icon David Tennant as Fogg, ed by French actor Ibrahim Kama as epartout, Poldark’s Peter Sullivan as Nyle Bellamy, and The Crown’s Leona Benesch as new character Abigail Fix. The series is being penned by Ashley Pharoah, whose previous BBC drama hits include Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes.
As revealed by Radio Times, the opening title sequence for the new series has been revealed. The artsy visuals, created by Huge Designs, feature several motifs of the adventure novel, including imagery relating to time. Matched with the fun graphics, Hans Zimmer’s new score, and co-produced by Christian Lundberg, the title sequence brings an air of grandiosity and drama to the show. The title sequence also gives fans a brief glimpse at the scale of the miniseries, which looks to be a big-budget effort in the vein of BBC’s latest headline dramas.
Tennant, an Executive Producer on the series, is continuing to flex his acting chops on the small screen, with Season 2 of Amazon’s hit show Good Omens in production. The actor was also recently announced to star in ITV’s Litvinenko, the dramatic true story of a Russian poisoning assassination. Fans of Tennant and Verne’s original novel can expect to see more of Around The World In 80 Days as it premieres on PBS in the US on Sunday, January 2, 2022.
Source: Radio Times