albert_einstein_51cbeb432a.JPG Albert EinsteinPhilosopher, humanitarian and physicist Albert Einstein is the subject of new TV series Genius, which delves into the drama and passion of the man who developed the theory of relativity and helped initiate the US effort to build an atomic bomb. Executive producer Ron Howard told reporters at the TV show's launch at the Tribeca Film Festival that he had always been fascinated by Einstein. "But I never realized how many twists and turns and, you know, there were in his life, and how much drama there was," Howard said on Thursday (local time). The 10-part series for the National Geographic channel shows Einstein's personal struggles and "how complicated, sexy, you know - kind of bohemian - a lot of his relationships were," Howard said. Australian Geoffrey Rush plays the older Einstein, with Britain's Emily Watson and American actress Gwendolyn Ellis portraying older and younger versions of his second wife, Elsa.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2017 03:57 UTC