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jaderust t1_it8cn0x wrote

Reply to comment by sizzlinpapaya in Disney+ to develop 2 new Three Musketeers Spinoff Series titled Milady Origins, and Black Musketeer by GamingSince1995

The name is indeed terrible, but I am intrigued. I read The Black Count this summer about Dumas's father and found it absolutely fascinating. Thomas Dumas's life was supposed to have been a big inspiration for his son's writings and so I wonder if they're going to follow the musketeer regiment that had that name or if they're going to play on Dumas's mixed race heritage and have a character of Haitian descent as Thomas Dumas was.

Either way, if anyone is a fan of history books then The Black Count was a good one.

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brettmgreene t1_it9o3o5 wrote

The Black Count is so damned good and it's ripe for adaptation, so here's hoping!

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jaderust t1_it9w098 wrote

I’ve heard that it’s been optioned for a film but I don’t think it’s in production yet. Either way it could be an amazing film.

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brettmgreene t1_it9ygnm wrote

Oddly, it's the banality of the French colonies and society that really interests me - the idea of people in the 18th century being our contemporaries is always fascinating. Reading about how integrated Saint Dominigue (and parts of France) were was really interesting because it reshaped my understanding of the period. The visuals alone are great - romping around early Haiti, the spice, sugar and coffee trade ships on the sea, French court and the balls of Saint Dominigue ... I can't wait.

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