'ELECTRIC DREAMS' SF SERIES
RICHARD MADDEN AND HOLLIDAY GRAINGER JOIN THE CAST
Rejoice, people! Two of our most favourite youngsters Richard Madden and Holliday Grainger will work together again and I think it will be their fifth time! They will star in The Hood 
Maker episode of ELECTRIC DREAMS anthology series in which each of the ten episodes will be done by a different director and cast adapting one of the stories from Philip K. Dick's sf opus. As I've informed you before some of the other episodes of the Channel 4 and Amazon series will star Timothy Spall, Greg Kinnear, Jack Reynor, Terrence Howard, Bryan Cranston!
Maker episode of ELECTRIC DREAMS anthology series in which each of the ten episodes will be done by a different director and cast adapting one of the stories from Philip K. Dick's sf opus. As I've informed you before some of the other episodes of the Channel 4 and Amazon series will star Timothy Spall, Greg Kinnear, Jack Reynor, Terrence Howard, Bryan Cranston!
THE HOOD MAKER is set in a world without advanced technology where
mutant telepaths have become humanity's only mechanism for long distance
communication. Their powers have unintended implications and when the
public begins to embrace mysterious telepath blocking hoods, two
detectives with an entangled past are brought in to investigate.
'VICTORIA' SECOND SEASON
LATEST CASTING ADDITIONS!
In television news, still staying over in Britain, the second season of the hugely popular ITV series VICTORIA set to come back this Autumn with eight episodes plus a two hour Christmas special, has just added Martin Compston, Bruno Wolkowitch, Emerald Fennell, Jo Stone-Fewings, Leo Suter and Michael Maloney to the cast with previously announced Diana Rigg! They will all join the second season which sees the Queen (Jenna Coleman) facing motherhood. She is now a working mother, trying to balance her responsibilities but with Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) still struggling to find a role for himself,
there is an inevitable power struggle between husband and wife.
Martin Compston will be playing Dr Robert Traill, a key campaigner in
the petition to gain awareness and support for those suffering from the
potato famine in Ireland during the 1840s. French actor Bruno
Wolkowitch will star as French King Louis Philippe, who Queen Victoria
visits on her first outing to France. Nigel Lindsay returns as Sir
Robert Peel, Alex Jennings as King Leopold, Peter Bowles as Duke of
Wellington, David Oakes as Prince Ernest, Daniela Holtz as Baroness
Lehzen and Catherine Flemming as the Duchess of Kent.
'HAMLET REVENANT'
CASTS SIR IAN MCKELLEN!
Brits in our last piece of news today as well: as 'Deadline' reports acting legend Ian McKellen and Gabriel Byrne will star in HAMLET REVENANT the latest big screen adaptation of Shakespeare's famous plays on the tragic Danish prince. Connie Nielsen and Lambert Wilson will also join them in the Ken McMullen directed film together with Medici star Lex Shrapnel!
HAMLET REVENANT follows a character caught amidst treasonous
political upheavals, family crisis, sexual tensions and ambiguous
friendships: a vortex of revenge, doubt and madness out of which no main
character escapes. It brings to the surface the violence and
destructive instincts that haunt the human psyche!
For the most part, the Brits often produce quality stuff, I must say.
ReplyDeleteBrits and Australians as well! Tell me, how come Canada does not produce quality period set stuff?
DeleteBecause they are busy making poutine and beaver's tails. That's good enough for me ;)
DeleteI have a feeling I don't even want to know what those are
DeleteThe Hood Maker sounds interesting. Can you imagine having to rely on someone else for your long distance needs. Bet they charge an arm and a leg for their services.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they do prepaid or just postpaid?
DeleteI love that Richard and Holliday are working together again. It seems like Electric Dreams is getting a good cast together for their anthology stories!
ReplyDeleteDesmond, by any chance, have you heard anything about Richard's pilot Oasis-I am really hoping Amazon will say they picked it up...but it's been radio silence on their end.
if he won't marry me, I wouldn't mind if he marries Holliday :) They'd be a perfect couple!
DeleteAlas, I was wondering the same about Oasis! No news yet whatsofreakingevah.
I love Richard Madden! cute and talented :)
ReplyDeleteand a wonderful person as well, I'm in love with his seriousness and the responsibility with which he takes his work
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