{"id":6947,"date":"2021-11-09T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1499066"},"modified":"2021-11-09T16:19:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:19:07","slug":"david-tennants-around-the-world-in-80-days-debuts-spectacular-title-sequence","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-tennants-around-the-world-in-80-days-debuts-spectacular-title-sequence\/","title":{"rendered":"David Tennant\u2019s Around the World in 80 Days debuts spectacular title sequence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 09 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There is no shortage of reasons to get excited about the BBC\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Jules Verne\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/around-the-world-in-80-days-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Around the World in 80 Days<\/a>. David Tennant stars as adventurer Phileas Fogg, legendary composer Han Zimmer is on score duties and it\u2019s more than possible we\u2019ll get to see it before the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>And now, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can add an epic title sequence to that list.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the time constraints of Fogg\u2019s globetrotting wager, it\u2019s no surprise the title sequence features a watch \u2013 and hints of the many lands Fogg and his companions will visit during their race to traverse the world in just over two months. And, of course, there\u2019s a X score to boot.<\/p>\n<p>The clock is ticking indeed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6281081202001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\"\/><script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>The sequence was put together by Huge Designs and features a score by Zimmer and Christian Lundberg. \u201cBetween the energising score delivered by Hans Zimmer, Christian Lundberg and Russell Emanuel that gets your pulses racing; and the dazzlingly beautiful clock face, with its hints at moments from the series, created by Paul and the team at Huge Designs \u2013 we feel we have created an opening sequence that captures the beauty of our world and the excitement of the journey that our trio are undertaking,\u201d said Simon Crawford Collins, executive producer for Slim Film + Television. \u201cWe are so please to be sharing it with the public at last.\u201d<\/p> <p>Paul McDonnell, designer\/director at Huge Designs, added:\u00a0\u201cWe came on board the project relatively late in the production so we were able to watch a few episodes.\u00a0 We were also able to listen to Hans Zimmer &amp; Christian Lundberg\u2019s opening title score and that really helped give us inspiration and a rough skeleton of an idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to drive home the idea of a race against time so we boiled that idea down to its simplest form.\u00a0 The goal was to compress the narrative into the mechanisms of a clock.\u00a0 We also tried to make it look as if this clock had a worn and weathered look as if this timepiece has been carried with the adventurers on their trip. The constant ticking of the score helped us transition between landscapes and also helped shift the scenes along.\u00a0 We felt that the slightly frantic feel to the sequence was right at home in the world of David Tennant\u2019s Phileas Fogg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tennant will be joined by French actor Ibrahim Koma as Fogg\u2019s trusty valet Passepartout and German actress Leonie Benesch (Spy City) as brand new character Abigail Fix, a journalist who joins the pair on their mad adventure.<\/p>\n<p>No further casting details have been revealed as yet, but we\u2019re sure the trio will encounter plenty friends and foes on their journey.<\/p>\n<p>The eight part series, penned by Life on Mars\u2019 Ashley Pharoah, wrapped filming in March 2021, a year after it was forced to halt production due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2021, <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> also unveiled some <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/around-the-world-in-80-days-david-tennant-pictures-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">exclusive first-look images<\/a> showing Tennant, Koma and Benesch in costume, and the Cape Town locations where part of the series was filmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Around the World in 80 Days will be released in the US on Sunday 2nd January via PBS, though no UK air date has been set yet. Want to watch something sooner? Check out our full <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/david-tennant-around-the-world-in-80-days-us-air-date-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Tuesday, 09 November 2021 at 12:00 am There is no shortage of reasons to get excited about the BBC\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Jules Verne\u2019s Around the World in 80 Days. 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