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Meet Can Yaman, the Turkish Star of the Fremantle Pirate series ‘Sandokan’

“I discovered today that I also have British fans. I did not know it yet, ”says Yaman, neglecting Leicester Square in London from his Odeon cinema, where he has just given potential buyers and other people from the television industry a first taste of the Epic Pirate Adventure Series series Series Series SandokanA new adaptation of the popular series of books from the end of the 19th century of Emilio Salgari de Lux Void, a Fremantle company, in collaboration with Rai Fiction.

A group of fans waiting outside the cinema, and Yaman is bearing the joy of the crowd.

THE Sandokan Saga will be broadcast on Rai 1 in Italy, with Fremantle International distributing the international program, with the exception of Spain, where the Mediteráneo Mediaset España Le Man manages. And the Turkish star Yaman (Dolunay, purple like the sea)Who was called “Turkish Jason Momoa” and has a cult follow -up in places such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, India, the Arab world and Latin America, spreads to conquer an even greater world fans as a legendary pirate.

He appreciated his visit to the British capital. “I feel like a London guy now. Because I was born in Istanbul, I need a little chaos and London is perfect,” said Yaman THRSpeak quickly and with confidence. “So I should be popular here. I need my entourage – I can’t live alone. ”

Looking at Leicester Square, it is clear that it will not be a problem at all. In fact, the star recognizes at least one of the women in the group. “This Spanish woman follows me,” he explains. “When I go to Brazil or somewhere, it will be at the airport.”

He then smiles that he expresses his gratitude and his pride. “I am proud of my fans because they are faithful. They never leave me alone wherever I go,” shares Yaman before highlighting his objective and his ambition. “But now with SandokanI hope that I was also reaching another level of fandom and fans in other countries, perhaps in the United States and in the countries of the North. »»

How does his family react to the basis of fans in constant increase in Yaman? “My mom always cries,” proudly, he said, adding laughing: “And my father keeps him cool. He is like: “I knew it. I have always known it. “

The 1976 original television series, which landed in more than 85 countries, has made Sandokan a familiar name in many regions of the world and transformed actor Kabir Bedi into a Bollywood superstar. The new version, based on an idea of ​​the CEO of Lux Void, Luca Bernabei, and developed for television by Alessandro Sermoneta (Demons), Scott Rosenbaum (The shield), and Davide Langieri (Asterossi), with Jan Maria Michelini (Demons) and Nicola Abbatangelo (Doc) serving as directors, could well catapult Yaman with a universal star status.

But Yaman also rents the creative team and his colleagues member of the distribution, including the new British coming Alanah Bloor (Waves) As Lady Marianne, the animated girl of the British consul X, Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl,, Men’s children) As bad Lord James Brooke, Alessandro Preziosi (Doctors, unleashed), John Hannah (The last of us, four weddings and funerals, the mummy), Madeleine Price, Gilberto Gliozzi (Them, the ballume deletes), Mark Grosy (Zero Zero zero), and secret samuele (Foreignness of Love, The Hour).

Can Yaman in ‘

With the kind authorization of Fremantle

“Action Adventure to its best, built on a fantastic pirate franchise, it is a premium series full of pleasure and escape, brought back by our spectacular overall cast”, promises Bernabei.

And Jens Richter, CEO, commercial and international, at Fremantle, says: “Sandokan is not only a story on pirates, or on history, or adventures in exotic lands … Sandokan is all that and more. It is a story on love: one of the first multicultural romances of our time, and, never more than today, a symbol of a passionate and peaceful response to hatred and division. »»

A spectacle synopsis reads as follows: “In Borneo, a tropical paradise inhabited by the indigenous tribes of the dayak, but dominated by the ruthless law of the British colonialist, Sandokan is a pirate who lives at the time: he only fights for himself and his crew. Souls: Marianne, of European and noble blood, but with the wild spirit of someone who grew up in a tropical paradise, and sandokan, a pirate and an adventurer, who without knowing the blood of the ancient warriors.

While the saga takes place, Sandokan will have to evolve and become the legendary “Tiger of Malaysia”.

Who reflects Yaman’s path, who is clearly ready for the world superstom and has shown so much preparation Sandokan In several months, including the loss of more than 10 kilos, physical training and work with an English dialect coach. “Thanks to this preparation and thanks to the harmony on the set, my actor games were not so difficult, because I was ready,” he said THR. “The most exhausting parts were all physical scenes. Because when you see a two -minute scene, you know it took us 10 hours to film.”

Yaman, 35, clearly believes that his life so far has prepared him for this next career stage.

After choosing to learn English before high school, “my mother wanted me to learn the Italian as a second foreign language, so I made an Italian high school,” he explains. During his last year of high school, he went to the United States as a student in exchange. “I went to Athens, Ohio and I stayed with a family to make an American high school.”

Can Yaman on the set of ‘Sandokan’

With the kind authorization of Fremantle

Once the high school once, he went to the law faculty and ended up working for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Did he always want to become an actor? “No, I didn’t want to go to the theater,” he said THR. “I always wanted to be an international maritime lawyer because I knew languages. And then I met my agent. “

The agent wanted to launch his own practice with a partner who knew male fashion. “They intended to create a star of an unnamed name in Türkiye at the time,” said Yaman. “No one did this at the time. They did not work with established stars but exploring and creating a new style. I was one of the first guys they met, then they started giving me lessons and taking care of my style.”

In a few months, Yaman obtained an actor role in a series. And he continued from there.

The tradition of Turkey of longtime dramas and soap operas made that Yaman, who looks full of energy as it is, used to putting the pedal on the metal with regard to production work.

“In Türkiye, when you start a series, it continues forever,” he said with a smile. “We produce a lot because there are a lot of channels and a lot of rivalry. So the Turkish series continue forever, and the actors can train a lot by working. ”

Obsessed with languages, the actor has already played the main role of the Turkish, Italian and English series, the latter thanks to Turkish And, now the Premium International show Sandokan.

But Yaman is not one to rest on his laurels. The production of season 1 completed, he learns Spanish for his next step towards world domination.

“I have been taking Spanish lessons for several months,” said Yaman THR. “A teacher comes to my house every day, and it’s four hours of study together every day. Now we have finished with grammar. I know grammar. So, everything I do is talk, read and watch Spanish films and series. I feel that I have reached a level where I can communicate in Spanish, and I know that I can act in Spanish.”

Have I mentioned that the Turkish star is motivated, concentrated and ambitious? “My goal is to find new challenges in life,” he says. “I played the main role in an Italian series. Then I had the main role in a series in English. Now I intend to do the same in Spanish. ”

Can Yaman in ‘

With the kind authorization of Fremantle

It looks like a really rare feat, notes someone. “Probably, I’m going to be the first guy who will play a main role in four different languages ​​- Turkish, Italian, English and Spanish,” explains Yaman.

Fans can bet on one thing – that he will continue to sculpt a cape path through the world of entertainment. In SandokanIt shows its action and athletic chops, also striking romantic and comic tones. It was another challenge that the actor liked to take up. And for those who were entitled to episode 1 of SandokanHe swears that they will not be disappointed with the following seven episodes. “It becomes even more fun, even more full of action, even more of everything,” he says.

If you are curious if he prefers a genre, he wants to be able to do everything but can gravitate on the funny side of life. “I love comedy”, he shares with THR. “In Türkiye, I made novels. With this context, I have an inclination of comedy. And I recently made a funny advertisement in Egypt. ”

Where Sandokan take him? The adventurous yaman, showing the spirit of Sandokan, is open to everywhere where the opportunities open. “I will see what will happen and where it will bring me,” he shares. “Maybe it will bring me to the United States. Maybe it will bring me to London. We will see! And in the meantime, I will do something in Spanish.”

Wherever the rising star of Yaman goes from here, he wants Sandokan To entertain the public with a series of popcorn and make them feel good at a time when conflicts dominate the big titles. “Generally, Sandokan has this smile on his face, giving hope to everyone”, while overcoming various challenges through heroic exploits, says the Turkish star. “So he’s a very positive character.”

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