STREAM DATE AND NEW IMAGES WITH CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT, FLORENCE PUGH AND MIKE FAIST IN NETFLIX MINI TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF EAST OF EDEN

   EAST OF EDEN   

The series will hit Netflix October 1st

NEW TV SERIES ADAPTATION IMAGES FROM NETFLIX

With Florence Pugh and Christopher Abbott in the lead roles, Netflix has announced October 1st as the streaming date for their new  EAST OF EDEN mini series adaptation of Steinbeck's classic novel produced by Zoe Kazan, whose grandad Elia directed the original film! Also starring in the new series adaptation are Ciaran Hinds, Mike Faist (in the role originally played by James Dean) and Hoon Lee. 

WHAT IS THE SERIES ABOUT?

 Set in California’s Salinas Valley over a period that stretches from the Civil War to the end of World War I, the epic novel tells the interconnected stories of the Hamilton family, an Irish immigrant family with nine children, and the Trask family, lead by the wealthy Adam Trask (to be played by Abbott in the seven part series). The story eventually narrows its focus to center around the Trask family and the drama surrounding Adam, his wife Cathy and their sons Cal and Aron. Beside the new images from the series you can also check out the rather epic teaser trailer below and tell us what you think, will you watch?

 

LEAD CAST SET FOR BBC'S TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF POPULAR SF NOVEL MINISTRY OF TIME

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SERIES SETS CAST OVER AT BBC

More than two years ago I told you that BBC is turning Kaliane Bradley's popular sf novel MINISTRY OF TIME into a six part TV series and now we have the cast: Aoife Hinds (the nepochild of Ciaran Hinds) will star as Sophy and Billy Howle as Commander Graham Gore. The Ministry of time is a newly established government department gathering

The series will have six episodes

‘expats’ from across history in an experiment to test the viability of time-travel. Our heroine Sophy achieves a hard fought promotion in the civil service, only to learn that her role is to help a time traveller acclimatise to the modern world as part of a top secret Ministry programme. Commander Graham Gore is a Victorian polar explorer and one of several ‘expats’ from history who are now part of the Ministry’s extraordinary experiment. The professional friendship between Sophy and Graham develops into an intense forbidden romance that reveals the transporting power of love across centuries, just as the sinister nature of the Ministry’s true intentions increasingly puts them in danger.

ANNE HATHAWAY, JOSH HARTNETT, DAKOTA JOHNSON IN NEW SUPER SCARY VERITY TRAILER FOR A MOVIE BASED ON A COLLEEN HOOVER BOOK

  NEW VERITY MOVIE TRAILER  

WITH ANNE HATHAWAY AND JOSH HARTNETT

New trailer has been released for a big screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book VERITY which is out this October starring Anne Hathaway, Josh Harnett and Dakota Johnson. The psychological thriller follows Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who is hired to complete a successful book series after its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), is incapacitated. Once inside the Crawford home, Lowen  becomes entangled with Verity’s husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) and uncovers an unfinished manuscript that may reveal disturbing truths about the author. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE PATRICK BRAMMALL SEARCH FOR HIS MISSING DAUGHTER IN LAST SEEN NEW APPLE TV SERIES TRAILER

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FOR NEW TV SERIES FROM APPLE TV

New series starts September 9th

Come this September, Apple TV + is ready to serve us a new six part TV series LAST SEEN with Patrick Brammall in the lead role. Out September 9th with a two episode premiere, it will see him play police detective Ian Ridley whose life fell apart 11 years ago when his young daughter, Maggie, disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a teenage girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost. Maxine Peake, Daniel Henshall, Brendan Cowell also star.

 

NEW BOOK ADAPTATIONS: EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT, THE BODYGUARD OR GUARDING STARS, IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER, YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER

   NEW BOOK ADAPTATIONS  

EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL & NOTHING HURT

Ben Reeves' book will become a movie

A bunch of new book adaptations today for you, starting with Marc Turletaub who will helm movie adaptation of Ben Reeves novel EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT which tells the story of Travis, who lives with his cat in a small, gray town. His job is to offer people comfort in their final hours of life, which he does without complaint or judgment. But when Travis meets Dalia, a midwife, and her boisterous eight-year-old daughter Layla, who live across the hall, he begins to understand what it means to be truly alive and what might be irrevocably lost in death. No news on the possible stars yet, but stay tuned, we will continue following the project.

 

THE BODYGUARD OR GUARDING STARS

 Netflix is already making a festive feature film based on Katherine Center's THE BODYGUARD. Titled GUARDING STARS it will see Leighton Meester play executive

The Bodyguard will become Guarding Stars film

 protection agent Hannah Brooks whose security firm assigns her to guard Hollywood’s most famous heartthrob, Jack Stapleton (Jared Padalecki). Once the world’s favorite action star, Jack has retreated to his family’s Montana ranch after a scandal and a tragedy left him wary of the public eye. He doesn’t want his ailing mother (Andie MacDowell) to know about a stalker threatening him, so he insists Hannah pose as his girlfriend rather than his bodyguard. Thrust into close quarters, Hannah must juggle her professional instincts with the warmth of Jack’s family and the disarming kindness of the man she’s meant to protect. As the danger escalates and secrets surface, Hannah must decide whether to keep her heart locked down or risk it all for a man who might be far more than a client. 

 

 

IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER

Nina Dobrev will lead the movie version

Peter Hutchings is set to direct Nina Dobrev, Tyler Hoechlin and Virginia Gardner in  the big screen adaptation of IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER major bestseller from Tessa Bailey. Dobrev plays Piper Bellinger a glamorous LA It Girl whose glittering world comes crashing down after a viral mishap gets her cancelled overnight. Cut off from her wealthy family’s safety net, she’s exiled to a rugged fishing town with one ultimatum: fix up her late father’s dive bar – or lose everything. There, she butts heads with Brendan, a gruff sea captain who has zero patience for influencers. He’s the last person she expected – and exactly what she needs.

 

YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER

Prime Video is preparing a romantic comedy movie out of Sarah Hogle's massive hit YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER which will see our

Meghann Fahy and Penn Badgley will st ar

 lovely Meghann Fahy play Naomi Westfield who has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose (Penn Badgley) who holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They’re preparing for their lavish wedding that’s three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him. Naomi wants out, but there’s a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare. Justin Long, Kyle MacLahlan will also star.

 

SEE DOMINIC WEST, ALEXANDER DREYMON, ED SPELEERS, DAVID KROSS IN WIND OF CHANGE SCORPIONS BIOPIC TEASER TRAILER

    WIND OF CHANGE   

SCORPIONS BIOPIC TEASER TRAILER

Their timeless hit has over one billion views on You Tube and now Scorpions are getting a biopic WIND OF CHANGE with Alexander Dreymon as guitarist Rudolf Schenker, Ludwig Trepte as Klaus Meine, Ed Speleers as Matthias Jab and Luke Brandon Field as the drummer Herman Rarebell. Dominic West plays their manager, Doc McGhee, an David Kross stars as Andrej, the band’s imprisoned friend on the other side of the Berlin wall. At the heart of the film is their iconic anthem “Wind of Change,” which became the soundtrack to the end of the Cold War, symbolizing hope, peace and unity. Through their music, with hits ranging from “Rock You Like a Hurricane” to “Still Loving You,” the Scorpions helped bridge the divide between East and West. See the teaser below for a film which still does not have a release date. It was their 60th bandaversary last year.

 

GAYLE FORMAN'S BESTSELLING JUST ONE DAY NOVELS TO BE TURNED INTO A TV SERIES WITH KATHRYN NEWTON

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TO BE TURNED INTO A TV SERIES

Hulu is set to make a TV series out of Gayle Forman's popular YA novel JUST ONE DAY with Kathryn Newton in the lead role. The story follows Allyson Healey (Newton) whose life is exactly like her suitcase — packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allyson’s life.

FIRST LOOK AT RICHARD ARMITAGE IN ITV AND MASTERPIECE NEW TV SERIES WINTER

    WINTER TV SERIES   

FIRST IMAGE WITH RICHARD ARMITAGE

ITV has released first image from their new six part mini TV series WINTER which, set in Bristol, follows Dr Ethan Winter (Richard Armitage), one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation, whose analytical ability and instinct for reading victims make him an invaluable asset to murder investigations. His unorthodox, rule-breaking methods bring him into partnership with DI Lauren Bell (Annabel Scholey), a meticulous and driven detective. Together, they form a formidable team, combining forensic insight with sharp investigative work to solve complex cases, while a deeper serial narrative unfolds: Winter is haunted by the unsolved murder of someone close to him and is conducting his own unofficial investigation — a dangerous pursuit that threatens to consume him.The series will air on Masterpiece in USA.

THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE BESTSELLING FANTASY BOOK TO BE TURNED INTO A MOVIE AT DISNEY

   MOVIE ADAPTATION  

OF DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE

The book has been sold in over 2 million copies

It has been sold in more than two million copies so far in over 20 different countries around the world and now it will get a movie adaptation over at Disney! Famous YA writer Patrick Ness is set to pen the script for DALLERGUT DREAM DEPART- MENT STORE movie version of Miye Lee's hit book. It follows Penny, who has just landed her dream job — selling dreams to customers at the legendary Dallergut Dream Department Store. But when strange, dangerous things begin to happen to the sleeping clientele, Penny must uncover the mystery before the nightmare spreads beyond the store.

DOMINIC COOPER TO PLAY FAMOUS FRAUDSTER IN WHO THE HELL IS HAMISH? TV SERIES WITH JOEL JACKSON AND CLAIRE VAN DER BOOM

  WHO THE HELL IS HAMISH? 

NEW TV SERIES WITH DOMINIC COOPER

As TV Tonight reports, shooting has wrapped on new eight part series WHO THE HELL IS HAMISH? which will air later this year on Paramount +. The series is inspired by an industrious fraudster, and the group of victims who eventually decided they had had enough of him. The charming and cultured Hamish (Dominic Cooper) sets his sights on Bec (Claire van der Boom), a recently divorced single mother with three sons and access to a significant family trust. When Bec notices gaps in his story and some odd behaviour, what starts as private unease widens into something far larger: a pattern of deception spanning continents and suspected of leaving more than $70 million in its wake. Our dearest Joel Jackson also stars next to Simone Kessell.