BBC'S 'ESIO TROT' HEADS TO USA
A delightful BBC One adaptation of Roald Dahl's ESIO TROT has been bought for USA distribution by the Weinstein Company. The 90 minute TV movie will see Dustin Hoffman playing Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor who harbours a secret passion for his neighbour, Mrs Silver (Judi Dench). Unfortunately, she lavishes all her affection on Alfie… her pet tortoise. He devises a plot to win her affections, after he learns of her wish for Alfie to be bigger. James Corden and Ricky Gervais also star in the film.
NEW 'DRACULA UNTOLD' TRAILER
LUKE EVANS AND BATS ARE RULING MEDIEVAL WALACHIA
Universal has released a new trailer (which shows more than we've seen in the first one) for this Autumn's biggest epic adventure DRACULA UNTOLD which will see Welsh hunk Luke Evans grow some fangs on October 3rd in UK and 17th in USA. Also starring Dominic Cooper as the Turkish sultan, Samantha Barks as Baba Yaga, Sarah Gadon as Dracula's wife, Charlie Cox and Charles Dance, the story of this amazing historical adventure takes place in Romania during the Turkish invasion as Vlad Tepes (Luke Evans) goes to the greatest of lengths to fight for his homeland, even if it means selling his soul and becoming forever doomed as a creature of the night. He will become Dracula in order to protect his family and his country from the invading butchers of the Turkish sultan.
Dracula i'm enjoy to see this great movie !
ReplyDeleteimagine painting that armour, Captain
DeleteYes fantastic armour !
DeleteOh, it wasn't him who painted the armour! Thought it! Vincent would have done that much better!
DeleteGreetings
Peter
I'm sure he would :)
DeleteJudi Dench and Dustin Hoffman together should be interesting.
ReplyDeleteindeed, I'm not a fan of Dustin's but he was great as a director in THE QUARTET with Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy
DeleteFor some reason I thought Dustin was dead. My bad.
DeleteLOL.... Don't let him hear you :) I likewise thought Richard Atenborough died years ago and was surprised when he died two weeks ago :(
DeleteI'll watch anything with Judi Dench in it.
ReplyDeleteI have and always will :)
DeleteI need some of those bats!
ReplyDeletewell, if you have a convenient cave over in Walstonia.... :) It's funny but I actually have a bat in my backyard, sleeps probably at one of neighbours' attics.... likes to fly out at night which is why I go outside to my yard when the darkness falls only in the company of my cat Ignatius :)
DeleteWe actually have a hospital nearby that bats have taken over the parking garage.
Deleteyou might call Edward Nigma to get rid of them :) ... or Penguin....
DeleteHA! They at least keep the mosquito population down.
Deleteso very true.... much better than owls who want to eat my cats....
DeleteOr my cats. You have cats?
Deletejust a cat..... he lost his ladyfriend earlier this April :((( She died at kittenbirth on my birthday :((((
DeleteDustin Hoffman can't possibly be that old...he's still 30, right?!
ReplyDelete30 times two or more :)
DeleteHey Dezzy. Got your comment about TGGBO but sadly, I am not yet able to watch the series five. Hopefully soon.
ReplyDeleteI've never watched it, just noticed the buzz in British press they call it the greatest baking scandal ever :)
DeleteIf you ever get to see series one or two or three, it's really well worth the watch.
DeleteGot your note about eggs whites. Not sure what you mean, but no, no one I know uses them from a box, we just part out our own eggs.
That's not to say some don't buy them, but to me, it's a waste of money and a crappy product to use in anything.
I was shocked when I saw that they sell eggwhites packed in cartoons over there... what the what? How do you even measure it and how long can it last packed like that... it sure ain't fresh.... Although I can understand the need if you're making tones of pavlova's and such cakes....
DeleteI don't know, as I say I don't buy it. Right now I'm groovin' on the eggs from the farmer down the road. Wonderful stuff.
Deletewe had chicken when I was little, so I grew up on our farm eggs, and now I eat maybe five a month LOL :)
DeleteImpressive trailer of Dracula. Might have a look at it when it will be on DVD.
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Peter
it will be so amazing!
DeleteI hope so. Sometimes the best parts are all in the trailer.
DeleteGreetings
Peter
there is enough in the trailer to make a great movie :)
DeleteI've never heard of ESIO TROT and I thought I'd read all of Roald Dahls books! Anyway, what a cast - Judy Dench and Dustin Hoffman :)
ReplyDeleteI don't even know what Esio Trot could be :)
DeleteI was thinking the same thing. How could I have missed the book.
Deletenot too late to find it, dahlink :)
Deletemay not be historically accurate
ReplyDeletewhich one?
DeleteYou know I'm tired of Dracula after all the teen coverage of it. But, Luke is in it, sooooo I'll watch it. While I don't want him to bite me and drink my blood, I wouldn't mind if he nuzzled my neck.
ReplyDeleteyep, he can bite me too anywhere he wants... and I will return the favour :)
DeleteThat first one sounds good; I like Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman. Dracula could be cool though...
ReplyDeleteglad to hear it!
DeleteDang, I was looking forward to the video :(
ReplyDeleteBoth this sound interesting; the tortois sinches it for the first movie.
I've put another one which will not be removed since it's official :)
DeleteAwe, what!? No video today? I was looking forward to seeing it after your Facebook teaser earlier! Damn :(
ReplyDeleteI've put a new one! The owner of the previous one took it down :(
DeleteA Facebook teaser... What's that?
Deleteall our posts are published on all my platforms :) including Facebook and Twitter.... I'm all trendy like that.....
DeleteLOVE HOFFMAN and DENCH... What a great combo!
ReplyDeleteThis Dracula look very intriguing!
How's it going Dezzy? Crazy here in Chi town.... Melsy's hanging in...what at trooper....
Thank you for being there for Melsy, Michael! Hope she will beat it like a super trooper!
DeleteI love Judi Dench Dezzy!
ReplyDeleteHugs dear!
we love her too, Gloria!
DeleteHer name is not Judi Dench Dezzy.
Deleteit isn't?
DeleteI don't usually go for the Dracula stories, but I'm actually intrigued by this one.
ReplyDeleteit just seems so rich and magnificent from what we've seen in the first two trailers! Absolute epic delight
DeleteCould be a very cool Dracula movie. Though it's hard to beat the Gary Oldman classic one!
ReplyDeleteit will be the most epic of treats!
DeleteEsio Trot is going to be a movie? I would've never thought!
ReplyDeletethere you go
Deletethrilled about... Dracula!
ReplyDeletesuper thrilled
DeleteI am loving this Dracula concept.
ReplyDeleteit's amazing, isn't it?
Deletebite me.
ReplyDeleteeat my shorts...
DeleteYou first.
Deletebiting and munching.....
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