“Christian is someone I am very grateful for,” he says. He quit four years later and has since returned to the show for some special episodes. In 2008, he joined EastEnders to play Christian Clarke, the gay brother of Jane Beale. Of course, playing Julius is not the only groundbreaking role John has played. “I’m probably not the first person you would think of to play Julius Caesar but I am incredibly grateful that, at 52, they took a chance on me.” “I had the time of my life on set,” he enthuses. Not even the scorching 40☌-plus temperatures could dampen their spirits. Proud of the story they tell, he says the cast and crew bonded well. We had five hours through the mountains and there were times when I thought we were going to flip down the side of the road.” “The set was amazing, but it was quite the car journey to get to it. “ I had never done anything on this scale before,” he adds. Her life inspired a Shakespeare play and several movies.
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The series was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco, where Ridley Scott filmed Kingdom Of Heaven. Cleopatra, who reigned as queen of Egypt during the 1st century B.C., is one of the most famous female rulers in history. John reveals that from the outset it was decided Netflix’s Julius was going to be a “hot Caesar” who falls passionately in love with Cleopatra.Ĭaesar falls for Queen Cleopatra (Image: Netflix) “But I know all the rushes were sent to her every evening and the things we got back from her was that everything was looking great.” He says he is “thick skinned enough” to be able to cope with the trolling and was excited to be cast in such a high-profile Netflix docudrama – especially with Jada, wife of Will Smith, as narrator and executive producer. If you wish to have debate about it, have the debate but let’s ease up on the online abuse.” “Of course, you want debate and conversation,” he continues. Taking a contemporary look at the story of Cleopatra, who falls for the much older Caesar, John hopes viewers will see past the controversy and enjoy the love story.
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One pictures the Colosseum filled with jeering Romans, but it wasnt. EastEnders' Christian star is unrecognisable as he takes on huge new Hollywood role She was of course presented in a public forum - Caesar had her (and her nominal.Adele James stars as Cleopatra (Image: Netflix) Read More Related Articles
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