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It’s confirmed! Mel Gibson set to produce epic TV series on the Great Siege of 1565 filmed in Malta
GuideMeMalta.com ^ | September 27, 2024 | Lyndsey Grima

Posted on 09/28/2024 8:50:22 PM PDT by Antoninus

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Well this is good news. If it's anything like the novel, Angels in Iron, it should be absolutely epic. I'll be watching!
1 posted on 09/28/2024 8:50:22 PM PDT by Antoninus
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To: LS

Have you seen this?


2 posted on 09/28/2024 8:50:39 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: Antoninus

Thanks this is something to look forward to!


3 posted on 09/28/2024 8:54:10 PM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)
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To: Antoninus

Described as Knights of St John versus Ottoman Turks.

Better described as Christians versus Muslims.


4 posted on 09/28/2024 8:54:58 PM PDT by alternatives?
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The Koreans are masters of the historical drama TV series. It’s long past time for people in the west to create their own series which glorify great exploits from our history.


5 posted on 09/28/2024 8:55:15 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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Hollywood is hostile to our values, AND they no longer have to pander to those values in order to get most of the overseas revenue. High production value television is the way to go most of the time.


6 posted on 09/28/2024 8:57:58 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Antoninus

I have never heard of the Siege of Malta. I will be looking forward to seeing the series.


7 posted on 09/28/2024 9:00:02 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: Antoninus

I have never heard of the Siege of Malta. I will be looking forward to seeing the series.


8 posted on 09/28/2024 9:05:10 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: Antoninus

Looking forward to it. If it is realistic, it will be glorious in the depiction of the Muslims.


9 posted on 09/28/2024 9:28:58 PM PDT by Enterprise
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Get a used copy of “Angels in Iron” (or Ernle Bradford’s history of the siege) online. It’s a novelized, but very accurate, account of how the Knights of St. John the Hospitaller saved the West from Mohammedanism, just as the fleet of Don Juan of Austria did 8 years later at Lepanto. Unlike today’s faggotty, useless Christians, the Knights of St. John were MEN.

When I first read the books, I thought the story would make a fantastic movie...except for the fact that the movie industry is controlled by gutless pukes. It will be interesting to see if Gibson’s movie can get distribution and honest reviews.


10 posted on 09/28/2024 9:32:51 PM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Antoninus

Will definitely watch it. Visited Malta twice while on active duty with the USNR. Interesting place.


11 posted on 09/28/2024 9:37:20 PM PDT by Will88 ((The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.))
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To: Antoninus

“Will you be watching Mel Gibson’s new television series?”

Oh, hell yes...


12 posted on 09/28/2024 9:50:36 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: Antoninus

It’s about time that someone has given this epic battle the attention it deserves. This battle was the precursor to Ottoman expansion into the western Mediterranean. Malta was to be the launching point which never happened due to the Ottoman defeat coupled with their naval defeat at Lepanto in 1571.


13 posted on 09/28/2024 10:01:11 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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For which network or streaming service is he producing it?

I've long thought the Battle of Antioch (1098 A.D.) would make a fine film. After their victory over the Muslims, many Crusaders claimed that they saw angels and saints riding alongside them into battle.

14 posted on 09/28/2024 11:43:03 PM PDT by Angelino97
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bkmk


15 posted on 09/28/2024 11:53:53 PM PDT by nutmeg
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Amazon has it 8n Kindle format and paperback. You can check it out at Internet Archives


16 posted on 09/28/2024 11:54:42 PM PDT by airedale ( )
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To: Antoninus

To a 19-20 YO sailor from a Kansas farm, the historic sites of Malta were thoroughly enriching. Visiting the fort with its canons still guarding Valetta Harbor was an awesome experience. The Knights of St. John on Malta were truly heroic in their defense of the Faith.

Malta was one of my favorite liberty destinations.


17 posted on 09/29/2024 12:34:32 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: Antoninus

Great!


18 posted on 09/29/2024 1:59:34 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: alternatives?

Probably an islamophobia stunt.


19 posted on 09/29/2024 2:30:14 AM PDT by AZJeep
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To: Antoninus

The battles were insane. A more fictionalized version is “The Religion” by Tim Willocks.


20 posted on 09/29/2024 4:27:09 AM PDT by dynachrome (Auslander Raus!)
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