Canal Plus, Sky Studios Team Up on ‘Django’ TV Series Toplining Matthias Schoenaerts
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentCanal Plus and Sky Studios have teamed up on Spaghetti Western TV series “Django” with production set to start in May and German actor Matthias Schoenaerts (“Bullhead”) in the title role.Co-produced by Italy’s Cattleya, which is controlled by ITV, and France’s Atlantique Productions, “Django” is being described as a high-concept English-language reimagining of the cult 1966 Sergio Corbucci Western that launched the career of Italian icon Franco Nero, but with the grit and edginess of today’s premium TV.The series’ executive producers include Riccardo Tozzi for Cattleya and Olivier Bibas for Atlantique Productions.Django was commissioned by Nicola Maccanico, executive VP of programming for Sky