MAGGIE Q IN 'RED FLAG' SERIESIf you think you will miss Maggie Q after the end of NIKITA, do not despair, she is coming back in royal style: she will lead the cast in new epic television mini series on legendary Chinese queen of the pirates Ching Shih! According to 'Deadline', the new series RED FLAG is set in the early 1800s and centres on Ching Shih, a beautiful young Chinese prostitute who goes on to become one of history’s most powerful pirates and head of the most successful crime syndicate in China. With over 100,000 sailors and 1500-plus vessels, Ching controlled the South China Sea while taking on the Imperial Chinese navy, the Portuguese navy, and the all powerful British navy to eventually conquer them all. The series will be produced by Steven Jensen who is also preparing mini series on HANNIBAL BARCA of Carthage for History!
In other news, Salma Hayek will join John Travolta in A THREE DOG LIFE a film based on Abigail Thomas' memoirs: when Abigail Thomas' (Hayek) husband, Rich (Travolta), gets hit by a car, his brain is shattered and he has no memory of his past life. Subject to hallucinations, rage and terror, he is forced to live in an isolated institution to control the side effects of his near-death accident. In order to be close to her husband, Abigail reinvents her life and moves from New York City to the small country town, with her new family of three dogs.
REDSHIRTS SF SHOW AT FX
FX is planning REDSHIRTS sf TV show! Based on John Scalzi's Hugo Award winning novel which is set in the 25th century, the story follows the adventures of five new recruits on the Starship Intrepid who come to realize that the ship’s crewmembers are dying at an alarming rate. Their investigation leads to the mind-bending discovery that a science fiction television show, produced in the early 21st century, has somehow “intruded” upon their reality and that their lives are following the course of a television narrative!
MacFarland (Mortensen) and his wife Colette (Dunst) tour Greece and visit the Acropolis of Athens. There, they meet Rydal (Isaac), who works as a tour guide but scams tourists in the process. The MacFarlands invite Rydal to dinner, and Rydal, entranced by the couple's wealth and beauty, accepts their invitation. While Rydal visits the MacFarlands' hotel, Chester presses him to help move an unconscious body. Rydal helps, but eventually gets caught up in ensuing events. He also becomes infatuated with Colette and runs the risk of provoking Chester's ire. This all leads them to a tense and dangerous battle of wits between the two men. Their journey takes them from Greece to Turkey, and to a dramatic finale played out in the back alleys of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.
Redshirts could be fun, depending on how they approach it. From what I've heard, he novelty of the book wears a bit thin by the end.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed, we really need us a good sf show!
DeleteI was just thinking the other day that it's been awhile since I've seen Viggo Mortensen in a movie! "The Two Faces of January" looks good.
ReplyDeletehe was never actually present in Hollywood too much outside LORD OF THE RINGS.
DeleteThe tow faced great trailer , i love it .
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Glad you like it!
DeleteMaggie Q!!! I was really sad about her going away after Nikita, but her new show sounds even better.
ReplyDeletewe do love all kinds of historical series especially such exotic ones
DeleteA Three Dog Life has an interesting concept. If only it were three cats ;-)
ReplyDeletewe would much prefer cats than dogs for sure :)
DeleteTwo Faces of January looks good! And, yeah, I'm a fan of Maggie Q's Nikita. She'll be great as a pirate. :))
ReplyDeleteargh an aye aye, 'tis true, Maggie will rule the seas!
DeleteI can't watch John Travolta movies anymore.
ReplyDeleteAnymore? I myself was never able to watch them :)
DeleteIf all her pirates looked that good, its no wonder she was the best!
ReplyDeleteI hope there was none without an eye or a hand!
DeleteTwo Faces of January looks like quite an intriguing story!
ReplyDeletesure does, sure does
DeleteI love the trailer ~ And the storyline of 3 dog life looks interesting ~ Thanks for updates Dezzy ~
ReplyDeletebe welcome, Grace, glad you liked them
DeleteMaggie Q looks like a good one. The stories of the female pirates are so fascinating as we don't often get to hear much about women in history unless they're royalty, nobles or from upper classes.
ReplyDeleteI do like Vigo and it's odd to see him clean cut. I like him scruffy better.
And we can certainly always use a new historical show :)
DeleteHey, I finally got The Borgias on the the Netflix. The Showtime one, with Jeremy Irons. So far it's pretty good and I'm enjoying it. I tried to watch the other Borgias but it was dreadful.
Deleteit's the other way around with me, Annzie :) I found Jeremy Irons' one boring and dreadful, while the European version was lively and dynamic and the actors were better :)
DeleteI'm gonna have to pass on Kirsten Dunst's film. She grates my nerves for some reason. Now, Salma on the other hand... I will definitely be catching A Three Dog Life!
ReplyDeleteyep, Dunst isn't easy to take in :) But we do love Salma, She was shooting a film last year in my country and everybody liked her here
DeleteOoh, all sound good. And don't ya love Viggo M?
ReplyDeletewe do love us Viggo :)
DeleteViggo? Did you say Viggo?! I am definitely interested in him, I mean, his movie ;)
ReplyDeleteboth things, methinks :)
DeleteI haven't heard of maggie q in a long time
ReplyDeleteI mention her from time to time, but I wasn't a fan of her NIKITA show
Deletehey Dezzy. Sorry I haven't been by in a while; got stuffs going on. I was even doing some writing; can you believe it?
ReplyDeleteMissed you though.
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hope the writing is going on well, Donna
DeleteTwo Faces of January looks pretty intense. A Three Dog Life sounds interesting too.
ReplyDeleteglad you like those projects, Arni
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