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Monday, July 31, 2023

RUSSIAN INTERNATIONAL MEGAHIT COMEDY SON OF A RICH IS BACK WITH A SEQUEL! WATCH THE HILARIOUS TEASER WITH MILOS BIKOVIC


  SON OF A RICH 2 TRAILER  
FOR COMEDY MOVIE SEQUEL
Four years ago the first part became a massive international hit, and now Russian hit comedy is getting a sequel: SON OF A RICH 2 (Холоп 2) will arrive
The film arrives first day of 2024!
into cinemas January 1st, 2024, but we already have a teaser. If you remember, in the first movie panslavic Serbian star Milos Bikovic plays a rich brat whose daddy builds a medieval reality show set and puts him there to discipline him by forcing him to live as a serf. Now, Grisha, a former rich brat who was a serf and became a man, after a trip to the "past" is sensitive to any injustice. And, of course, he cannot get past the lawlessness that the impudent and spoiled brat girl named Katya creates. It is not surprising that soon the new brat finds herself in a different time. Katya is played by Aglaya Tarasova, who was, interestingly enough, a real life girlfriend od Bikovic for sometime. The film was directed by Russia's most popular director Klim Shipenko who recently shot world's first ever film in space

Sunday, July 30, 2023

1ST IMAGES FROM NEW HISTORICAL SERIES CHIEF OF WAR WITH JASON MOMOA, A THOUSAND BLOWS WITH STEPHEN GRAHAM, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW WITH EWAN MCGREGOR, DECAMERON, LIONS OF SICILY

 NEW HISTORICAL SERIES 
CHIEF OF WAR
This one has started shooting last November at Hawaii before moving in February to New Zealand where the series had been shooting till June for Apple TV Plus! Jason Momoa leads the cast of the series set in the late 18th Century when the four major kingdoms of Hawaii were constantly in a state of war. Legendary warrior Kaʻiana is pulled into battle when Seers and visions name him as the one who will fulfill an Ancient Prophecy that will bring peace to all of Hawaii.

A THOUSAND BLOWS
We also have two set photos showing Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty at the sets of A THOUSAND BLOWS mini series which follows the fortunes of Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends newly arrived from Jamaica. Fighting for survival in the violent melting pot of Victorian London's East End, they come up against Sugar Goodson, a dangerous, veteran boxer, played by Stephen Graham. Warrior's Jason Tobin also stars in the twelve episode 19th century Disney Plus series.

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
Ewan McGregor is also looking dashing and swell in full costume for his new historical series A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW from Showtime and
Ewan McGregor as count Rostov
Paramount+ based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Amor Towles. He stars as Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him a doorway into a much larger world of emotional discovery. The series also stars Ewan's love partner Mary Elisabeth Winstead and our dear John Heffernan! I hear the shooting that started back in February was almost over when it was suspended this month due to the actors' strike. 

THE DECAMERON
I was not sure whether to even include this one or not, as the cast seems beyond atrocious for a historical series and plus it is being done for Netflix, but you can check out first set images from their new eight episode series adaptation of the famous THE DECAMERON! In 1348, as the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.

THE LIONS OF SICILY
Another Italy set series to expect is the adaptation of beloved historical saga THE LIONS OF SICILY over at Disney Plus. It follows the Florio family where brothers Paolo (Vinicio Marchioni) and Ignazio (Eduardo Scarpetta) are two small spice merchants who have escaped from a Calabria stuck in the past and in search of social redemption. In Sicily they invent a future, turning a small, run-down shop into a flourish business activity that young Vincenzo, with his revolutionary ideas, will transform into an economic empire. However, overwhelming Vincenzo's life and that of the entire family is the disruptive arrival of Giulia (Miriam Leone), a strong and intelligent woman who is in contrast with the rigid rules of the society of the time.

Saturday, July 29, 2023

ARTHURIAN FANTASY TV SERIES THE PENDRAGON CYCLE TO START SHOOTING SOON IN EUROPE BASED ON THE BELOVED BOOK SAGA

  THE PENDRAGON CYCLE  
TV SERIES SHOOT ANNOUNCED
Daily Wire's streaming service Daily Wire + is set to launch its biggest production ever from September in Europe turning Stephen R. Lawhead's fantasy Arthurian saga THE PENDRAGON CYCLE into a seven episode fantasy series under the helm of Jeremy Boreing! With an international cast, the filming will commence in Hungary and Italy which excludes them from the strike in USA. Based on the first two books of the series, it will be a retelling of the Arthurian legend, set not in the high Medieval age of knights in shining armor, but in the wake of a Roman occupied Britain, where the seeds of Christianity are beginning to take root. As barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the island, those with faith prevail. It will stream on Daily Wire + next year.

Friday, July 28, 2023

CHANNEL 4'S THE GATHERING MINI SERIES CASTS RICHARD COYLE, WARREN BROWN! MOTHER, COUCH COMEDY WITH EWAN MCGREGOR, ELLEN BURSTYN TO PREMIERE AT SAN SEBASTIAN

   THE GATHERING SERIES  
UNVEILS CAST AT CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has revealed lead cast for their new mini series THE GATHERING about the violent attack on a teenage girl in a tidal islet. Set on Merseyside and interrogating the ways in which today’s parents impose their agendas, the drama focuses on a group of teens from disparate backgrounds, each of whom could have committed the crime, along with their parents – who give equal cause for suspicion. Vinette Robinson will play pushy mother Natalie with Eva Morgan and Sadie Soverall as leads, Kelly and Jessica. Warren Brown is Kelly’s hard working single parent Paul, and Richard Coyle is successful solicitor Jules! Sonny Walker, Luca Kamleh- Chapman and Hebron Tedros also star.

  EWAN MCGREGOR TO LEAD  
MOTHER COUCH COMPETING AT SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL
After Venice, Toronto and Locarno, San Sebastian movie festival has also unveiled part of its line up and set to premiere and compete there this September is Swedish Danish co production MOTHER, COUCH! from a debut feature filmmaker Niclas Larsson which follows three estranged children who are brought together when their mother refuses to move from a couch in a furniture store! With Ewan McGregor as lead, the cast also includes Ellen Burstyn and Taylor Russell.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

DUTCH QUEEN BIOPIC SERIES MAXIMA ADS KING AND QUEEN TO THE CAST! SEE FIRST THE KILLING KIND PARAMOUNT PLUS TV SERIES TRAILER WITH COLIN MORGAN!

  MAXIMA TV SERIES  
ADS NEW ROYAL MEMBERS
After crowning Delfina Chaves and Martijn Lakemeier as the leads, series on Dutch queen MAXIMA and her love story with crown prince Willem Alexander, has added Sebastian Koch as Claus von Amsberg, the father of Willem-Alexander, and Elsie de Brauw as Queen Beatrix. RTL’s streamer Videoland began production last month in New York and Madrid, which subbed in for Buenos Aires! It depicts the first encounter with then-Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and her route to becoming a public figure, highlighting her determination and ambition, as well as her struggle to balance the loyalty to her family and her own identity. The controversial past of her father and his role in Argentina’s autocratic regime will be told in flashbacks. Our dear Beta Film is producing.

  1ST THE KILLING KIND 
TRAILER WITH COLIN MORGAN
Paramount Plus has released first trailer from their new series THE KILLING KIND with Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton. Based on Jane Casey's novel the series stars Appleton as Ingrid Lewis, a barrister who gets too close to her client John Webster (Morgan) and finds that he's determined to implode her world when she tries to move on with her life. The drama will follow Ingrid as she deals with John's obsession and tries to rebuild her life, although when her mentor and friend dies, John makes an unexpected appearance and a sensational claim. Locked in a game of cat and mouse and fuelled by an obsession to find out the truth, Ingrid finds her world threatening to unravel once more! The cast also includes Elliot Barnes-Worrell as Ingrid's ex-fiancé Mark, Kerr Logan as DS Luke Nash, Sara Powell as Ingrid's mentor Belinda Grey and Nicholas Rowe as Belinda's husband Angus Grey. The series is coming soon to the streamer.

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

CAST AND 1ST IMAGES FROM BBC FAMOUS FIVE ENID BLYTON ADAPTATION TV SERIES! SEE MICHAEL CAINE AND GLENDA JACKSON IN HER FINAL ROLE EVER IN THE GREAT ESCAPER MOVING DRAMA TRAILER

 THE FAMOUS FIVE SERIES 
BBC UNVEILS FIRST IMAGES
BBC has unveiled cast and first two images from their Enid Blyton adaptation THE FAMOUS FIVE which follows five daring young explorers as they encounter treacherous, action-packed adventures, remarkable mysteries, unparalleled danger, and astounding secrets in an unforgettable odyssey that evokes the power of camaraderie between the fearless young heroes.Diaana Babnicova plays the role of George, alongside Elliott Rose as Julian, Kit Rakusen as Dick, Flora Jacoby Richardson as Anne. Joining the five are Jack Gleeson as Wentworth, Ann Akinjirin as Fanny, James Lance as Quentin and Diana Quick as Mrs Wentworth.

 THE GREAT ESCAPER TRAILER 
FOR A MICHAEL CAINE FILM
The movie is out this October in UK
Pathe has released the first trailer and poster for their upcoming movie drama THE GREAT ESCAPER with Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson in the last role of her life. Kane plays a veteran of the D-Day Landings seeks closure in the upcoming drama feature. 
 
  THIS MOVING DRAMA 
 follows veteran Bernard Jordan as he snuck out of his care home in order to go back to Normandy, where 70 years earlier he had bravely stormed the beaches as part of the D-Day Landings. Glenda Jackson plays his loving wife Rene who completely understood the closure he required, but was not well enough to accompany him personally. The two of them starred together in another movie but more than fifty years earlier! Directed by Oliver Parker it should hit British cinemas October 6th!

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

THE PROMISED LAND 18TH CENTURY DRAMA TO OPEN IN VENICE WITH MADS MIKKELSEN, AMANDA COLLIN, MORTEN HEE ANDERSEN! SEE FIRST PHOTOS!

  THE PROMISED LAND  
MADS MIKKELSEN'S PERIOD SET FILM TO AIR IN VENICE
It was previously known as King's Land then for some reason they opted for a rather bland title THE BASTARD, but now its international title has become THE PROMISED LAND with Mads Mikkelsen in the lead, who is joined by our dear Morten Hee Andersen (you remember him as the hot prince in Margrete Queen of the North) and Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg, Amanda Collin (the android from Raised By Wolves), Kristine Kujath Thorp, Magnus Krepper, Jakob Lohmann and Felix Kramer! It has been revealed today that the film will premiere at Venice Film Festival this year!
THE STORY OF THE FILM
directed by Nikolaj Arcel's film is set in the middle of the 18th century when Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated, and colonized so that civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. But nobody dared go to this brutal land until a lone soldier named Ludvig Kahlen stepped up. This historical drama film should open in cinemas October 5th in Denmark.

Monday, July 24, 2023

SEE 1ST IMAGES OF ANTHONY HOPKINS, JOHNNY FLYNN, HELENA BONHAM CARTER IN ONE LIFE HOLOCAUST HISTORICAL MOVIE

   1ST ONE LIFE IMAGES  
FROM ANTHONY HOPKINS HOLOCAUST MOVIE DRAMA
Toronto Film Festival has unveiled a line up of films that will be presented there this year and getting a world premiere in Toronto is ONE LIFE which tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London banker (Johnny Flynn) who, on the eve of World War II, saved 669 children from the Nazis – more than the number of children who survived the Holocaust in Czechoslovakia. With war fast approaching, Winton visited a recently annexed Prague and witnessed first-hand Jewish refugee families with little to no shelter and food. He immediately realized it was a race against time to see how many children he and his friends could rescue before time ran out. Fifty years later, in 1988, Winton (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England. It’s not until a live television show “That’s Life” surprises him with the surviving children – now adults – seated all around him that he can finally make peace with the loss he had carried for five decades. Helena Bonham Carter plays Winton’s mother, with Jonathan Pryce, Lena Olin, Romola Garai and Alex Sharp also in the cast.

Sunday, July 23, 2023

SEE TEASER FOR STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS HISTORICAL MUSICAL EPISODE SUBSPACE RHAPSODY! SOCIETY OF THE SNOW REALLIFE ANDES AIRPLANE CRASH SURVIVAL MOVIE TO CLOSE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

  SUBSPACE RHAPSODY  
MUSICAL EPISODE OF STAR TREK STRANGE NEW WORLDS
The episode will air August 3rd on Paramount
A teaser has been unveiled for the special musical episode of Paramount's STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS which will be the ninth episode of the second season and will air August 3rd featuring ten original new songs written especially for the show. The special musical episode “Subspace Rhapsody”, titled after the musical version of the series’ main title, will feature music and lyrics by Kay Hanley and Tom Polce and the audience will see the cast singing for the first time ever in Star Trek history! Anson Mount stars as Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley, Ethan Peck as Spock, Christina Chong as La’An Noonien-Sing!
 


  SOCIETY OF THE SNOW  
TO PREMIERE IN VENICE!
 Since there will be no stars at Venice Film Festival due to the strike, Netflix, who is one of the causes of the said strike, is sending J. A. Bayona's movie SOCIETY OF THE SNOW to close the film festival with its world premiere. The movie starring Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf, will thus open in September. The story of the Spanish language film depicts the aftermath of a crash of a 1972 flight carrying a Uruguayan rugby team to Chile over the Andes. Out of the 45 passengers, only 29 managed to survive resorting to extreme measures after their plane landed on a glacier.

Saturday, July 22, 2023

SEE STUNNING TEASER FOR KALKI 2898 ONE OF INDIA'S MOST EXPENSIVE EPIC MOVIES OF ALL TIMES

STUNNING KALKI 2898 TRAILER
FOR INDIA'S EXPENSIVE SF MOVIE
I don't often cover Indian movies but this one really looks stunning: a visually magnificent teaser has been released for a secretive project that has been known as Project K but has now been unveiled as KALKI 2898, a fantasy extravaganza starring some of their biggest and most popular stars  Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani! With the budget of over $75 million, it is, as Variety reports, one of the most expensive movies in India of all times.
 
THE STORY FOLLOWS
a modern-day avatar of Vishnu, a Hindu god, who is believed to have descended to earth to protect the world from evil forces. In Hindu mythology, Kalki is the 10th and final incarnation of the god Vishnu who appears in order to end the Kali Yuga, the darkest period in mankind’s history. The film will be released around the world next year, January 14th, 2024 in a number of different languages, including English. Check out the teaser below:

Friday, July 21, 2023

APPLE TV CASTS LAMBERT WILSON, PIERRE DELADONCHAMPS, CAROLE BOUQUET IN LA MAISON FASHION HOUSE MINI TV SERIES

  LAMBERT WILSON TO LEAD 
LA MAISON FASHION HOUSE TV SERIES OVER AT APPLE TV
Lambert Wilson will lead the series
And that is yet another series on famous fashion brands: Apple TV + has set Lambert Wilson as the lead in their ten part series LA MAISON on an iconic French fashion house. It will take a behind-the-curtain look at how a family dynasty of an iconic fashion house is thrown into scandal and reinvention by a viral video featuring star designer Vincent LeDu (Wilson), leaving his family’s legendary haute couture house hanging by a thread. Perle Foster (Amira Casar), Vincent’s former muse who is still in his shadow, teams up with next-generation, visionary designer Paloma Castel (Zita Hanrot) to save and recreate the century-old Maison Ledu, claiming their rightful place in both the LeDu family and the fashion world.
Carole Bouquet and Pierre Deladonchamps will also star
  Carole Bouquet, Zita Hanrot, Pierre Deladonchamps, Antoine Reinartz, Anne Consigny, Florence Loiret Caille and Ji-Min Park also star.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

GORGEOUS POSTER AND CLIP FROM AMBER HEARD'S PERIOD SET MOVIE IN THE FIRE! SEE JON HAMM DISCOVER A CORNER OFFICE WHICH UNLEASHES HIS TRUE POTENTIAL IN NEW COMEDY MOVIE TRAILER

  1ST IN THE FIRE POSTER  
AND CLIP WITH AMBER HEARD
First poster and clip have been released from Amber Heard period set movie IN THE FIRE which premiered at Taormina Film Festival. She plays a
In The Fire should arrive sometime this year
pioneering psychiatrist who sets out to treat a desperate child at a time when psychiatry is not yet a respected science. Set in 1899, the film follows a 38-year-old American psychiatrist as she arrives on a rich farm in Colombia after being called to solve the case of a disturbed child following increasingly insistent accusations that the child is the devil. While the woman tries to psychoanalyze the child, the nefarious events intensify and her “cure” becomes a race to save the little boy from the fury of his fellow citizens, and perhaps, even from himself. Eduardo Noriega also stars in the film directed and written by Connor Allyn.
 
 
  CORNER OFFICE TRAILER  
FOR NEW JON HAMM COMEDY
A little bit of comedy for you in these strike times: out August 4th in selected theatres and on VOD is CORNER OFFICE comedy movie from Joachim Back. In this
Corner Office is out August 4th!
workplace comedy misfit Orson (Jon Hamm) finds himself trapped in the absurdities of corporate life. As The Authority’s newest employee, Orson finds it difficult to connect with his enigmatic desk mate, Rakesh (Danny Pudi), as well as with the rest of his colleagues. His alienation deepens when he discovers a room he’s told doesn’t exist – a place that unleashes his true potential, leading to an ascent up the corporate ladder. Buoyed by his newfound confidence, Orson invites a receptionist (Sarah Gadon) into his sanctuary, sparking a climactic clash between the corporate world’s harsh realities and his own wild fantasies.

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

SEE MICHAEL DOUGLAS AS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN APPLE'S NEW HISTORICAL BIOPIC TV SERIES

  1ST FRANKLIN PHOTOS  
FROM APPLE'S NEW SERIES
Today you can check out first images of Michael Douglas in Apple's new historical series FRANKLIN which explores the story of one of the greatest gambles of Benjamin Franklin’s career. At age 70, without any diplomatic training, Franklin convinced France – an absolute monarchy – to underwrite America’s experiment in democracy. By virtue of his fame, charisma, and ingenuity, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers, and hostile colleagues, all while engineering the Franco-American alliance of 1778 and the final peace with England of l783. The eight-year French mission stands as Franklin’s most vital service to his country, without which America would not have won the Revolution. Ludivine Sagnier, Daniel Mays, Eddie Marsan, Jeanne Balibar and Noah Jupe also star.

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

SEE DELIGHTFUL MIGRATION ANIMATED ADVENTURE TRAILER FLYING INTO CINEMAS THIS CHRISTMAS!

  MIGRATION TRAILER  
FOR NEW ANIMATED MOVIE
Migration starts these holidays!
Illumination has released the first teaser trailer for their new animated adventure MIGRATION which flies into cinemas December 22nd. Their 16th animated film follows family of ducks who try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. Oscar nominee Benjamin Renner directed the movie which will soar this Christmas. This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, featuring the voices from Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key.
 

Monday, July 17, 2023

CAN YAMAN LEADING DISNEY'S EL TURCO 17TH CENTURY EPIC HISTORICAL ADVENTURE SERIES! WILL KEMP ALSO IN THE CAST!

   CAN YAMAN LEADING  
EL TURCO DISNEY SERIES?
Although there are some rumours around the net that this one has been cancelled just like his previous project Sandokan, we still hope Can Yaman's EL TURCO epic TV series over at Disney is happening! In it, one of Turkey's biggest and hottest stars is supposed to play
Can Yaman as El Turco in a fanmade image
Balaban, a soldier in the Janissary army, which consisted of European slaves forcefully converted to Islam, serves as an Ottoman intelligence officer. The Ottoman army loses the Battle of Vienna in 1683, and he is taken prisoner. After he escapes, he is found wounded and rescued by the people of Moena, a small town in northern Italy. He settles there and organizes a peasant uprising against the feudal overlords who oppressed and overtaxed the people. Knowing his Ottoman origins, they nicknamed him El Turco. Will Kemp, Nigel Pilkington, David Nykl, Kieran O'Reilly, Caroline Boulton, Nick
A photo of Can Yaman from the set of the El Turco series
Wittman, Slavko Sobin are just some of the names rounding up the international cast. The shooting ended in February in Hungary, so we are hoping we will get some news on the air date soon.

Sunday, July 16, 2023

1ST NICOLAS DUVAUCHELLE, GREGORY FITOUSSI, GUILLAUME GOUIX IMAGES FROM THE SET OF 16TH CENTURY MINI SERIES FORTUNES OF FRANCE BASED ON ROBERT MERLE'S LEGENDARY SAGA

  FORTUNES OF FRANCE  
FIRST HISTORICAL SERIES SET IMAGES ARE HERE
While the strike season is on we will, as usual, stick to Europe, so today I have something new from France for you: last year they had a number of historical mini series led by The King's Favourite and Marie Antoinette,
Nicolas Duvauchelle leads the series as the family patriarch
but this year they are adapting one of their most beloved series of historical novels - Robert Merle's 13 books long saga FORTUNES OF FRANCE (Fortune de France) is being turned into a six episode mini series by France
Gregory Fitoussi and Lucie Debay star in the new series
2! Today you can check out first set photos showing us the lead stars in full costume: and it is an ensemble cast led by our dear Nicolas Duvauchelle
Blandine Bellavoir and Guillaume Gouix also star
alongside Gregory Fitoussi and Guillaume Gouix! The historical series, which used more than 750 extras in the production, will air next year.
 
 THE SERIES IS SET IN
Black Périgord, Château de Mespech, 1557. The religious wars are threatening to spread through France. Behind the ramparts of the castle of Mespech, surrounded by a dangerous, hostile and intolerant world, the Siorac family fights for its survival and its convictions. Jean (Nicolas Duvauchelle), the father, is forced to reconnect with violence to defend his ideals. Isabelle (Lucie Debay), the mother, fights to exist in a world where men make the law. Pierre (Simon Zampieri) and François (Marcel Thompson), the sons, suddenly enter adulthood, torn like their country between the Protestant faith of their father and the Catholic fervor of their mother. There is the life of a community, masters and servants, parents and children, epidemics, adversaries, battles and mourning, science and superstitions and love stories.