As anybody who nonetheless thinks twice earlier than they maintain up their fingers to suggest the quantity three can inform you, Michael Fassbender isn’t any stranger to spy video games.
(If you do not get that reference, please drop the whole lot and go watch Inglourious Basterds. We’ll wait!)
So as we speak’s information that the beloved Brit might be starring within the upcoming espionage sequence The Company was greeted with large pleasure.
Fassbender may also be an govt producer on the sequence, alongside George Clooney and Grant Heslov.
“The Company is a recent tackle the critically acclaimed hit French drama Le Bureau des Légendes (The Bureau internationally) and can debut on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, earlier than making its on-air debut,” reads a press launch.
“The sequence follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent ordered to desert his undercover life and return to London Station.
“When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites,” the announcement continues.
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His profession, his actual identification and his mission are pitted in opposition to his coronary heart; hurling them each right into a lethal recreation of worldwide intrigue and espionage.”
Fassbender as a covert CIA agent with a newly reignited love life? Signal us up!
“Michael Fassbender is without doubt one of the most gifted actors of our time,” stated Chris McCarthy, Paramount World Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Leisure Studios.
“He brings a gravitas and nuanced complexity to each character he inhabits which is why we’re so excited for him to star in The Company as we begin to roll out our new slate of Showtime originals.”
Sure, the person definitely is aware of a factor or two about nuance and gravitas.
Take a look at his efficiency in Disgrace in the event you want proof (simply do not watch that one along with your dad and mom).
Most TV followers exterior of France in all probability aren’t acquainted with Le Bureau des Légendes, so the central storyline is bound to be loaded with surprises.
In response to as we speak’s launch, the supply materials “facilities on the every day life and missions of brokers inside France’s principal exterior safety service (DGSE).”
“It focuses on the ‘Bureau of Legends’ service, answerable for coaching and dealing with deep-cover brokers on long-term missions in areas with French pursuits,” the outline continues.
“Dwelling underneath false identities for years, these brokers’ missions are to determine and recruit good intelligence sources.”
Sure, it appears like we’re in “deep cowl” territory right here, a la The People. We will not wait!
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(Though we is likely to be ready for some time, as no launch date has been introduced.)
What do you suppose, TV fanatics? Are you excited for Michael Fassbender’s contribution to the spy thriller style?
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