BEN KINGSLEY IN
'TUT' ANCIENT EGYPT TV SERIES
We're remaining in epic waters, people, with the news coming from Spike TV's KING TUT epic series which is, after the tragic cancellation of HIEROGLYPH at Fox, now the only Ancient Egypt set show to look forward to! According to 'Deadline' Ben Kingsley will lead the cast playing Ay, the Grand Vizier to King Tutankhamun, who wields tremendous power and influence as the top advisor to the young Egyptian ruler! The six hour mini series revolves around Tutankhamun, aka King TUT (who reigned c. 1333 to 1323 BC), the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt, whose famous golden sarcophagus has become one of the symbols of the ancient civilization. This will be the biggest and the most ambitious project in Spike TV's history!
WW1 'TESTAMENT OF YOUTH'
FIRST IMAGES WITH ALICIA VIKANDER, COLIN MORGAN AND KIT HARINGTON
Check out what I have for you: the first pictures from epic World War One drama TESTAMENT OF YOUTH giving us the first look of leading stars Alicia Vikander, Colin Morgan and Kit Harington
in their period
costumes! This BBC Films production follows Vera Brittain (Alicia
Vikander), irrepressible, intelligent and free-minded, who overcomes the
prejudices of her family and hometown to win 
a scholarship to Oxford.
With everything to live for, she falls in love with her brother’s close
friend Roland Leighton (Kit Harington) as they go to university to pursue their literary dreams. But the First World War
is looming and as
the boys leave for the front Vera realises she cannot sit idly by as her
peers fight for their country, so volunteers as a nurse. She works
tirelessly, experiencing all the grief of war, as one by one her
closest friends are all killed and the pillars of her world shattered. But, an
indefatigable spirit, Vera endures, rediscovers love and returns to
Oxford, irrevocably changed, yet determined to create a world in
which
such a war can never take place again. Based on the book by Vera
Brittain herself, the movie will also star Dominic West, Emily Watson,
Hayley Atwell and Miranda Richardson.
Check out what I have for you: the first pictures from epic World War One drama TESTAMENT OF YOUTH giving us the first look of leading stars Alicia Vikander, Colin Morgan and Kit Harington
in their period
costumes! This BBC Films production follows Vera Brittain (Alicia
Vikander), irrepressible, intelligent and free-minded, who overcomes the
prejudices of her family and hometown to win a scholarship to Oxford.
With everything to live for, she falls in love with her brother’s close
friend Roland Leighton (Kit Harington) as they go to university to pursue their literary dreams. But the First World War
is looming and as
the boys leave for the front Vera realises she cannot sit idly by as her
peers fight for their country, so volunteers as a nurse. She works
tirelessly, experiencing all the grief of war, as one by one her
closest friends are all killed and the pillars of her world shattered. But, an
indefatigable spirit, Vera endures, rediscovers love and returns to
Oxford, irrevocably changed, yet determined to create a world in which
such a war can never take place again. Based on the book by Vera
Brittain herself, the movie will also star Dominic West, Emily Watson,
Hayley Atwell and Miranda Richardson. 
Ben Kingsley is always a delight to watch.
ReplyDeleteand if me remembers correctly he already played a Vizier in PRINCE OF PERSIA SANDS OF TIME :)
DeleteSo does that make him evil as this Vizier?
DeleteI bet it does.... he was a gandi only once.... :)
DeleteSounds like quite a story!
ReplyDeleteepic all the way. It could've happened in my country too, we lost about million people in WW1 which was like every other or third person....
DeleteLooking forward to "Testament of Youth." I enjoyed the original series made from the book which aired probably 30-ish years ago.
ReplyDeleteyes, I've heard of the original series. This will be a movie, hope it revives the book as well
Deleteking tut... is anything sacred anymore? pun intended!
ReplyDeleteYou think Tut wouldn't love a show about him?
DeleteI will watch Testament of Youth, though I have a feeling it will make me cry. Incidentally, my grandmother was a WWI nurse who fell in love with one of her patients and married after the war. :)
ReplyDeletenow there I smell a story for you to write :)
DeleteI shall live in hope that KING TUT makes it to the screen ... especially as Ben Kingsley is in it. What a mighty fine actor he is!
ReplyDeleteI think it will make it to the small screens since it is their most ambitious project ever, one that could even put them on the map
DeleteWhat map? Dezzy's map? Oh THE map. I see.
Deleteyou know, when everybody will actually know what SpikeTv is....
DeleteI'm so confused....
Deletethen UNfuse yourself :)
Delete"King Tut." I'm hearing the Steve Martin song in my head...
ReplyDeletenever heard of that one
DeleteTrust me darling, you never want to.
DeleteLOL I shall not then :)
DeleteDezzy! I love this serie and love Ben Kingsley:))
ReplyDeleteHugs Dezzy!
hope it will be good when it comes out, Gloria!
DeleteHey Dezzy. Hope you had a killer day. I baked a bunch and soon to close shoppe for the day.
ReplyDeleteCheers and boogie boogie.
hope you had satisfied customers
DeleteI baked with jalapenos that were very good.
DeleteI'm so glad there's still going to be an Egyptian show. Tut sounds great.
ReplyDeleteyep, and films coming too
DeleteTestament of Youth sounds sad, but I am sure the main character will be an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently watching THE CRIMSON FIELDS WW1 TV series and that period is always so great on TV
DeleteGreat actor Ben Kingsley , I'm 'enjoy to see this serie !
ReplyDeletecan't wait to see the first pictures from the series
DeleteSo looking forward to Tut. Love Kinglsey and the possibilities for gorgeous sets and costumes is quite high.
ReplyDeleteTestament of Youth has tremendous promise as it will show how bad war is and how the human spirit can triumph in the face of such horrors.
yes, dear, especially in these recent days when it seems that the whole freaking world is in war.....
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