Sky is plotting a new series about the trials and tribulations of the famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and another amazing actor has been added to its cast. The Emmy nominee Paul Bettany joined the series as Antonio Salieri, one of Mozart’s biggest rivals.
Mozart had many foes in his day, but no one could get under his skin like Salieri, and their longtime rivalry will be explored in Sky’s new limited series.
“Barton’s adaptation will expand and interrogate the mythic rivalry of the two composers. Hero of his own story but a villain to history, Salieri’s envy turns vengeful as he uses any means necessary to thwart Mozart and protect his position in the establishment,” reads Sky’s press release.
Bettany joins The White Lotus star Will Sharpe, who’ll play the 25-year-old Mozart, who arrives in Vienna at the end of the 18th century, determined to make a name for himself on its bustling music scene.
Bettany is best known as J.A.R.V.I.S./Vision in the MCU movies, and he received an Emmy nomination for reprising this role in the Disney+ series WandaVision. He recently played one of the lead roles in the BBC series A Very British Scandal and is expected to return as Vision in the upcoming series Vision Quest.
