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'White Lotus' actor Will Sharpe is taking on the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Sharpe will play the musical genius in 'Amadeus,' a Sky Original limited series. The series is to shoot later this year and will be produced by Two Cities Television, in association with Sky Studios. The project starring Sharpe is a reimagining of the 1979 stage play, 'Amadeus,' to be adapted by Joe Barton.

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00:00White Lotus actor Will Sharpe is taking on the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

00:05Sharpe will play the musical genius in Amadeus, a Sky Original Limited Series.

00:10The series is to shoot later this year and will be produced by Two Cities Television in association with Sky Studios.

00:16The project is a reimagining of the 1979 stage play Amadeus to be adapted by Joe Barton.

00:22The stage play inspired the 1984 film adaptation which won eight Oscars including Best Picture.

00:27I don't believe it. The whole city is talking. You hear it all over. What a story. What a scandal. What a comedy.

00:35The synopsis for the new Sky Original series starring Sharpe reads,

00:39recently unemployed and without the management of his father,

00:42Amadeus finds an unlikely ally in a young singer who will become his wife.

00:46Her connections help bring him into the orbit of the court composer Antonio Salieri,

00:50setting the three of them on a collision course that will ultimately define their lives and their legacies for years to come.

00:55Sharpe played Ethan in season two of The White Lotus.

00:59He can also be seen in the film A Real Pain, which had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

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