HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
In movie news from this weekend, GAME OF THRONES star Jason Momoa has
been cast as Drax in upcoming sf film GUARDIANS OF
THE GALAXY joining
Chris Pratt who got the lead role of Star-Lord the leader of the
Guardians a few weeks ago. Drax the Destroyer is a super hero with
incredible strength and the ability to emit energy blasts from his
hands. Only a few days ago I informed you that new NBC sitcom ABOUT A
BOY had found their male lead in David Walton, who will play a rich
bachelor man-child whose life changes totally when he befriends a smart
little kid who moves in next door with his eccentric divorced mother,
and now I can also inform you that Minnie Driver has landed the role of
the mother! The roles were played by Hugh Grant, Toni Collette and
Nicholas Hoult in the film!
JUSTIN AND THE KNIGHTS OF VALOUR TRAILER
I have an extremely charming trailer for you today! The first one for the animated adventure that I spotlighted for you last year JUSTIN AND THE KNIGHTS OF VALOUR! Justin (Freddie Highmore) wants to be a knight but his father, Reginald (Alfred Molina), the chief counsel to the Queen (Olivia Williams), wants his son to become a lawyer. In need of guidance, Justin visits his Grandmother (Julie Walters),
who tells him the story of his Grandfather, Sir Roland, the noblest knight in the kingdom and protector of the King until they
were both betrayed and killed by the evil Sir Heraclio (Mark Strong). After he runs away from home, Justin meets Talia (Saoirse Ronan),
a beautiful, feisty and independently-
minded girl, who shares his aspirations and whom he eventually falls for. He also meets a quirky
wizard called Melquiades (David Walliams) who tells him where he can find the magical Abbey where the Knights of Valour once trained. At the Abbey, he is mentored by three ancient monks. Blucher (James Cosmo) instructs him in knightly ways; Legantir (Charles Dance) teaches him there is still
magic in the world; and Braulio (Barry Humphries) who creates magical contraptions, and is responsible for Gustav, the gas-powered wannabe-dragon crocodile (I swear I fell in love with the crocodile in the trailer, probably one of the most delightful animated characters ever :)!
Justin, though an unlikely
candidate for knighthood, is determined to pursue his ideals. Called
upon to prove himself when Heraclio and his minions, lead by Sota (Rupert Everett), return and threaten the kingdom, Justin saves the day.
I'll wait for Luke in Fast and the Furious 6!
ReplyDeletethe wait is over this summer, although I don't want Luke playing villains :(
DeleteEagerly waiting for the Fast & Furious 6!
ReplyDeletethe ride is on this summer :)
DeleteSpeaking of summer ... yesterday felt like it and today, it's back to snow, snow, snow.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great weekend.
I'm totally wasted after this weekend, since it was forty days after my dad's funeral and I did the catering today for all the guests and everything... so I'm tired as a donkey.
DeleteWe haven't had much snow this winter here in Central Europe :(
The forty days is an Orthodox tradition yes? Does this mean that the period of mourning is now over?
DeleteRest well tonight darling.
that's the tradition, the funeral, the forty days and the year after. I think that ladies usually wear black for a year or so. I'm not religious, as you know, so I don't know the rules.
DeleteI know you're not darling. I had a friend from Poland named Michael and when his father died, I remembered him making two trips home. And I knew about the year after. I didn't know if the women still wore mourning black though.
DeleteI meant to put the question here the page jumped and I didn't have the comment in the right spot.
DeleteDo you like this tradition?
@Annzie
Deletemy city is 90% Catholic, darling, since mostly Croatians, Bunjevacs and Hungarians live here. Not all people wear black in mourning, but most do. We didn't have a priest at the funeral, I was against it and my brother too, since father wasn't religious at all, even though my mom is somewhat afraid of God.
@Ivy
Deletenope, I generally don't like traditions :) I'm a man of future.
Sorry to hear about this Dezzy ~ Have a good rest ~
Deletethanks, Grace
DeleteThe Great Train Robbery should be a good one. I hope we'll get that here in the US eventually.
ReplyDeleteAnd the trailer for Justin is adorable. I love the crocodile with gas-powered wings!
I'm totally in love with the crazy crocodile :) He is ever so adorable :) Kinda like the crocodile from PRINCESS AND THE FROG the one whose biggest dream was to have a navel like humans LOL
DeleteWhy 40 days later?
ReplyDeletethat's the tradition here, forty days and then year after is when people gather again at the grave and at home too.
DeleteSame tradition as I was raised as Catholic ~
Deleteyep, that's because this is also a Catholic city :)
DeleteOh I love that croc too. I want someone to make a miniature of him, so I can paint him. Justin is going to be grand. It has everything I like in it-animation, comedy and great characters.
ReplyDeleteAnd Luke certainly is a busy boy isn't he? This is good for us, because the more he works, the more we get to stare at him. If he tweets you again darling, tell him Anne said hello!
and isn't the animation in JUSTIN absolutely amazing and vivid and warm and colourful, I just love it, and the croc is a superstar :)
DeleteI got tweets from Tom Riley and Dylan McDermott this week, dahlink, maybe a retweet from Luke tomorrow :)
I'll most likely buy Justin on DVD when it comes out as that one will be a keeper.
DeleteOooh you is so lucky. All those gorgeous men and there is just one of you to go around :)
I will also enjoy Justin many times when I put my paws on him (and here I mean Timberlake as well LOL)
DeleteYes, dahlink, they lurv me so much :PPP
oh, here's today's report dahlink: just got a retweet from Clive Standen who plays Rollo in VIKINGS :)
DeleteI'm a little undecided about Justin
ReplyDeleteSad to hear it, Adam
DeleteJustin looks kinda cute, though it feels mostly like a How To Train Your Dragon copy. Chances are that I'll still see it, though :)
ReplyDeleteJamie @ Mithril Wisdom
JUSTIN is much older, since the production started much before DRAGON, but it got delayed.
DeleteJustin a superb job on the 3D image, and apparently a very funny scenario, I'd surely look ;)
ReplyDeleteCheers
yep, Vincent, both funny and beautiful, lovely for kids too!
DeleteJason Moma, Yum! Oh, I could look at that picture all day. Justin looks really good.
ReplyDeletehe is a nom nom material, isn't he?
DeleteUgh. Justin and the Knights of Valour looks like it is entirely written for those kids that fell in love with Jar Jar Binks in the Phantom Menace. I will not be seeing it as I'm clearly above the age of 8.
ReplyDeleteThat can't be a recent picture of Jason Momoa. He's so much larger these days. It almost looks like someone took his head and photoshopped it onto a different body.
Can't say I agree, Michael. JUSTIN is made for all of the people with clear and open hearts who love the warmth and creative positivity on the big screen and who see the heartwarming goodness and love and passion in delightful films like this one was. Jar Jar had nothing of that, he was just annoying and empty :)
DeleteYep, that's an old pic of Momoa, for some reason he doesn't do photo shoots often :( Couldn't find any lovely of more recent date. And I needed a blue pic to go with Justin :)
This is a charming trailer ~ What are heroes made of, surely more than muscles, smiles ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the updates, specially about Luke ~
glad you liked the trailer, isn't it simply delightful? :)
DeleteAnd as one of web's leading sources on all things Luke, we are always here to inform on everything related to the glorious Welshman :)
I love the knights tale. Too cute! Now Jason Momoa...YOWZA!! He and Luke Evans on the same page? you play dirty Dezzy! ;)
ReplyDeleteit will be one of the most delightful animated films this year, together with EPIC!
DeleteI'm always dirty that way,thank you very much :)