FIRST IMAGE OF IAN MCKELLEN
AS SHERLOCK HOLMES
And you've probably seen this already by now: the first image of Sir Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes in MR. HOLMES! Directed by Bill Condon (who already worked with Ian in brilliant GODS AND MONSTERS) the movie is set in the year 1947 with the story revolving around a retired Sherlock Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper (played by Laura Liney) and her son, who also wants to be a detective. Holmes is still haunted by a 50-year-old unsolved case which he can only remember fragments of. Patrick Kennedy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam, Phil Davis and Milo Parker also star.
NEW TELEVISION SHOWS
PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE 'THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR'
In TV news, Lifetime is planning to turn the best selling novel
series by Jean M. Auel THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR into TV series. To be
executive produced by Oscar winner Ron Howard, the historical adventure
takes place at a time in prehistory more than 25,000 years ago when
Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a
band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla! As Ayla matures
into a young woman of spirit and courage, she must fight for survival
against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader..
SYFY'S 'THE MAGICIANS' SERIES
Meanwhile,
over at SyFy they have ordered yet another new science fiction series pilot! This new one will be based on Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS
bestselling fantasy series, a trilogy of books, which revolves around a group of New York
twentysomethings who, while studying magic, discover the fantasy world
they read about as children is all too real and poses a grave danger to
humanity.
'THE ZOO' MINI TV SERIES
Over at CBS they're preparing a TV series
based on James Patterson's novel THE ZOO! To run next summer in 13
episodes the story of THE ZOO is set amidst a wave of violent animal
attacks sweeping across the planet. A young renegade scientist is thrust
into a race to unlock the mystery behind this pandemic before time runs
out for animals and humans alike. The show will air at Netflix
immediately after its run at CBS.
In TV news, Lifetime is planning to turn the best selling novel
series by Jean M. Auel THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR into TV series. To be
executive produced by Oscar winner Ron Howard, the historical adventure
takes place at a time in prehistory more than 25,000 years ago when
Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a
band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla! As Ayla matures
into a young woman of spirit and courage, she must fight for survival
against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader..SYFY'S 'THE MAGICIANS' SERIES
Meanwhile,
over at SyFy they have ordered yet another new science fiction series pilot! This new one will be based on Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS
bestselling fantasy series, a trilogy of books, which revolves around a group of New York
twentysomethings who, while studying magic, discover the fantasy world
they read about as children is all too real and poses a grave danger to
humanity.'THE ZOO' MINI TV SERIES
Over at CBS they're preparing a TV series
based on James Patterson's novel THE ZOO! To run next summer in 13
episodes the story of THE ZOO is set amidst a wave of violent animal
attacks sweeping across the planet. A young renegade scientist is thrust
into a race to unlock the mystery behind this pandemic before time runs
out for animals and humans alike. The show will air at Netflix
immediately after its run at CBS.
LOVELY 'LOVE, ROSIE' POSTERS
LILY COLLINS & SAM CLAFLIN
New posters and a new trailer are here for one of the most adorable of the upcoming movies LOVE, ROSIE which has one of the cutest tandems ever - Lily Collins and Sam Claflin in the lead roles. Based 
on Celia Ahern's book WHERE RAINBOWS END, the movie follows Rosie and Alex who are inseparable throughout their childhood and teenage years but, despite their friendship having romantic undertones,
never manage to get it together. When Alex leaves to study at Harvard and Rosie is left as an accidental single mother in the UK, it seems that they will never be united.
on Celia Ahern's book WHERE RAINBOWS END, the movie follows Rosie and Alex who are inseparable throughout their childhood and teenage years but, despite their friendship having romantic undertones, never manage to get it together. When Alex leaves to study at Harvard and Rosie is left as an accidental single mother in the UK, it seems that they will never be united.
Didn't Darryl Hannah do a movie based on the Clan of the Cave Bear years ago? I'll have to get my books out and start re-reading.
ReplyDeleteShe did, I saw the pics from that movie earlier today while I was googling the book cover :)
DeleteI'm curious about the Sherlock Holmes movie. Great cast in that one. I didn't understand at first why Ian McKellan was cast for that, but now I see it's fifty years later. :)
ReplyDeleteyep, it's a retired Sherlock :) Kinda like a male Miss Marple :)
Deletewell hello, lily... that's it. clan made a film, no need for an updated... retelling.
ReplyDeletewe do love love love Lily of the Phil's valley....
DeleteSherlock will solve the case if he remembers to.
ReplyDeletehe did take too much drugs in his youth....
DeleteWho didn't..no realy
DeleteI don't remember...
Weed will do that to the memory :)
DeleteI'll give the Sherlock one a go.
ReplyDeletehe will be thrilled to hear it :)
DeleteMe too. Love anything to do with, Sherlock :)
Deletethe only Sherlock I know was Jeremy Brett :)
DeleteGood stuff here today, Dez! I would definitely like Mr. Holmes and Clan of the Cave Bear and The Magicians could also both be good (loved the books) depending on who's in charge of the making.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about the bear clan too, we've never had any prehistoric series on TV!
DeleteLove, Rosie looks cute.
ReplyDeleteI read Auel's first two books. I always imagined stunning settings for them. I wasn't able to finish The Magicians.
I think we will deeply enjoy LOVE, ROSIE, it's our fave genre and the cast is flawless
DeleteMany years ago, I tried to read "The Clan of the Cave Bear" because everyone was raving about it, but I found it absolutely unreadable. Hopefully the TV series will be better. I'm looking forward to "Mr. Holmes" because I love Sherlock Holmes, Ian McKellen and Laura Linney! I'm sure that story will explore the ravages of time on the Great Detective's brain but he will undoubtedly triumph in the end.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed! Is it too childish or too boring? We haven't had anything prehistoric in live action projects ever since Emerich's 10,000 BC
DeleteWas that before or after "Quest for Fire"? I really enjoyed that movie.
Deletehad to google QUEST! It was directed by Jean Jacques Annaud! He is one of my faves!
DeleteEmerich's was shot a few years ago and QUEST is from the time when Dezzy was 3 years old :)
I don't think I could watch another person do Sherlock Holmes after Benedict Cumberbatch's incredible portrayal though his is a modernization.
ReplyDeleteI only support Jeremy Brett's Sherlock
DeleteI still LOVE Laura Linney, even though she's started to blend into the background in recent years. The Truman Show is one of my all-time favorite movies.
ReplyDeleteshe is one of them unnoticeable actresses which are, for some unknown reason, loved by critics.... Helen Hunt, Linney, Marcia Gay Harden,
DeleteIan M should make an interesting Sherlock. Love, Rosie looks like fun!
ReplyDeletewe can't wait for Rosie!
DeleteLots of good stuff today. Love Ian and that sounds great as a premise. I wasn't intrigued by Magicians until the end, but then I was hookef.
ReplyDeleteJudging from today's comment, MAGICIANS isn't a book to read :)
DeleteClan of the Cave Bear! Really. That's interesting. And that new Sherlock is fascinating.
ReplyDeletewe do need us a prehistoric series!
DeleteHey Dezzy! Love, Rosie looks adorable. =)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely!
DeleteGood stuff coming down the pike.
ReplyDeleteagreed
DeleteI think Clan of the Cave Bear is going to be a huge hit. I used to work in a bookstore and Jean M. Auel books were hot sellers. People were constantly complaining about how many years it took her to write sequels.
ReplyDeleteooh, she is a lady! Didn't even know that :)
DeleteI sure hope she is a lady. I have never read the books or looked up the author, but everyone would always say "it's taking HER too many years to write more" so I just assume it was a woman lol.
Deleteshe probably is :)
DeleteOh c'mon! Not another Sherlock Holmes? :(
ReplyDeleteAnd no mention of Lily? How dare you, sir?
DeleteAh... Lily. She who will never be mine you mean?
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