JONATHAN BAILEY, GREG KINNEAR, DAVID DUCHOVNY, LAURA DERN TO LEAD NETFLIX MONSANTO COURTROOM DRAMA MOVIE

    JONATHAN BAILEY  

TO LEAD NETFLIX MONSANTO MOVIE

It does not yet have a title but John Lee Hancock's Netflix movie on Monsanto has a strong cast. Joining Jonathan Bailey and Laura Dern are Greg Kinnear and David Duchovny. The courtroom drama is based on the true story of Brent Wisner (Jonathan Bailey), a young, untried attorney who takes on a seemingly insurmountable case against Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson. Wisner’s client alleged that he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma as a result of his exposure to Monsanto’s best-known product, the weed and grass pesticide killer Roundup, through his job as a high school groundskeeper.

KARI SKOGLAND TO DIRECT A HISTORICAL MOVIE ADAPTATION OF LADY MACBETH NOVEL BY AVA REID

     LADY MACBETH   

TO GET A BIG SCREEN MOVIE ADAPTATION

The Handmaid's Tale director will helm it

According to Deadline, Kari Skogland is developing a movie adaptation of Ava Reid's historical novel LADY MACBETH a gothic retelling of Shakespeare’s play Macbeth centered on the character of Lady Macbeth. The 2024 novel reimagines one of literature’s most enduring figures through a dark, intimate lens, following a young noblewoman thrust into a politically arranged marriage in a brutal medieval world. As she navigates survival, power, and identity within a system designed to constrain her, her transformation unfolds into a portrait of ambition, resilience, and consequence.

FIRST TEASER WITH DOMINIC COOPER, MATTHEW MCNULTY, ROMOLA GARAI IN ITV SERIES THE ADULTERY

   THE ADULTERY SERIES  

DOMINIC COOPER AND ROMOLA GARAI TEASER

ITV has released first teaser for their new TV series THE ADULTERY in which Dominic Cooper plays Tom opposite Romola Garai’s Beth, two people who share an immediate, intense connection. The show first introduces the audience to Tom’s 15-year-old daughter Jess who has found love with schoolmate Ollie, and they can’t take their hands off one another, as love’s young dream becomes all consuming. When Tom meets Beth in the most unexpected of circumstances, the two families’ lives are potentially turned upside down forever. Shelley Conn stars as Tom’s wife Hannah, and Matthew McNulty as Beth’s husband Neil, with Johnny Sanpher and Leila Khan as the teenage lovers. The six part series has started filming back in April.

SEE TOBY STEPHENS RULING HONG KONG IN THE SEASON NEW HULU TV SERIES TRAILER

    THE SEASON   

NEW HULU HONG KONG SET SERIES

The series starts June 17th on Hulu

Starting tomorrow, June 17th over at Hulu is new six episode series THE SEASON with our dearest Toby Stephens in the lead role. This series plunges viewers into the opulent world of Hong Kong’s elites. At the heart of this glittering social landscape is the Hext family, an old-money dynasty whose reach extends from the city’s horse racing tracks to exclusive yacht soirées and star-studded charity galas. But beneath the polished façades and sparkling champagne, tensions simmer — and the arrival of Cola, a newcomer with a hidden agenda, threatens to unravel the carefully curated world of high society. 

 

ANYA TAYLOR JOY JOINS LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM EPIC MOVIE AS KING THRANDUIL'S ELVEN AGENT

  THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM  

ADS ANYA TAYLOR JOY AS AN ELF

Anya Taylor Joy will play an elf

Warner Bros has added Anya Taylor Joy to Andy Serkis directed LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM in which he will also repeat the role of Gollum. Kate Winslet joined previously as Marigol, Smeagol's grandmother, with Lee Pace returning as Elven king Thranduil and Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf. With Elijah Wood back as Frodo, Jamie Dornan joins as Strider aka Aragorn while Leo Woodall will be a character named Halvard. Anya Taylor Joy will play Seren, a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm, a trusted and lethal agent of King Thranduil. Set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, it will follow Aragorn’s perilous quest to capture Gollum before the creature can reveal the Ring’s location to Sauron. The film is out December 17th 2027.

THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF YOUR HOME IN THE LAST HOUSE SF MOVIE THRILLER TRAILER FROM NETFLIX

   THE LAST HOUSE  

HOW LONG CAN YOU SURVIVE?

The movie is out August 7th on Netflix

I must confess I rarely watch anything on Netflix, but I do like it when they give us something apocalyptic. Today we have a very atmospheric and scary first trailer for thriller movie THE LAST HOUSE from Louis Leterrier which will be available for streaming August 7th! Greta Lee and Wagner Moura star in the original sci-fi thriller about a family who are mysteriously sealed into their home with no way out. If that doesn’t sound nightmarish enough, their resources are running thin, and they must work together to survive not only a lack of essentials but also the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped inside. And the lock down does not last for days or weeks, but for years! Check out the intriguing trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS TV SERIES ADAPTATION WITH TOM BATEMAN

   THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS  

FIRST SERIES PICS WITH TOM BATEMAN

Prime Video has released first images for their brand new series THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS which will launch Autumn programming on the streamer when it starts September 23rd with Tom Bateman in the lead role. The highly anticipated romantic comedy based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Ali Hazelwood, follows Olive (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her future in academia. But when she realizes her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy(Nicholas Duvernay), Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman) to prove she’s moved on. What begins as a desperate act of friendship spirals into a fake relationship with rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial agreement. When their arrangement begins to blur the lines between performance and reality, Olive is forced to test her most daunting hypothesis yet: that love might actually be worth the risk.

FIRST TRAILER FOR ITV'S TV SERIES THE PARTY WITH LUKE EVANS, TOM CULLEN, JOANNA SCANLAN, LINDSAY DUNCAN, LYDIA LEONARD

  FIRST THE PARTY SERIES 

TRAILER WITH LUKE EVANS AND TOM CULLEN

ITV has surprised us today with the first trailer for their upcoming new six part thriller TV series THE PARTY which boasts quite a stellar leading duo with Luke Evans and Tom Cullen! Evans plays Martin Gilmour, a journalist shaped by his lifelong friendship with the wealthy and charismatic politician Ben Fitzmaurice (Cullen). Raised alone by his working-class mum, Sylvia (Joanna Scanlan), Martin wins a scholarship to an elite boarding school, where he first meets Ben. They forge an unbreakable bond, as Ben and the Fitzmaurices give Martin the sense of belonging he has always craved. In turn, Martin remains unflinchingly loyal to Ben through even the greatest crises. Three decades on, Martin is invited to Ben’s lavish birthday party atthe Fitzmaurices' country pile. The news of the Conservative leader’s resignation threatens to derail Ben’s party, as he considers announcing his  intention to stand. Martin fears the publicity that Ben’s bid would bring, dredging up the secrets of their past with tragic consequences. The drama moves between the shocking events of the party and the police  investigation that follows, with flashbacks to Martin and Ben’s lives at school, university and London party  days. Sarah Solemani stars as Martin’s pregnant wife, Lucy. Lydia Leonard is Serena, Ben’s formidable wife, whilst Lindsay Duncan and Douglas Hodge play Ben’s parents, Lady Katherine and Lord George Fitzmaurice. It will air this Autumn!

 

PEACOCK TO TURN ANDREA MARA'S SUCH A NICE GIRL THRILLER INTO A TV SERIES

   SUCH A NICE GIRL  

TO BE TURNED INTO A PEACOCK SERIES

After The Break-In adaptation which we announced a few days ago, Peacock is teaming up with Carnival Films again in the TV series adaptation of SUCH A NICE GIRL book by Andrea Mara who also wrote

The book will be turned into a TV series

 their previous series All Her Fault. In the new series, the morning after a glamorous luxury wedding, best friends Siobhan and Grace go to wake their 24-year-old daughters. Opening the door to their shared room, they find a smashed lamp, an abandoned phone and blood on the carpet. Over the next few days, the truth unravels and tests Siobhan and Grace’s friendship to its limits. As secrets and lies begin to come to light, they realize the girls were not best friends. In fact, they weren’t really friends at all. And now, it looks like one of them is dead and one is a killer. But whose daughter is guilty of murder? In other TV news, Netflix has ordered a second season of The House of Guinness series, Prime Video of their The Girlfriend series (which will become The Boyfriend in the second run), and Apple their Widow's Bay series, while Channel 4 will be shooting A Woman of Substance season 2 this November!

SEE MICHELLE KEEGAN AND DOUGLAS BOOTH IN NEW ITV CRIME TV SERIES THE BLAME TEASER WITH IAN HART AND JOE ARMSTRONG

   THE BLAME ITV SERIES  

MICHELLE KEEGAN & DOUGLAS BOOTH TEASER

ITV and ITVX have released a teaser foir their new TV series THE BLAME a six episode drama that dives into secrets, suspicion and systemic corruption - all under the surface of this seemingly quiet town. The series begins when the body of teenage figure skater Sophie Madsen is discovered, sending shockwaves through the town of Wakestead. As DI Crane (Michelle Keegan) and DI Radley (Douglas Booth) dig deeper, what starts as a tragic death, spirals into a tangled web of lies, institutional cover-ups, and moral compromise. As the clock ticks and trust fractures, Crane must navigate both a murder investigation and the treacherous politics inside her own team. Joe Armstrong and Ian Hart also star. It will air soon in UK.