NEW BOOK ADAPTATIONS: FLORENCE PUGH TO LEAD THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY MOVIE VERSION, THE MAP OF LONGING NETFLIX TV SERIES ADAPTATION TRAILER

   NEW BOOK ADAPTATIONS  

FLORENCE PUGH'S MIDNIGHT LIBRARY

A couple of brand new book adaptations for you to launch the new week starting with the studio war over at Cannes over the rights on THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY fantasy movie based on a book by Matt Haig which has been translated into 56 languages so far and sold in 15 million copies. Florence Pugh will star in Garth Davis directed movie as Nora Seed, who finds herself in a library between life and death with the chance to experience all the potential lives she could have lived. 

 

THE MAP OF LONGING TV SERIES 

New series will stream from July 17th

Netflix has, meanwhile, issued the first trailer for their TV series adaptation of THE MAP OF LONGING based on the novel by Alice Kellen, about Greta, a young woman who has always believed that her reason for existing was to help her sister Lucy, who suffers from leukemia, through her stem cells. However, everything falls apart when Lucy dies, leaving her with a deep sense of emptiness and unsure of what to do with her life. Before passing away, Lucy leaves behind a game that pushes Greta to confront her pain and rethink who she really is. Along the way, Greta meets Will, an enigmatic boy with a troubled past. Can you love someone if you haven’t first learned to love yourself? The series arrives July 17th.

  

SPOTLIGHT ON CHANNEL 5 MYSTERY SERIES THE FORTUNE WITH ELEANOR TOMLINSON, MATTHEW LEWIS, CALLUM WOODHOUSE

   THE FORTUNE  

TRAILER FOR  CHANNEL 5 MINI TV SERIES

The four parter will start this June

Channel 5 has released a trailer for their new four part mystery series THE FORTUNE (previously known as The Family Secret) that asks: what if your past isn’t what you think it is? The series will hit the small screens Tuesday June 2nd which is in less than two weeks! Eleanor Tomlinson stars as Amanda Blakefield, whose life is a happy one with her husband, Jimmy(Matthew Lewis), and their son Luke. Amanda has her world shattered after she is left an enormous inheritance by a man she has neither met nor heard of before. Her life starts to disintegrate as she becomes embroiled in the world of The Worrall Family. The patriarch Martin Worrall (Denis Lawson), is head of a family which is bound in past secrets. As Amanda’s story leads her further and further into the Northumbrian countryside, she begins to unravel the past. And all of their lives are turned upside down. Rebecca Front stars as Martin’s wife Fiona, with Callum Woodhouse as his son Anthony, Stephen Tompkinson as farm worker Boots Maddison, Paula Wilcox as Amanda’s mother Linda, Danielle Waltersas Amanda’s best friend Sandy, and Nina Wadia as solicitor Laura. 

 

DARK FORCES COME TO TOWN IN STUNNING RUSSIAN FANTASY TV SERIES ENCHANTED TRAILER

    ENCHANTED TRAILER  

The series will stream on Kinopoisk this year

FOR NEW RUSSIAN FANTASY DRAMA

Beside the information that one of our dearest Russian actors Danila Kozlovsky and legendary Russian movie maker and director Fyodor Bondarchuk are preparing an epic movie adaptation of famous fairy tale 12 MONTHS about a young girl who is forced by her greedy stepmother and stepsister to fetch spring violets, summer strawberries, and autumn apples during the absolute dead of winter, what I'm also bringing to you from my visit to Russia today is a trailer and images from new eight part fantasy series ENCHANTED (Очарованные) which will air on their streamer Kinopoisk sometime later this year.

 THE STORY IS SET IN

 the quiet town of Iskra, where people are unaware of the presence of otherworldly forces, and where two sorceress sisters live. They are twins, but  very different. Zlata, an excellent student, is destined to inherit her mother's role as guardian of the boundary between the human and shadow worlds. But Marya doesn't know what to become. She doesn't just want to memorize spells; she dreams of living a human life full of connection. But everything changes dramatically when Marya opens a portal to the Shadow World on Kalinov Bridge, hoping to win a bet with the arrogant Sonya, the town mayor's adopted daughter. Zlata dies in an attempt to fix the situation, and Marya now has nine days to find the Water of Life and save her sister. Check out the rather rich, breathtaking and fantasy filled first trailer below and tell us what you think, would you watch this brand new series if you had the chance?

  

BRANDON SANDERSON'S POPULAR SF SAGA SKYWARD TO BE TURNED INTO A TV SERIES

  BRANDON SANDERSON'S 

SKYWARD TO BE TURNED INTO TV SERIES

Sanderson will pen the scripts himself

One of the most popular writers among the fantasy fans Brandon Sanders will have his SKYWARD book turned into a TV series by Tomorrow Studios with him penning the scripts together with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen! In the book humanity is trapped on a harsh planet and constantly under attack by mysterious alien forces. The story follows Spensa Nightshade, a determined pilot who dreams of joining the fighter corps to defend humanity and redeem her disgraced father’s legacy. Blending high-stakes aerial combat, advanced technology, and themes of courage, identity, and discovery, the series explores both the secrets of the galaxy and Spensa’s growth from an outsider into a key figure in humanity’s fight for survival.

SEE SCOTT EASTWOOD TRYING TO ESCAPE VICIOUS NAZIS IN WW2 TRUE STORY BASED ACTION MOVIE LUCKY STRIKE

   LUCKY STRIKE TRAILER  

WITH SCOTT EASTWOOD IN THE LEAD ROLE

Experience one soldier's journey while the fate of the world hangs in balance in new World War II action movie LUCKY STRIKE for 

Lucky Strike arrives June 26th

which we have just received first trailer. Inspired by true events, the movie tells the story of one soldier trapped behind enemy lines during the last major German offensive during WWII, what will become known as The Battle of the Bulge of 1944 in Belgium. Armed only with his Motorola SCR-300 radio, a new technology only battle-ready near the end of the war, he must use his wits and spy craft to thwart the advancing Nazi Panzer army and find his way back home. The film reunites Scott Eastwood with director Rod Lurie after their film The Outpost. The movie hits theatres June 26th. Check out the trailer below:

 

FIRST LOOK AT RHYS IFANS AND LAURA LINNEY IN BBC ONE FEATURE LENGTH MOVING DRAMA ONWARD AND SIDEWAYS

    ONWARD AND SIDEWAYS  

FIRST LOOK AT NEW BBC TV MOVIE

BBC One has released first image from their new feature length drama ONWARD AND SIDEWAYS which stars Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans in a touching story about two people with lots in common - a great sense of humour, a love of dance, and Parkinson’s. Joining Laura and Rhys are Monica Dolan, Rory Kinnear and Paul Mayhew-Archer. Rhys plays Tony Evans, the deputy head of a local primary school. Laura stars as Emma Dretzin, a pianist, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives: on the same morning, they are both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.

THE DOLL (LALKA) POLISH CLASSIC FROM BOLESLAW PRUS IS GETTING BOTH A PERIOD SET MOVIE AND TV SERIES ADAPTATION THIS YEAR! SEE TRAILERS

    LALKA - THE DOLL  

THE POLISH MOVIE VERSION

It sometimes happens that the same book gets different adaptations but rarely within the same year which is happening this year with Boleslaw Prus' famous Polish classic THE DOLL (Lalka) which is getting both a Polish movie adaptation and a Netflix TV series this year. The movie comes from director Maciej Kawalski and should hit cinemas September 30th with Marcin Dorocinski and Kamila Urzedowska in the lead roles. In the film, wealthy merchant Stanislaw Wokulski (Marcin Dorocinski) falls tragically in love with beautiful yet vain Izabela Lecka (Kamila Urzedowska). His unfulfilled love leads to many foolish decisions sealing his fate.

 

 

The TV series version will stream on Netflix

NETFLIX TV SERIES VERSION

At the same time, also arriving sometime later this year is Netflix Polish original series directed by Paweł Maślona and set against the backdrop of 19th century Warsaw. It follows the complex tension between the wealthy merchant Stanisław Wokulski (Tomasz Schuchardt) and the aristocratic Izabela Łącka (Sandra Drzymalska). He is a successful merchant who finds himself torn between his progressive ideals and his infatuation with Izabela Łęcka, a haughty and vacuous aristocrat. Covering the themes of unrequited love, class conflict and Poland’s stagnation under the Third Partition the six episode saga is set to air towards the end of the year. 

 

SEE FIRST FIRST TRAILER FOR QUEEN ANNA 11TH CENTURY SET MOVIE ON THE RUSSIAN PRINCESS AND QUEEN OF FRANCE

    QUEEN ANNA   

FIRST TRAILER FOR RUSSIAN  HISTORICAL FILM

Ekaterina Voronina is Queen Anna

Back in December last year, I showed you the first images from new Russian historical movie QUEEN ANNA (Королева Анна) which finished shooting last winter over in Moscow and will have a long post production since it is scheduled to arrive into cinemas February 2027! And today we have the first posters and a trailer! Lead roles are given to our dear Sergey Bezrukov (who already played Boris Godunov in a series and is now playing another Russian famous ruler Yaroslav the Wise) and Ekaterina Voronina as his daughter princess Anna. Aleksei Sidorov

Ilya Malanin is brave knight Ostromir

 wrote and directed the film which also stars Viktor Dobronravov and Aleksei Kravchenko.

 

  THE STORY OF THE FILM IS SET IN

Rus' of the 11th century. Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise (Sergei Bezrukov) marries his daughter Anna (Ekaterina Voronina) to the King of the Franks. She views this dynastic marriage with fatalism, like all her sisters and brothers. She faces a 3,000km long, difficult, and perilous journey to France. Yaroslav entrusts the leadership of Anna's cortege and her protection along the way to the skilled warrior Ostromir (Ilya Malanin), who has proven his valor and loyalty to the prince.

DEZZY'S HISTORICAL LESSON 

It is interesting that the princess's cortege stretched for 600 meters and consisted of 100 horsemen, dozens of carriages, and carts filled with jewels and riches. As Yaroslav's favourite child, she married King Henry I of France and became the queen and even acted as the regent ruling the country while her son was still under aged. He will later rule the country for 48 long years as Philip I. Unusual for that age, she was literate and she even learned French before starting the journey to France. Henry was almost twenty years older than her. Check out the first trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE JOSEPH FIENNES MANAGE ENGLAND'S FOOTBALL TEAM IN DEAR ENGLAND BBC MINI TV SERIES TRAILER

   DEAR ENGLAND TRAILER  

WITH JOSEPH FIENNES IN THE LEAD 

Hitting BBC One next Sunday, May 24th is four part mini series DEAR ENGLAND a fictionalised account of Gareth Southgate’s time managing the England men’s football team. With the worst team track record for penalties in the world when he takes over as manager, Gareth knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take England back to the promised land. The country that gave the world football has delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t the England team win at their own game? Joseph Fiennes takes the lead role with Will Antenbring as Harry Kane. 

 

SEE DAMIEN MOLONY, HUGH SKINNER, JESSICA RAINE IN NEW BBC GREECE SET MINI TV SERIES TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST TRAILER

   TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST 

DAMIEN MOLONY, HUGH SKINNER TRAILER

The series starts next week on BBC One

I told you last year that BBC was working with Catherine Shepherd on TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST thriller series that tells the story of a woman who goes on holiday to Greece with her family and friends to rediscover joy in her life and today we have a trailer for you as well. We thought BBC might actually save it for August, but the eight part series starts May 23rd! You can check out the exciting trailer below and tell us what you think, will you be watching the new series?

 

 THE STORY OF THE SERIES FOLLOWS 

Zoe who begins to act on her deepest desires and the holiday she hoped for becomes a reckoning for a group of adults who refuse to grow up. But when they discover they are trapped on the island, and become faced with real life-or-death situations, the group soon turn on each other to find out who is to blame. Is Zoe responsible for the drama and destruction around her or, as heaven turns to hell, are bigger forces at play? We are in Greece after all, the land of the ancient Gods...The cast is led by Jessica Raine as Zoe, Damien Molony as her troubled husband Dan, Nicholas Pinnock as their old friend Solomon and Antonia Thomas as his new wife Jess, alongside Leila Farzad and our dearest Hugh Skinner as uni friends Nat and Jacob