TV NEWS: ALICIA VIKANDER JOINS AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON IN ENIGMA VARIATIONS SERIES, DIANE LANE JOINS NICK KROLL IN NETFLIX COMEDY A HUNDRED PERCENT

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ALICIA VIKANDER JOINS ENIGMA VARIATIONS

Some TV news for you today, starting with Alicia Vikander who has joined Aaron Taylor Johnson in ENIGMA VARIATIONS series at Netflix playing a woman he marries as he alternates between male and female partners. The series tells the story of Paul (Taylor-Johnson), a man remade by the lovers who ignite and undo him across ten transformative years. It’s an intimate yet sweeping portrait of masculinity, sexuality, and modern love, and in a world of endless choices, it asks the question: will we know when we’ve found the one?

 

DIANE LANE IN A HUNDRED PERCENT

Netflix has also cast Diane Lane in their half hour comedy series A HUNDRED PERCENT which already has Nick Kroll, Sam Richardson, Jason Mantzoukas, and Vanessa Bayer in the cast. She will portray Suzanne, a bestselling author, media mogul, and legend in the self-help world in the comedy about a group of friends who are stars in the world of wellness and self-optimization. Their books, podcasts, and morning routines might help us live our lives more perfectly, but away from the screens and mics, they are most definitely far from perfect.

AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON TO PLAY SEXUALLY FLUID MAN IN NETFLIX TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF ENIGMA VARIATIONS

 AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON 

TO LEAD ENIGMA VARIATIONS AT NETFLIX

Netflix has set Aaron Taylor Johnson as the lead in their mini TV series adaptation of Call Me By Your Name's Andre Aciman's book

Aaron Taylor Johnson will take the lead

 ENIGMA VARIAT- IONS to be directed by History of Sound's Oliver Hermanus! Aaron Taylor Johnson will star as Paul, a man remade by the lovers who ignite and undo him across ten transfor- mative years. It’s an intimate yet sweeping portrait of masculinity, sexuality, and modern love and in a world of endless choices, it asks the question: will we know when we’ve found the one? Paul is sexually fluid as he alternates between a male and a female partner.

HEIST MOVIE FUZE TRAILER WITH SAM WORTHINGTON, THEO JAMES, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, GUGU MBATHA RAW

   FUZE MOVIE TRAILER  

STARRING SAM WORTHINGTON, THEO JAMES AND AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON

British Sky has released a trailer for their new action heist original movie FUZE which will be available from April 4th with a rather stellar cast. When

Fuze is out this April on Sky in UK

 a World War II bomb is discovered in central London a team of military experts led by Will (Aaron Taylor Johnson), are sent in to investigate and defuse it. A huge police operation is put into action to evacuate thousands of local residents. Amidst the chaos of the situation a group of men, under the guidance of diamond expert Karalis (Theo James), are hiding out in a basement within the evacuation zone. With emergency services stretched to the limit and the bomb ready to explode, the group begin an audacious jewel heist under cover of the ultimate distraction. Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha Raw also star.

 

PERIOD SET FILM CRY TO HEAVEN TO STAR AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, NICHOLAS HOULT, CIARAN HINDS, GEORGE MACKAY, MARK STRONG, PAUL BETTANY, COLIN FIRTH, THANDIE NEWTON AND ADELE

    CRY TO HEAVEN   

TOM FORD FINDS INCREDIBLY STELLAR CAST

Ready to start shooting next January, Tom Ford's new movie project CRY TO HEAVEN has gathered an almost insanely stellar cast which even includes a movie debut from Adele! Based on Ann Rice's novel the costume movie is set against a backdrop of opera in 18th century Italy and follows a Venetian noble and a castrated Calabrian singer as they try to find success in that world. Aaron Taylor Johnson, Nicholas Hoult, Owen Cooper, star next to Ciarán Hinds, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton, Daryl McCormack and Colin Firth who already worked with the fashion designer director in A Single Man.

SAM WORTHINGTON, GUGU MBATHA RAW JOIN THEO JAMES, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON IN FUZE WW2 BOMB THRILLER MOVIE

 FUZE THRILLER MOVIE 

SAM WORTHINGTON JOINS THEO JAMES AND AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON

It is shaping up to be quite a stellar cast: Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha Raw have joined Theo James and Aaron Taylor Johnson in thriller movie FUZE from David Mackenzie. Sky will cover the movie in UK. The movie is described as a time-ticking thriller which ignites when a long-buried WWII bomb is found in central London, sparking a citywide evacuation, while a group of men exploit the chaos to their own ends. Elham Ehsas and Honor Swinton Burne will also star.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON WILDLY STELLAR HISTORICAL ADVENTURE THE KING'S MAN WITH HARRIS DICKINSON, RALPH FIENNES, GEMMA ARTERTON, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, RHYS IFANS, MATTHEW GOODE, CHARLES DANCE, TOM HOLLANDER, STANLEY TUCCI, NEIL JACKSON, DANIEL BRUHL

    THE KING'S MAN   

A WILDLY STELLAR ADVENTURE

The King's Man is out December 22nd

Believe it or not I showed you the first trailer for this one back in July of 2019, but it then had a very long road to the cinematic release: thanks to Covid outbreak and many other factors, THE KING'S MAN period set action spy movie is finally arriving to theatres around the globe almost four years after it was shot and made - the premiere has been scheduled for December 22nd ahead of the Christmas holidays. It will play in cinemas for 45 days before heading over to the digital platforms. 

  THE STORY OF THE KING'S MAN 

The prequel to Kingsman franchise, which dealt with history's very first independent intelligence agency, goes back to the beginning of the 20th

Harrison Dickinson and Ralph Fiennes lead the cast

century (and also deeper in the past) and follows a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds who gather to plot a war to wipe out

Matthew Vaughn directed the movie

millions, and one man must race against time to stop them. The third sequel of the Kingsman franchise is also in works.

WHO ARE THE KING'S MEN?

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the period set prequel to Kingsman movie series (Kingsman: The Secret Service was released in 2014 and Kingsman: The Golden Circle in 2017) about a mysterious British intelligence agency explores its origins with the help of one of the most stellar cast the big screen has ever seen: gorgeous Harris Dickinson leads the ensemble next to

The film was shot back in 2019

Ralph Fiennes (as Orlando, Duke of Oxford), Aaron Taylor Johnson, Gemma Arterton (as Polly), Daniel Bruhl (as real life clairvoyant performer Erik Jan Hanussen), Rhys Ifans (as Rasputin), Charles Dance (as colonial officer Herbert Kitchener), Matthew Goode (as Tristan), Tom Hollander (who plays three rulers George V and his cousins emperors Wilhelm II of Germany and Nicholas II of Russia) ,Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci (as Merlin), Serbian actress Branka Katic (as Tsarina Alix), Alison Steadman (as Guinevere), Neil Jackson, Robert Aramayo (as Yugoslav hero Gavrilo Princip), and Joel Basman (as Gawain).

The release of the movie was delayed five times

Check out the latest short but super dynamic trailer below and tell us what you think: will you watch the film?

 

SUPER STELLAR THE KING'S MAN EPIC TRAILER WITH HARRIS DICKINSON, RALPH FIENNES, GEMMA ARTERTON, AARON TAYLOR JONSON, MATTHEW GOODE, TOM HOLLANDER, CHARLES DANCE, STANLEY TUCCI, RHYS IFANS, DANIEL BRUHL

   'THE KING'S MAN' TRAILER

 A WILDLY STELLAR EPIC PREQUEL

It is one of those movies that has been postponed like gazillion of times, but its current release date (if corona allows it) is scheduled for September

The King's Man is coming this September

and Disney has now released a new trailer for THE KING'S MAN, a wildly stellar epic starring Harris Dickinson, Ralph Fiennes (as Duke of Oxford), Gemma Arterton, Stanley Tucci,  Aaron Taylor Johnson, Rhys Ifans (as Rasputin), Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander (who is playing three emperors - George V, Wilhelm II and Nicholas II), Daniel Brühl (As Felix Yusupov), Neil Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, Serbian actress Branka Katic (as Tsarina Alix) and Charles Dance. The prequel to Kingsman franchise, which dealt with history's very first independent intelligence agency, goes back to the beginning of the 20th century (and also deeper in the past) and follows a

The film was mostly shot in United Kingdom and in Italy

collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds who gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, and one man must race against time to stop them. The third sequel of the Kingsman franchise is also in works. 

STARSTUDDED THE KING'S MAN TRAILER IS HERE WITH RALPH FIENNES, HARRIS DICKINSON, LIAM NEESON, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, GEMMA ARTERTON, CHARLES DANCE, MATTHEW GOODE, TOM HOLLANDER

 'THE KING'S MAN' TEASER

 WILL BLIND YOU WITH STARS

The King's Man is out February 2020

That is, if you manage to recognise all of them in it! The beginning of the week brings us a rather dynamic and exciting teaser for THE KING'S MAN a period set prequel to Kingsman movie series about a mysterious British intelligence agency. This one explores its origins with the help of a rather stellar cast: gorgeous Harris Dickinson next to Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Gemma Arterton (as Mata Hari), Liam Neeson, Daniel Bruhl, Rhys Ifans (as Rasputin), Charles Dance, Matthew Goode (as Tristan), Tom Hollander (who plays three rulers George V and

Ralph Fiennes is T. E. Lawrence in Matthew Vaughn directed prequel

his cousins Wilhelm II of Germany, Nicholas II of Russia) ,Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci (as Merlin), Alison Steadman (as Guinevere), Neil Jackson, Robert Aramayo (as Yugoslav hero Gavrilo Princip), and Joel Basman (as Gawain).

THE STORY OF THE KING'S MAN
Out next February, it will be set in World War I era: as a collection of

Gorgeous young actor Harris Dickinson takes the role of his protege!

history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them!

AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, MATTHEW GOODE, TOM HOLLANDER, GEMMA ARTERTON, CHARLES DANCE, RALPH FIENNES TO LEAD KINGSMAN: GREAT GAME PERIOD SET PREQUEL AS MEMBERS OF 19TH CENTURY SECRET SPY ORGANIZATION

KINGSMAN: THE GREAT GAME

PERIOD SET PREQUEL SETS AN EXQUISITELY STELLAR CAST

Young Harris Dickinson will take the lead role

While Kingsman was a contemporary action spectacle, in which Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Jack Davenport, Michael Kaine, Mark Hamill, played members of a spy organization, one of its sequels will actually be a prequel! KINGSMAN: THE GREAT GAME, set to be out this November, will be a period set spin-off of the Kingsman movie series which will look at the spy organization at the turn of the 20th century. Matthew Vaughn will again produce and direct the movie and he is also planning other two sequels which will not be period set.

Matthew Goode has also joined the stellar cast of the prequel

Focusing on the organization as a tailor shop it will star Aaron Taylor Johnson and Matthew Goode in unspecified roles, Gemma Arterton as a nanny, with Tom Hollander playing three roles (he will be King George V,

British star Gemma Arteron will take one of the female leads!

the Kaiser, and a Russian tsar, who are all part of Queen Victoria's family tree). They will be joined by Rhys Ifans, Harris Dickinson (his character is to be similar to Taron Egerton's in the original movie), Daniel Bruhl,

Aaron Taylor Johnson is the latest addition to the stellar cast

Charles Dance, Stanley Tucci, Ralph Fiennes, and Djimon Hounsou! The story and the characters of the franchise are based on Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar’s comic book series, The Secret Service!

CHRIS PINE POSTER FROM 'OUTLAW KING' EPIC ADVENTURE WITH AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, MATT STOKOE, CALLAN MULVEY, BILLY HOWLE! CHRISTIAN CAMARGO, HERA HILMAR JOIN 'SEE' JASON MOMOA'S EPIC FANTASY SERIES

'SEE' EPIC FANTASY SERIES

 HERA HILMAR, CHRISTIAN CAMARGO JOIN JASON MOMOA

You will also watch Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines

Just epic genre news for you today, spylings! Apple keeps casting stars for their ten part epic fantasy series SEE with the story set in a future when the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new ways to interact, to build, to hunt, to survive. All of that is challenged when a set of twins with sight is born. Christian Camargo and Hera Hilmar are the latest ones to join the cast which already includes Jason Momoa (as Baba Voss, a fearless warrior, leader and guardian)! Christian Camargo will be Tamacti Jun, the head of Queen Kane’s (Sylvia Hoeks) army while

Christian Camargo will play the general of the Queen's army!

Da Vinci's Demons' Hera Hilmar is Maghra, a determined mother. Alfre Woodard will play Paris, an advisor and priestess.

'OUTLAW KING' POSTER

AND CHRIS PINE'S NEKKID WILLY!

Outlaw King starts streaming November 9th

And are you excited to see some mediaeval action over at Netflix who are releasing their OUTLAW KING November 9th? The movie will also be released in selected cinemas starring Chris Pine in a true David v Goliath story of how the great 14th Century Scottish OUTLAW KING Robert The Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat and repel the much larger and better equipped occupying English army. Aaron Taylor Johnson is another Scottish hero James Douglas, Florence Pugh is Robert's wife Elizabeth de Burgh, with James Cosmo, Matt Stokoe, Callan Mulvey, Tony Curran and Billy Howle as Prince of Wales also in the cast. Charming info: you will see Chris Pine's rebellious willy in one of the scenes in which the Scottish king is bathing in a cold loch!

TOM BATEMAN, MARC WARREN, LEO SUTER TO LEAD ITV'S 19TH CENTURY INDIA SET TV SAGA 'BEECHAM HOUSE'! 'OUTLAW KING' SCOTTISH EPIC ADVENTURE TRAILER WITH CHRIS PINE, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON!

   'BEECHAM HOUSE'

EPIC TV SERIES CAST REVEALED
Earlier this year I announced that ITV is preparing 19th century India set mini series BEECHAM HOUSE and now the cast has been revealed as well! Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that

Tom Bateman is taking the lead role

region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of BEECHAM HOUSE, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns. Tom Bateman will play enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion to begin a new life with his family. Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community. In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya

Leo Suter will play his brother

Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August? Lesley Nicol plays John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet (Bessie Carter) who she is determined to help form a union with John. The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker (Marc Warren) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not

Pallavi Sharda and Shriya Pilgaonkar will star in the series.

seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel (Leo Suter) to leave the East India Company and join him at BEECHAM HOUSE. Gregory Fitoussi plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence. Adil Ray is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading

Marc Warren, Gregory Fitoussi and Adil Ray will star in the series

licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne (Dakota Blue Richards) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House? 

   'OUTLAW KING' TRAILER

CHRIS PINE IS THE BRUCE
Ahead of its premiere at Toronto Film Festival next month, Netflix has released trailer for OUTLAW KING which, out November 9th, sees Chris Pine playing Robert the Bruce who transforms from defeated nobleman to

Outlaw King hits Netflix November 9th worldwide

outlaw hero during the oppressive occupation of medieval Scotland by Edward I of England. Despite grave consequences, Robert seizes the Scottish crown

Chris Pine takes the lead role of Robert the Bruce

and rallies an impassioned group of men to fight back against the mighty army of the tyrannical King and his volatile son, the Prince of Wales. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh and Billy Howle also star.

AARON JOHNSON IS SCOTTISH LEGEND JAMES DOUGLAS NEXT TO CHRIS PINE'S ROBERT THE BRUCE IN 'OUTLAW KING' EPIC MOVIE! 'CALL ME BY YOUR NAME' SEXY CLIP AND POSTER WITH ARMIE HAMMER

  AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON JOINS

CHRIS PINE IN EPIC  'OUTLAW KING'

Great epic news today, people! Earlier this year I've informed you that Chris Pine will play Robert the Bruce, the hero of Scottish war for

Aaron won Golden Globe this year for Nocturnal Animals

independ- ence, and now Aaron Taylor Johnson has been cast as his right hand man, another 14th century Scottish legend James Douglas in Netflix's movie OUTLAW KING

  As 'Deadline' reports, as the son of the first noble to support William Wallace when he fomented the first movement toward independ- ence from the English, Douglas saw his father’s lands given away, and after being denied them by the English king, he joined Robert the Bruce as an outcast properly motivated to avenge his loss. Together, they learned guerilla fighting tactics that led to years of surprise attacks, sacked castles and, finally, independence. David Mackenzie is directing.

  'CALL ME BY YOUR NAME'

IN WHICH ARMIE HAMMER SHOWS HIS  SEDUCTIVE CHARMS

It is an adaptation of Andre Aciman's novel

You can also check out the first poster for Armie Hammer sexy new drama CALL ME BY YOUR NAME which is out this October in cinemas, following the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy (Timothee Chalamet) and a summer guest (Armie Hammer) at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. During the restless summer weeks, unrelenting but buried currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them and verge toward the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. 

NEW POSTERS FOR AMY ADAM'S 'ARRIVAL' & 'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS' WITH ARMIE HAMMER, JAKE GYLLENHAAL, AND 'THE EXCEPTION' WITH JAI COURTNEY, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS' POSTER

 WITH AMY ADAMS, ARMIE HAMMER AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL

Just three new movie posters for you today, two of which for Amy  Adams' new movies. The first one is for her NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, a highly stylised drama thriller by Tom Ford, which also stars Armie Hammer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Johnson, Michael Sheen, Laura Linney, Michael Shannon and Amy's lookalike Isla Fisher!

She plays an art gallery owner who is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale. Recalling her first marriage she gets confronted with some dark truths about herself.

NEW 'ARRIVAL' POSTER

 WITH AMY ADAMS AND ALIENS

Also out beginning of November is her sf movie which also has a new poster ARRIVAL!  When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team,  lead by expert linguist Louise Banks, are brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, the team races against time for answers - and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

 'THE EXCEPTION' POSTER

 WITH JAI COURTNEY AND CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

You can also check out a new poster for Kaiser's Last Kiss also known as THE EXCEPTION in which Jai Courtney is a German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm (Christopher Plummer) in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman (Lily James) during his investigation.

NEW TRAILERS FOR DISNEY'S 'MOANA' ANIMATED ADVENTURE AND 'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS' WITH AMY ADAMS, ARMY HAMMER, JAKE GYLLENHAAL, AARON JOHNSON

 NEW 'MOANA' TRAILER

FOR DISNEY ADVENTURE

Two trailers for you today! Straight from Disney today a new trailer for their new animated adventure MOANA has swum up together with a new poster! The movie is out this November.

With voices from Dwayne Johnson and Nicole Scherzinger, MOANA follows an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana meets the mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she's always sought: her own identity.

'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS' TRAILER

 AMY ADAMS, JAKE GYLLENHAAL, ARMY HAMMER, AARON JOHNSON

There is also the first trailer for Tom Ford's highly stylised thriller drama NOCTURNAL ANIMALS  starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Johnson, Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer and out this November.

The big screen adaptation of the 1993 novel by Austin Wright, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS is a story about a successful Los Angeles art gallery owner whose life is jarred when she receives a manuscript written by her first husband, who she has not seen in years. As the woman reads the book, she is forced to face the dark past.

2,500 HOLLYWOOD YOUNG STARS AUDITION FOR STAR WARS HAN SOLO SPIN OFF MOVIE! ITV ORDERS 'THE HALCYON' HOTEL WW2 SERIES!

 'STAR WARS' HAN SOLO SPIN

OFF AUDITIONS 2,500 ACTORS

And while Steven Spielberg confirmed today that he is still planning to make INDIANA JONES 5 and that he has no intention of replacing Harrison Ford in the lead role with some of the popular young actors (Chris Pratt was mentioned in gossips), Harrison will still be replaced by a young actor in STAR WARS Han Solo spin-off movie to be directed by moviemakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

FROM COLTON TO HUNTER   
And more than 2,500 actors have already auditioned for the role in the film set for May 2018 release! And the list of those who have tried out for the role of young HAN SOLO includes some well known names such as: X MEN'S Aaron Johnson, WALKING DEAD's Chandler Riggs, Hunter Parrish, JURASSIC WORLD's Nick Robinson, Miles Teler, Dave Franco, Ed Westwick, Tom Felton, GALAVANT's Joshua Sasse, Ansel Elgort, Logan Lerman, TRANSFORMERS' Jack Reynor, ARROW's Colton Haynes, and even MR. ROBOT's Rami Malek! Before this one hits the cinema, you will first see STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS later this month, then STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE spin off December 2016 and STAR WARS VIII in May 2017!

 'THE HALCYON' HOTEL

WW2 SET DRAMA AT ITV

Do you wonder how will ITV replace DOWNTON ABBEY which ends this Christmas? They plan to open the doors of THE HALCYON Hotel, an eight part series which will reveal London life against the backdrop of WW2 and the impact it has on families, politics, relationships and work across every social strata. The story will unspool through the eyes of journalist Joe O’Hara visiting the bustling and glamorous five-star hotel! 

ARMIE HAMMER JOINS AMY ADAMS, JAKE GLLENHAAL, AARON JOHNSON IN 'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS'! 'THE LOBSTER' CLIP WITH COLIN FARRELL, RACHEL WEISZ! SHARON STONE, JASON LEWIS IN 'RUNNING WILD' WESTERN DRAMA

 'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS' 

ARMIE HAMMER JOINS AMY ADAMS AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL

The cast of the big screen movie adaptation of Austin Wright's novel NOCTURNAL ANIMALS is becoming more and more stellar. Already including Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Johnson, Kim Basinger and Michael Shannon, it has now added Armie Hammer too! He will play Amy Adams' husband in Tom Ford directed movie which has a two part story – the first part is about a woman named Susan (Amy Adams), who receives a manuscript from her ex (Armie Hammer), asking for her opinion. The second part is the script itself about a man (Jake Gyllenhaal) whose family vacation turns violent with Shannon playing a detective investigating the violent incident while Johnson plays a mysterious figure who may pose a threat to the family.

  'RUNNING WILD' DRAMA 

JASON LEWIS & SHARON STONE   
Another movie that has been adding new cast members rather quickly lately is western drama RUNNING WILD which has just cast Jason Lewis next to Sharon Stone. The film follows Stella Davis (Dorian Brown), a widow who saves her ranch by working with convicts to rehabilitate a herd of wild horses that wandered on to her property. Stella must fight prejudice, greed, bureaucracy and vanity – including her own – to finally understand that there is no better remedy to misfortune than helping another living creature. Sharon Stone will play the main villain called Meredith.

  'THE LOBSTER' CLIP WITH 

RACHEL WEISZ & COLIN FARRELL

Meanwhile, the only clip I have for you today is from new European drama movie THE LOBSTER boasting an equally stellar cast including Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell, Ben Whishaw,  Lea Seydoux, John C. Reilly... Out in UK this October the story is set in a dystopian near future, where single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel on the coast of Ireland, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

GORGEOUS 'CASANOVA' EPIC SERIES TRAILER WITH DIEGO LUNA! 1ST 'LIVING AND THE DEAD' VICTORIAN HORROR SERIES PHOTO WITH COLIN MORGAN! AARON JOHNSON JOINS AMY ADAMS, JAKE GYLLENHAAL IN 'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS'

'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS' 

AARON JOHNSON JOINS AMY ADAMS AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL

One of Hollywood's most anticipated films, fashion designer Tom Ford's second directorial project NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (after 2009's A SINGLE MAN with Colin Firth and Matthew Goode) is adding new actors to the cast! According to 'Variety' Aaron Johnson and Michael Shannon have joined Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal who are in the lead roles. The big screen adaptation of Austin Wright’s novel  follows a woman (Amy Adams) who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, who she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second part of the story revolves around a man (Jake Gyllenhaal) whose family vacation turns violent with Shannon playing a detective investigating the violent incident while Johnson plays a mysterious figure who may pose a threat to the family.

BBC'S 'LIVING AND THE DEAD'  

FIRST COLIN MORGAN PHOTO FROM VICTORIAN SERIES!
Meanwhile, BBC has released the first photo from their new six part Victorian horror drama set in 19th century Rural England THE LIVING AND THE DEAD starring our dearest Colin Morgan as Nathan Appleby who together with his wife Charlotte (Charlotte Spencer) uncovers a disturbing presence when they inherit the family farm in Somerset! Set in 1894, just as the industrial revolution reaches into the heart of rural England, the series aims to explore the eerie undercurrent of country life on the cusp of change.

'CASANOVA' EPIC SERIES 

FIRST STUNNING TRAILER!

Amazon has released the first, rather gorgeous, trailer for their historical adventure series CASANOVA which will air its first episode today, August 7th!  Directed by Jean Pierre Jeunet (Amelie), the series stars Diego Luna in the title role, Serbian actress Bojana Novakovic as Madame Pompadour, Miranda Richardson as Marquesa d’Urfé, James Flynn as King Louis XV and Ben Daniels. CASANOVA chronicles a little-known period in the life of one of 18th century’s most famous playboys. Exiled from his beloved Venice, Giacomo Casanova flees to Paris at the dawn of the Enlightenment in hopes of putting his reputation behind him. But old habits die hard, and temptation is everywhere as Casanova finds a wealth of new opportunity…and trouble.