Tuesday, March 19, 2024

JOSEPH MAWLE, EDDIE MARSAN, JEAN MARC BARR JOIN JAMES NORTON, NIKOLAS COSTER WALDAU IN KING AND CONQUEROR 11TH CENTURY SERIES! SEE THE REST OF THE CAST

 KING AND CONQUEROR SERIES 
UNVEILS THE REST OF THE ROYAL COURTS
After announcing that Nikolaj Coster Waldau and James Norton will lead their eight part historical series KING AND CONQUEROR playing 11th century figures William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, respectively, with Emily Beecham as Harold’s wife Edith and Clemence
Joseph Mawle and Elliot Cowan
Poésy as William’s wife Matilda, BBC has unveiled the rest of the court.  Joseph Mawle is Fitzosbern, William’s protector since he was a boy and the closest thing he has to a friend. A grounded and straightforward soldier who has stood beside William his whole life.  Eddie Marsan is King Edward, the
Oliver Masucci and Jean Marc Barr
weak and pious King of England; Juliet Stevenson is his mother, Lady Emma, the true power behind the throne; Jean Marc Barr is King Henry of France, a father figure to William and the uncle of William’s wife, Matilda, and an extremely dangerous man to have as your enemy; Geoff Bell is Godwin,
Clare Holman and Juliet Stevenson
the patriarch of the Godwin household and a fierce protector of Wessex and the Godwin legacy; Elliot Cowan is Sweyn, Harold’s eldest brother and arrogance personified; Bo Bragason is Queen Gunhild, the youngest Godwin sibling who married King Edward to secure Godwin blood on the throne;
Luther Ford and Bo Bragason
Bjarne Henriksen is Earl Siward, a rough, old-time Dane; Oliver Masucci is Baldwin, the father of Matilda and a cunning politician; Clare Holman is Gytha, Harold’s mother and a strong force in the Godwin family. Luther Ford will be Tostig, the youngest son of the Godwin family who idolizes Harold and wants to always do what is right for his family, but he’s yet to find his place in the world. 

Monday, March 18, 2024

SEE BATTLE PACKED TRAILER FOR THE FINALE OF ZACK SNYDER'S MINDBLOWING SF SAGA REBEL MOON 2: THE SCARGIVER

 REBEL MOON 2: THE SCARGIVER 
SEE STUNNING MOVIE SEQUEL TRAILER
After the first part scored amazing success all around the world, Netflix has released the trailer for REBEL MOON 2: THESCARGIVER, the finale to the two
Rebel Moon will fight for freedom this April
part saga that will arrive April 19th!
  Sofia Boutella returns as Kora , who’s discovered a quiet life and community on a farming moon called Veldt. She’s left behind her life of fighting against the Imperium, the evil intergalactic royal empire with a mission to control the entire galaxy. Kora’s new life is tragically interrupted and she’s thrust back into war when the menacing Atticus Noble (Ed Skrein) visits her planet on behalf of the Imperium’s leader, Balisarius (Fra Fee). Kora recruits a band of fighters, including Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), Kai (Charlie Hunnam) and a robot Jimmy (voiced by Anthony Hopkins), to lead her resistance. As you can see in the new trailer Kora is now preparing her new army for the battle. 

SEE FIRST JAMES NORTON, BILL NIGHY TRAILER FOR NETFLIX JOY MOVIE ON THE FIRST IN VITRO FERTILISATION BORN BABY

  FIRST JOY MOVIE TRAILER 
STARRING BILL NIGHY AND JAMES NORTON
Netflix has sent us the fist trailer for their new British movie JOY about the first in vitro fertilisation born baby. Directed by Ben Taylor and spanning from 1968 to 1978, it will follow three trailblazers facing opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown. The three figures are a young nurse (Thomasin McKenzie), a visionary scientist (James Norton) and an innovative surgeon (Bill Nighy)! The film is coming soon, but no date yet. 

SONGS CAN BRING OLD LOVE BACK IN THE GREATEST HITS FANTASY ROMANCE MOVIE TRAILER WITH LUCY BOYNTON, DAVID CORENSWET, JUSTIN H. MIN

  THE GREATEST HITS TRAILER  
FOR NEW ROMANTIC FANTASY MOVIE
Something romantic for you today: a trailer for new fantasy romance movie THE GREATEST HITS written and directed by Ned Benson which will be
The movie lands on Hulu April 12th
available for streaming on Hulu from April 12th starring Lucy Boynton, David Corenswet and Justin H. Min
 
She plays Harriet who finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through time, she must consider whether or not she should change the past. Nelly Furtado and Roxy Music feature among the songs in the movie. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.
 

Sunday, March 17, 2024

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON NEW PERIOD SET MINI TV SERIES ON FRANZ KAFKA WITH JOEL BASMAN AND DAVID KROSS

 NEW FRANZ KAFKA SERIES 
COMING THIS EASTER TO ARD AND ORF
German national broadcaster ARD and the Austrian one ORF have teamed up on new Franz Kafka mini TV series titled simply KAFKA. The new six parter will start airing March 25th in the year that marks a hundred years since his death. Based on the three part Kafka biography by Reiner Stach, the series follows Kafka’s (Joel Basman) difficult relationship with his father (Nicholas Ofczarek) and his love affairs with Felice Bauer, Milena Jesenská (Liv Lisa Fries) and Dora Diamant, but also his close friendship with Max Brod (David Kross).
 
IN THE NEW MINI TV SERIES 
Kafka's vacation spot, already ravaged by tuberculosis, is transformed in his imagination into the dark and mythical village of his last and most famous novel, “The Castle”. But he also meets his last great love, Dora Diamant (Tamara Romera Ginés). The two lived in Berlin for a few months and spent Kafka's last days together in the Kierling sanatorium outside Vienna. Franz (Joel Basman) grew up as one of many children in a Jewish middle-class merchant family in Prague. He became enthusiastic about writing from an early age and wrote several texts. One of his best friends, Max Brod (David Kross), is his greatest admirer and encourages him to keep publishing his texts. He himself is a respected writer and full of energy and drive. He believes in Kafka's talent and drives him tirelessly. He is known for his many affairs and his warm-heartedness, which could hardly distinguish him from his shy friend.
 

Saturday, March 16, 2024

BRIAN W. ALDISS' SF CLASSIC NON-STOP TO BE TURNED INTO A SF TV SERIES ON PRIMITIVE SOCIETY LIVING ON A COLOSSAL SPACESHIP

   SF CLASSIC NON-STOP  
TO BE ADAPTED INTO A SF TV SERIES
The project will be shopped at Series Mania
The latest sf classic to be turned into a TV series is Brian W. Aldiss' 1958 novel NON-STOP which is to be directed by Doctor Who helmer Jamie Magnus Stone for Aircraft Pictures who will be offering it to buyers next week at Series Mania.
   Set in a distant future, NON-STOP tells the tale of Roy Complain, a man born into a primitive society only to discover his tribe is one of many aboard a colossal spaceship. This knowledge sets Complain and his band of intrepid explorers on a perilous journey through uncharted territories to find the ship’s bridge, as they unravel the mysteries of their new world and confront the looming threat of their own annihilation. 
 

SEE DELIGHTFUL TRAILER FOR NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURE 10 LIVES WITH BILL NIGHY, MO GILLIGAN AND ZAYN MALIK

  10 LIVES MOVIE TRAILER 
FOR SKY'S NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURE
10 lives will be relived from April 5th
Well they usually have just nine, which is eight more than us, but in Sky's new animated comedy movie cats have 10 LIVES as you will see this spring when it hits the UK streamer April 5th with a stellar voice cast which includes Bill Nighy, Mo Gilligan and Zayn Malik who also created the music in this wonderful adventure.
MO GILLIGAN lends his voice to Beckett, a pampered and selfish cat who totally takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt. All that is about to change, however, when he carelessly loses his ninth life. Faced with the inevitable, he pleads to be allowed to return to his perfect life. In a moment of exceptional empathy, the Gatekeeper allows him to return to earth with a new set of lives but not quite in the same body…. What he doesn't realise immediately however is that each of these new lives will see him return in a variety of different forms each one teaching him a valuable and timely lesson. It is a journey that sees Beckett turn from gloriously self-absorbed pet to a self-sacrificing hero; because sometimes you must travel many different roads to find the very best version of yourself! Christopher Jenkins both wrote and directed this animated treat.  ​
 

Friday, March 15, 2024

WILL MELLOR, EMMETT SCANLAN, KARA TOINTON TO LEAD CHANNEL 5'S THE TEACHER SERIES SECOND SEASON WITH A NEW STORY

  THE TEACHER SEASON TWO 
TO STAR WILL MELLOR AND EMMETT SCANLAN
After the first season with Sheridan Smith as a wanton teacher, Channel 5 is doing the second season of THE TEACHER series but with a new story which will now follow Dani (Kara Tointon), a teacher who loves her job. She’s a real mentor and inspiration to her students, but what she lacks is a properly functioning marriage with real intimacy and mutual desire. This leads her into an impulsive affair with a fellow colleague that at first answers all her needs, but soon spirals out of control. When a pupil goes missing on a school trip, Dani rightly blames herself for being too easily distracted. When things start to take a sinister turn she is forced to lie, and quickly finds her life falling to pieces. She risks everything to right the wrongs that she has, in part, been responsible for. Will Mellor and Emmett Scanlan will play her husband and her lover in the four parter.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

NETFLIX ORDERS NEW SHOWS BLACK RABBIT WITH JUDE LAW, JASON BATEMAN, THE UNDERTOW WITH JAMIE DORNAN, HOUSE OF GUINNESS FROM STEVEN KNIGHT

    NEW NETFLIX SERIES  
JUDE LAW'S BLACK RABBIT
Netflix has announced some brand new series tonight including an hour long mini series BLACK RABBIT with Jude Law and Jason Bateman who will also direct a few episodes of the new series. In it, when the owner of a New York City hotspot (Bateman) allows his turbulent brother (Law) back in his life, he opens the door to escalating dangers that threaten to bring down everything he’s built.

  JAMIE DORNAN'S THE UNDERTOW
Meanwhile, Netflix has also given a role of twins to Jamie Dornan in their new UK original series THE UNDERTOW a crime noir series that will see the Irishman play identical twins Adam and Lee. Suffocating in a loveless marriage to Adam, Nicola (Mackenzie Davis)’s life takes a dramatic turn when Adam’s long-estranged identical twin brother Lee comes crashing back into her life, and their tangled romantic past threatens to destroy the present.
 

PERIOD SET HOUSE OF GUINNESS
They have also set Steven Knight to pen period set HOUSE OF GUINNESS about one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – The Guinness
Arthur Guinness also known as Ernest
Family. Set in 19th century Dublin and New York, it will focus on the consequences of the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his cunning will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the growing juggernaut that is one of the most beloved alcoholic drinks today.

SEE THE FIRST TRAILER WITH MICHAEL DOUGLAS AS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN APPLE TV'S NEW HISTORICAL SERIES

  APPLE REVEALS TRAILER  
FOR MICHAEL DOUGLAS FRANKLIN SERIES
Franklin will stream weekly from April 12th
Today you can check out the first trailer with Michael Douglas in Apple's new historical series FRANKLIN which explores the story of one of the greatest gambles of Benjamin Franklin’s career. The launch date has been set for April 12th!
  At age 70, without any diplomatic training, Franklin convinced France – an absolute monarchy – to underwrite America’s experiment in democracy. By virtue of his fame, charisma, and ingenuity, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers, and hostile colleagues, all while engineering the Franco-American alliance of 1778 and the final peace with England of l783. The eight-year French mission stands as Franklin’s most vital service to his country, without which America would not have won the Revolution. Ludivine Sagnier, Daniel Mays, Eddie Marsan, Jeanne Balibar and Noah Jupe also star.