the revenge against the adulterer. Cameron Diaz was previously mentioned for the lead role! And a new name in NBC's DRACULA epic series is Victoria Smurfit. Now I've no idea who she is, but such a smurfilicious surname needs public support :) She will join Jonathan Rhys Meyers who plays Dracula, posing as an American businessman Alan Grayson in 19th century London, whose true aim is to seek revenge on those who ruined his life centuries earlier. He is prevented from following through his plans when he falls in love with Mina Murray (Jessica De Gouw), who looks similar to his deceased wife. MERLIN's Katie McGrath will play Mina's friend, while Victoria Smurfit will play the lithe and beautiful Lady Jayne who is instantly attracted to Grayson and pursues him!
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
Well, we could've expected something like this: two new rival
projects
in crazy old Tinsel- town! Just after MGM and Paramount have announced the work on their epic film HERCULES with Dwayne Johnson in the lead role and Brett Ratner behind the helm, Millennium had decided to make their own version of the famous legend. Unlike Dwayne Johnson's project in which he will fight in Thracian wars, the other project will be a revisionist project. To be directed by Renny Harlin (DIE HARD, LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) it will be closer to GLADIATOR and more realistic and it will get released before the Ratner's film which is set for August 2014!
in crazy old Tinsel- town! Just after MGM and Paramount have announced the work on their epic film HERCULES with Dwayne Johnson in the lead role and Brett Ratner behind the helm, Millennium had decided to make their own version of the famous legend. Unlike Dwayne Johnson's project in which he will fight in Thracian wars, the other project will be a revisionist project. To be directed by Renny Harlin (DIE HARD, LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) it will be closer to GLADIATOR and more realistic and it will get released before the Ratner's film which is set for August 2014!
BYZANTIUM TRAILER
Your trailer for today is the first one from the upcoming horror drama BYZANTIUM. Coming from THE BORGIAS and CRYING GAME director Neil Jordan, this unusual film, which awaits its release sometime later this year, follows two young women who arrive in a nameless British town and claim to be 200-year-old vampires, local teachers and parents try to counsel the girls to get to the bottom of their delusions. However, when people start disappearing, people in town must confront the possibility that the two women are, in fact, what they say they are.The cast is lead by Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan who play a mother and her daughter, and Caleb Landry Jones, Jonny Lee Miller and Sam Riley are also playing roles in the movie.
Bravo, that first looks nothing like smurfette... grand post...
ReplyDeleteand yeah... for gemma!
DeleteI feel like I let you down deeply for not posting a pic of Gemma with the trailer /crieswithguilt/
Deletethe first lady is fantastic... so don't sweat it...
Delete/breathsmoreeasily/
Deletejust keep bringing the lovelies... and no more hittings... that sounded awful.
Deleteww..ww..w..w..what hittings?
DeleteI shall have a lovely youngling here tomorrow!
I haven't heard much about the Hercules project. Thanks for the insight, Dez!
ReplyDeletealways here to give the info, Jay! My first story on Dwayne's HERCULES was so much talked about around the net, that tones of sites actually took my picture for the post and used it in their own posts :)
DeleteIs it such a good career move for Victoria's last name to be so close to "Smurfette"?
ReplyDeleteit is very cute, isn't it? :)
DeleteIt's easy to remember.
Deleteindeed
DeleteVampires you said vampire ?
ReplyDeleteBYZANTIUM was still a good movie see :)
Thank you Dezmond
vampires are everywhere, Vincent!
DeleteThe trailer looks good ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates Dezzy ~
Busy day today ~
hope the rest of the week will bring you rest, Grace!
DeleteDueling Herculai (?), smurfs, and vampires. That is an interesting mix today, Dezzy. :)
ReplyDeleteI actually watched the trailer, despite my aversion to horror. It was kind of interesting. I could maybe suffer through the vampires and blood to watch that one. I do like Saoirse Ronan, as she is one of those young people who seems to be in the business because she wants to be a good actress.
actually, there are no smurfs, it's just an illusion :P
DeleteIt is a very unusual trailer, isn't it? I've never liked Saoirse's movie choices, but I like her personally.
BYZANTIUM looks good!
ReplyDeleteglad you like it, Holy!
DeleteByzantium intrigues me, but I'll be very disappointed if it turns out to be another boring vampire story.
ReplyDeleteBefore this one, Neil also did INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE.
DeleteThe Byzantium trailer gave me chills - hopefully a good sign.
ReplyDeleteSmurfit, hehe :)
fingers crossed :)
DeleteI can't stop thinking of smurfs with vampires...oh, my...lol
ReplyDeleteOh, Byzantium looks really good~ I am a Jonny Lee Miller fan :D
I do sometimes have the most delightful combinations of topics here :)
DeleteI'm intrigued by Byzantium... just when I thought I was over vampire stories... lol.
ReplyDeletethey always come back.... sadly....
DeleteOh, I want to watch Bysantium now. Of course, I tend to get excited about shows then end up disappointed. I hope this one is good.
ReplyDeleteit's not a show, but a film, Ciara :P
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