Mel Brooks, at 95, works on the TV series “The crazy story of the world” – time.news

by time news
from Laura Zangarini

The master of comic cinema participates in the drafting of the eight episodes of the fiction commissioned by the Hulu platform, 40 years after the comedy’s theatrical release

“The crazy history of the world”, film of the 1981 from Mel Brooks, will have a second part in the form of TV series. The magazine’s online site reports it «Variety». The project was announced by Hulu, a platform whose majority shareholder is Disney, which revealed that the work of the screenwriters, with a view to a start of production scheduled for spring 2022. «History of the World, Part II» will consist of eight episodes who will propose new parodies of some of the most important moments in history. There had been room for gods on the big screen sketch set inRoman Empire, l’Stone Age, taken from the Old Testament and related to French Revolution.

In cast del film “The crazy history of the world” included, in addition to the director himself, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Gregory Hines, Cloris Leachman, Mary-Margaret Humes and Sid Ceasar. “Can’t wait to say one more time the truth on all fake stories that everyone thought they were really»Said the director and actor. At the time of its theatrical release, the film ended with the announcement of a sequel, with a feint Hitler in the middle of an ice skating performance, «Hitler on ice». Born on June 26, 1926 in a Jewish family of Brooklyn, Mel Brooks has always wanted ridicule Hitler, as in one of his first musicals, «The Producers», which has become one of its most greatest hits. In the United States the memory of the filmmaker, also known for «Frankenstein Junior» e “The crazy history of space”, are expected for end of November in the bookstore.

October 19, 2021 (change October 19, 2021 | 03:48)

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