JOYFUL AND HEARTWARMING 'LE WEEK-END' TRAILER WITH JIM BROADBENT, LINDSAY DUNCAN! LEONA LEWIS TAKES 1ST MOVIE ROLE IN 'HOLIDAY!' MUSICAL! SF WESTERN SHOW 'RED'! BETHANY JOY LENZ IS 'SONGBYRD'

LEONA LEWIS TO STAR IN

'HOLIDAY!' MUSICAL MOVIE

Now, here is a good piece of news if like your spy you love that little British singing angel Leona Lewis! Young music star, who became famous thanks to her worldwide hit 'Bleeding Love' followed by numerous other powerful ballads ('Run', 'I Got You', 'Happy', 'LoveBird'), is about to enter the movie world too. 'The Hollywood Reporter' writes that she will take the lead role in HOLIDAY! movie musical! She will join Annabel Scholey, Hannah Arterton, Giulio Berruti, Greg Wise and Katy Brand in the film which will centre around a holiday love triangle and approaching marriage. With LES MISERABLES composer Anne Dudley in the crew, the film will feature tones of beloved 80's hits from Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun', Human League's 'Don't You Want Me Baby?' to Wham's 'Wake Me Up Before You Go' and Madonna's 'Holiday'! You remember that Leona Lewis sung 'I See You' song for AVATAR, she has 3 Grammy and 7 Brit Awards nominations, and has sold almost 30 million albums around the world.

CW ORDERS 'RED'

SF WESTERN TV SERIES
In television news today, 'Deadline' writes that CW has ordered RED pilot. The potential show will be a western/sf hybrid described as a neo-Western drama about the first human settlement on Mars and life on this new frontier, centring on the relationships between the town’s female sheriff, a doctor and a criminal. It comes from THE MENTALIST producers.
BETHANY JOY LENZ IS SONGBYRD
And over at E! they have found lead actress for their first scripted series SONGBYRD. Bethany Joy Lenz from ONE TREE HILL and DEXTER will play Lauren Byrd, a character loosely inspired by famous hitmaker Diane Warren. Lauren, writer of hit love songs, employs a small staff, including her sister, to enable and manage her eccentric yet wildly successful process. But when her ex-fiance reveals himself to be less than the man she remembers, she realizes that she can no longer live in the past and must find a new, true inspiration for her sake and those around her!

  LOVELY LE WEEK-END TRAILER

 JIM BROADBENT, LINDSAY DUNCAN

Reigniting the spark in the city of light, that is what happens in the deeply charming trailer for LE WEEK-END, a heartwarming, delightfully lovely British comedy drama which opens up in British cinemas October 11th! Always amazing Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan play a British couple who return to Paris for their 30th wedding anniversary. They are confronted with the difficulties that have been brewing over the long years of their marriage. But the magic of the French city will eventually remind them why they love each other and will ignite the sparks in their hearts again.Jeff Goldblum also stars in the film helmed by NOTTING HILL's director. Goldblum plays their friend who gives them a new vision on life and helps them revitalize their love.