Stargazer Films is reportedly developing a new project, this time a series with the title, ‘Court Jesters’. Stargazer Films is a production company based in America and has co- produced a number of works such as, ‘Having your Cake’ which was released as a short film in 2017 , ‘Hashtag Proposal’ which was based around a fake marriage contract between two complete strangers , ‘The Nana Project’ which was released in 2023 as a mockumentary and more. Not much is known regarding ‘Court Jesters’ and its plot, yet, the upcoming series will most likely be shot in Kentucky. Kentucky has served as the location for a number of films such as, ‘Goldfinger’- one among the James Bond films which premiered in 1964, ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ which starred Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong and more, and ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ which starred Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe, Louis Calhern and Jean Hagen among others.
‘Court Jesters’ will supposedly be produced by Shane O’Brien and Zach O’Brien. Shane O’Brien and Zach O’Brien are co- founders of Stargazer Films and are emerging producers. ‘Court Jesters’ is reportedly under active development and will commence its filming soon.
Who are Court Jesters?
Based on the sources we could gather, Court Jesters were entertainers to the nobles and member of the royal family belonging to medieval Europe. Understandably, medieval Britain was a time before a great many inventions on art and multiple forms of entertainments were only beginning to develop at a large scale. Hence, Court Jesters played an important role in amusing guests with humor. However, the title of a Court Jester was not restricted to Europe alone as there have been accounts of people employed for the same purposes across countries such as China among others. Court Jesters were paid for their craft and their appearance played a major role in their recruitment. The prominence of Court Jesters faded over time and were replaced by other forms of entertainment. Perhaps, stand up comedy is the resembling remnant of the craft in a slight manner. Comedy has always been difficult to pull off and it is certain that Court Jesters were talented artists.
It is not known how the upcoming series will be incorporating this element into their plot or how the creators will use court jesters to add onto their series genre, yet, it can be understood that the medieval element will play a crucial role to the series.
