The Goran Visnjic Blog

The new 2016 TV season has just begun, and all networks have already released their shows, and set their airing dates. With so many shows and series coming out every season, it has become so much harder to keep track and follow them. The sci-fi genre has indeed thrived over the past few years, and there are more and more fiction works released every week. One of the most announced and anticipated series for this fall season has definitely been “Timeless’”, which for quite a while has been characterized as a hot pilot at NBC. Timeless is a brand new sci- fi drama with a lot of energy. The story follows a group of three heroes into the adventure of their lives, chasing the bad guy named Garcia Flynn, played by Visnjic .

American actor with Croatian origin Goran Visnjic was born on September 9, 1972 in the small town of Sibenik, Croatia. After appearing in some home films and theater plays, he was spotted by an American producer who invited him to come to Hollywood and audition for a film. In 1997 he landed a role in the movie "Welcome to Sarajevo", which was directed by Michael Winterbottom. His next big role was in "The Peacemaker", where he starred opposite George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. In the meanwhile, he continued playing in Croatian theater productions.

Antun’s film "General" was presented with 4.2 million by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre HAVC as financial funding for long length feature films. Produced and directed by Antun himself, this drama produced by Cyclops film is a biography of Croatia’s former general Ante Gotovina, which follows the life of the retired Croatian Army general from his childhood days to the present. The lead role was given to no other but Croatia’s most famous actor Goran Visnjic who has appeared in many Hollywood projects .

All the fuss around Goran Visnjic becoming the new James Bond might have been in vain as this has not yet occurred, but even despite that he is still one of the few who can truly say that he has succeeded in the "factory of dreams". The Croatian actor Goran Visnjic was born on September 09, 1972 in Sibenik, Croatia and his claim to fame was as Dr. Luka Kovac in TV series "ER". Since then, Visnjic's list of movies and TV shows continues to expand. He acted alongside Halle Berry and is one of the few actors from the Balkan area, which in almost every movie or series plays a handsome guy with a set of skills. In the hit series "ER" which took the actor’s career to the top, Goran Visnjic played a talented and sexy doctor, while in "The Counselor" he stood shoulder to shoulder with Hollywood legends Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem and Michael Fassbender.

Almost everyone while watching medical drama series has wished to be a doctor (at least 10 minutes after the end of the episode). Powerful adrenaline, business and private mess, and at the end of the day - a feeling of contentment because someone's life is saved. It sounds perfect! TV series about doctors have always been highly appreciated among the viewers. One of the first and the most popular so far is “ER”, broadcast every afternoon on RTL program. During the 15 seasons of broadcasting it earned incredible 123 nominations for the prestigious Emmy. That makes this TV series one with the most nominations in the history. “ER” may be slightly more favored by Croats, because of role Goran Visnjic had in the TV Series.

Steven Spielberg has always been interested in films and series with a science fiction theme. From Close Encounters of the Third Kind from 1977, to the international hit E. T. from 1982, Spielberg has been enchanted with the idea of ​​aliens and space travel for almost 40 years, and all of that has been accompanied by technology of the future. When asked if he was proud that in 2002, his film Minority Report predicted very accurately that ads and marketing campaigns will be displayed individually on each individual consumer, for example the scene when Tom Cruise enters the store of the clothing brand GAP, and the video addresses him by his first name, he replied: "I am proud, but it is a double-edged sword.

The life story of Ante Gotovina makes an excellent basis for an interesting movie. We are confident that the story put in the hands of Antun Vrdoljak will become the most watched film in the history of Croatian cinema, said Drazen Klaric, editor in chief of The Times. After long discussions, it is now confirmed that Antun Vrdoljak will start filming the "General" based on the life of General Ante Gotovina, by the beginning of October.

On the 29th of January, 2016, among the many guests who showed up at Croatia’s National Theatre to watch the 50th gala performance of J. P. Moliere’s “The Bourgeois Gentleman”, directed by Kresimir Dolencic, was also Croatia’s most famous actor Goran Visnjic. Apparently in a good mood, the actor was more than happy to meet his longtime friend and favorite theater partner, actress Alma Prica. Their friendship, as the Zagreb actress revealed, began more than 20 years ago in Dubrovnik. At the event, Zrinka Cvitesic was also in her best mood, and here she explains why.