1917 was the time for The Bolshevik Revolution that starts off this panel discussion featuring Simon Sebago Montefiore, who has a history of his own that might help put this is in perspective.
According to his bio in Wikipedia, Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (/ˌsaɪmən ˌsiːbæɡ ˌmɒntɪfiˈɔːri/; born 27 June 1965) is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels, including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2003), Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women (2008), Jerusalem: The Biography (2011), The Romanovs 1613–1918 (2016), among others.
Several of Montefiore's books are now being developed as either films or TV drama series.
In February 2017, Angelina Jolie announced that she was developing "Simon Sebag Montefiore's Catherine the Great and Potemkin" with Universal Studios.
Also in early 2017, the film studio Lionsgate Films announced it had bought Montefiore's Jerusalem: the Biography to make it into a long running multi episodic TV drama series which will be "character-driven, action-filled account of war, betrayal, faith, fanaticism, slaughter, persecution and co-existence in the universal holy city through the ages."
Montefiore has likened it to Game of Thrones.
The film scriptwriter and director Neil Jordan has been attached to the project to adapt the book for television, and he will also be acting as producer.
In April 2016, 21st Century Fox announced that its animated division Blue Sky Studios, makers of the Ice Age series, had bought "Royal Rabbits of London", the children's series of books written by Montefiore and Santa Montefiore, to develop into an animated feature film.
In July 2018 it was announced that the screenwriter Will Davies has been attached to the project to adapt the book for the screen.
Also in July 2018, it was announced that Hat Trick Productions had taken up an option on Montefiore's novel One Night in Winter, in order to make a TV adaption.
Although this panel end-dates to 2017, Montefiore was recently interviewed last week on Amanpour & Company for his remarks about Russia's special military actions in The Ukraine.
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