SPOTLIGHT ON THE SECOND SEASON OF HULU AND DISNEY PLUS 19TH CENTURY SET ADVENTURE SERIES THE ARTFUL DODGER

    THE ARTFUL DODGER   

SEASON TWO ARRIVES NEXT WEEK

The second season starts next week

It was a successful series when it was launched at Hulu as their new Australian original about a year ago and now next week is bringing us the second season of period set series THE ARTFUL DODGER which is scheduled to arrive with new episodes this Tuesday February 10th and will again stream also on Disney Plus. As you know the series reimagines popular characters from Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver Twist" by moving them over to the penal colony of Port Victory, Australia. With Luke Bracey joining the cast as inspector Henry Boxer, Thomas Brodie-Sangster is back as Dr Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, David Thewlis as Norbert Fagin and Maia Mitchell as Lady Belle Fox. Joining the cast are also Jeremy Sims as Uncle Dickie and Zac Burgess as Phineas Golden.

 WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE SECOND SEASON?

Jack’s back! The Artful Dodger returns, and he’s in deep trouble. He’s got an appointment with the noose, he’s being hunted by Inspector Boxer, Port Victory’s new lawman, and if he sees the woman he loves, Lady Belle, he’ll be hanged.  Meanwhile, Lady Belle is determined to forge her future in medicine, defying expectation and stepping into danger, driven by ambition and a love already hanging in the balance. With Boxer competing with Jack for Belle’s affection, the crafty Fagin drags Dodger into their most dangerous heist yet, and a killer is on the loose. Get ready for an explosive season of new characters and locations with more thrills, humour, heart, invention and deception than ever. Check out the trailer for the new season below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE BATTLE OF ENGINES IN THE STUNNING TRAILER FOR THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SET ADVENTURE MOVIE WITH YURA BORISOV

   BATTLE OF ENGINES  

TRAILER FOR EPIC MOVIE ADVENTURE

Straight from Russia comes a trailer for their new historical adventure movie BATTLE OF ENGINES (Битва моторов) which will be ready to storm into cinemas October 8th announcing the new cinematic season in theatres. Based on real events from the beginning of the 20th century this new sports drama is dedicated to the glorious history of Russian Russo-Balt automobiles. Beside Russia, parts of the movie were also shot down in Serbia

The movie is out this October in cinemas

 and Montenegro. Ivan Yankovsky plays Andrei Nagel in the film, and Oscar nominee Yura Borisov plays his navigator, Dmitry Bondarev. The cast also includes Paulina Andreeva, Yehezkel Lazarov, and Alexei Guskov. 

 

 WHAT IS THE FILM ABOUT?

 The film is based on real events when Andrei Nagel set off from St. Petersburg on December 31, 1911, on a Russo-Balt train manufactured by the Russo-Baltic Wagon Works to compete in the race to Monte Carlo. This is the story of people who decided to do the impossible — create the first Russian mass-produced automobile. In 1908, car enthusiast Andrei Nagel found support from engineer Dmitry Bondarev. Together, they assembled a team of like-minded individuals and began developing the Russo-Balt automobile. When the project is threatened, Nagel makes a risky decision to prove their car's viability at the prestigious Monaco Rally. This move could spell the end of the Russo-Balt project... Check out the insanely gorgeous movie trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE MATTHEW MACFADYEN AND ELIZABETH BANKS IN HIGH CONCEPT MARITAL DRAMEDY SERIES MINIATURE WIFE TEASER

  THE MINIATURE WIFE TEASER 

MATTHEW MACFADYEN AND ELIZABETH BANKS

Peacock has released a teaser and April 9th start date for a series based on a short story by Manuel Gonzalez. THE MINIATURE WIFE will be high-concept marital dramedy examining the power (im)balances between spouses Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les (Matthew Macfadyen) who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis! Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner will be the executive producers and show runners.

 

HEIST MOVIE FUZE TRAILER WITH SAM WORTHINGTON, THEO JAMES, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, GUGU MBATHA RAW

   FUZE MOVIE TRAILER  

STARRING SAM WORTHINGTON, THEO JAMES AND AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON

British Sky has released a trailer for their new action heist original movie FUZE which will be available from April 4th with a rather stellar cast. When

Fuze is out this April on Sky in UK

 a World War II bomb is discovered in central London a team of military experts led by Will (Aaron Taylor Johnson), are sent in to investigate and defuse it. A huge police operation is put into action to evacuate thousands of local residents. Amidst the chaos of the situation a group of men, under the guidance of diamond expert Karalis (Theo James), are hiding out in a basement within the evacuation zone. With emergency services stretched to the limit and the bomb ready to explode, the group begin an audacious jewel heist under cover of the ultimate distraction. Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha Raw also star.

 

TEASER AND AIR DATE FOR DISNEY PLUS AND HULU'S IRREVERENT 80S SET SERIES RIVALS SECOND SEASON WITH AIDAN TURNER AND DAVID TENNANT

    RIVALS SERIES   

SEASON TWO TEASER TRAILER IS HERE

Disney Plus and Hulu have released first teaser for their super juicy and irreverent soapy series RIVALS which will arrive May 15th with first six episodes, with other six arriving on some later date. It follows David  Tennant as an owner of a British TV station in the 80s and Aidan Turner as a TV host who forms a rival station with politician and sports star played by Alex Hassell. Filled with scandals, treachery, nudity and sex romp, the series was a huge hit. The second season will have even more wit, desire, and jaw-dropping twists. Power struggles intensify, rivalries deepen and ambition pushes loyalties to the brink. Set in the stunning Cotswolds countryside and against the backdrop of the glamorous, high-stakes world of 1980s British television, the second instalment reunites the all-star cast who captivated fans and critics, while introducing some exciting new faces. Following last season’s dramatic cliffhanger with Tony’s fate hanging in the balance, Lord Baddingham is back and out for vengeance ready to stop atnothing to keep Corinium’s empire unrivalled. Hayley Atwell will portray Helen Gordon, the ex-wife of Rupert Campbell-Black and mother to his children Marcus and Tabitha. Rupert Everett will be Malise Gordon, her husband and Campbell-Black’s former show-jumping coach and mentor. 

 

TEASER WITH ANYA TAYLOR JOY, DREW STARKEY IN APPLE TV + SERIES LUCKY WITH ANNETTE BENING AND TIMOTHY OLYPHANT

  FIRST LUCKY TV SERIES 

DREW STARKEY & ANYA TAYLOR JOY TRAILER

Apple TV Plus has released a trailer and July 15th starting date for their new limited series LUCKY executive produced by Reese Witherspoon. Drew Starkey and Anya Taylor Joy will lead the cast that will also have Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Timothy Olyphant. Based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel it centers on a young woman (Taylor-Joy) who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past. She is forced to go on the run when a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss (Bening), Lucky must fight for her life — and a way out. Starkey will play Cary, Lucky’s husband.

 

JACK WHITEHALL, TIMOTHY SPALL, HALEY BENNETT, JENNIFER SAUNDERS IN FIRST TRAILER FOR VIRGINIA WOLF'S NIGHT AND DAY PERIOD SET MOVIE

   FIRST MOVIE TRAILER  

FROM VIRGINIA WOLF'S NIGHT AND DAY

We have the first trailer for the star studded unromantic movie VIRGINIA WOLF'S NIGHT AND DAY which stars Jack Whitehall, Haley Bennett, Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders and Sally Phillips. Bennett plays a passionate astronomer who does everything she can to avoid romantic love and marriage, in this adaptation of Woolf’s novel of the same name. It’s set at the turn of the 20th century, across the backdrop of the suffragette movement and advances in science and technology. The film has scored distribution deals around the world. Watch the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

MATTHEW MACFADYEN JOINS RACHEL WEISZ IN SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON MOVIE ADAPTATION

  MATTHEW MACFADYEN JOINS 

SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON MOVIE

According to Deadline, our dear Matthew MacFadyen has joined Rachel Weisz in the SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON movie adaptation. It follows Myra, a self-proclaimed medium, who convinces her husband, Billy, to kidnap the son of a wealthy family so she can lead the police to the “missing” child and legitimize her psychic abilities. When Myra’s true intentions come to light, however, Billy realizes her plan threatens to consume them both.

APPLE TV + CAPE FEAR THRILLER TV SERIES REVEALS STREAM DATE AND IMAGES WITH PATRICK WILSON, AMY ADAMS AND JAVIER BARDEM

   CAPE FEAR TV SERIES  

FIRST IMAGES AND RELEASE DATE REVEALED

Apple TV + has prepared new thriller TV series CAPE FEAR with Amy Adams andour dearest Patrick Wilson alongside Javier Bardem. It has been announced today that  the new series will stream from June 5th this year starting with two episodes and then continue weekly. The ten episode series is based on John D. MacDonald novel “The Executioners”which has been previously adapted a couple of times but for the big screen. The plot of the new series: a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison and he wants vengeance. Martin Scorsese and Steven Spileberg are producing.

SIR STEPHEN FRY TO LEAD THE INTERROGATOR TV SERIES AT FOX AS A FORMER MI6 AGENT

   SIR STEPHEN FRY   

TO LEAD THE INTERROGATOR SERIES AT FOX

Fox has set our dear Sir Stephen Fry as the lead of their new series THE INTERROGATOR which will follow him as Conrad Henry, former MI6 agent, and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry’s quirky charm, superior intellect, and mind-bending behavioral maneuvers make him the only man able to lockpick the minds of the world’s most dangerous criminals. Fry himself has actually written the pilot for the series which has been ordered for a twelve episode season.