ITV has announced work on six part legal thriller TV series SAVIOUR which follows Ben (Archie Fisher), who, after borrowing his dad’s police uniform for a costume party, gets into an altercation that results in a man’s death. He is represented by the recently promoted criminal defence attorney
You must admit that Aidan Gillen and Archie Fisher quite look alike
Indy Sangar (Anjli Mohindra) who is also up against a formidable adversary in Detective Inspector Jon Creasy (Shaun Parkes), who is determined to get to the truth, despite efforts by his colleague Eddie (Aidan Gillen), who is ruthlessly intent on clearing his son’s name. Tobias Jowett and Campbell Wallace will also star.
Exactly thirteen years ago I introduced you to the original film and now we have first trailer from THE PHYSICIAN II with Tom Payne, Aidan Gillen, Owen Teale and Liam Cunningham in the cast. Beta Film is ready for December 25th release of this epic film set in the 11th century:
After fleeing Isfahan, the physician Rob Cole and his companions find
themselves stranded in his old home of London, aiming to spread their advanced
medical knowledge. However, Rob is soon drawn into the intrigues of the
royal court and must fight once more — for the lives of his patients, for
the recognition of his work, and against a new and profound challenge:
the suffering of the human soul.
Exactly twelve years ago I introduced you to the original film and now we have first image from THE PHYSICIAN II with Tom Payne, Aidan Gillen, Owen Teale and Liam Cunningham in the cast. Beta Film just finished the shoot of this epic film set in the 11th century: After fleeing Isfahan, the physician Rob Cole and his companions find themselves stranded in his old home of London, aiming to spread their advanced medical knowledge. However, Rob is soon drawn into the intrigues of the royal court and must fight once more—for the lives of his patients, for the recognition of his work, and against a new and profound challenge: the suffering of the human soul.
BBC One will air eight part Irish mini series titled KIN which boasts quite a stellar cast: Clare Dunne, Charlie Cox, Aidan Gillen, Ciarán Hinds, Sam
Kin streamed on Viaplay and AMC Plus in USA
Keeley, Emmett J. Scanlan and Maria Doyle Kennedy.
A boy is killed and his family embarks on a gangland war with an international cartel: a war that is impossible to win. The Kinsellas are a local crime family, while the Cunningham cartel is a vast global organisation. It is David and Goliath. Out-numbered, out-financed and out-gunned, the Kinsellas find themselves holed up in their Dublin stronghold while their businesses fail, and family members and associates are picked off. But they have something the cartel does not: the unbreakable bonds of blood and family. They are kin. In USA the series airs on AMC Plus. On BBC One it starts November 21st!
A bunch of new movie images for you today, starting with Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett in DANCE FIRST biopic on the Waiting for Godot writer. With him as the famous Irish playwright, Aidan Gillen plays James Joyce. Maxine Peake also stars and Sandrine Bonnaire too as his wife. The story covers various phases in Beckett’s life from Parisian bon vivant, to World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse.
Its focus, however, is on Beckett’s reaction to winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969, which was a turning point in his life as he grappled with his own inner demons.
DYSTOPIAN THE BEAST
We
also have first photos from Venice Film Festival dystopian romance THE
BEAST from Bertrand Bonello set in a near future where artificial
intelligence reigns supreme and human emotions have become a threat.
Gabrielle (Lea Seydoux), a woman haunted by an irrational fear, is being
told that she must purify her DNA to heal from past traumas in order to
get a proper job. Through the process, Gabrielle revisits past lives
and immerses herself in buried memories from 1910 and 2014, where she
reunites with Louis (George MacKay), her great love. While their bond
has transcended lifetimes and eras, it’s also at the root of her
premonition that something tragic will happen. Beside Venice, the movie
will also hit Toronto, New York and London film festivals.
WORLD WAR 2 SET IRENA'S VOW
There are also first two images from World War Two set movie IRENA'S VOW coming from director Louise Archambault and with Dougray Scott in the lead role. The movie will premiere September 10th at Toronto Film Festival following the life of 19-year-old Irena Gut (Sophie Nélisse), a housekeeper at the home of a high-ranking Nazi officer in Poland who hides a dozen Jewish workers in the basement of the German major’s house after she learns that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated.
The story is based on the true life of Polish nurse Irene Gut Opdyke who was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations medal for showing remarkable courage in her attempt to save Polish Jews during World War II.
Beside Django and Billy the Kid, another Wild West series we can expect next year is THAT DIRTY BLACK BAG which will air on AMC in March starring Dominic Cooper, Douglas Booth, Christian Cooke, Travis
Douglas Booth and Dominic Cooper play the lead roles
Fimmel, Anna Chancellor, Rose Williams and Aidan Gillen! The eight part show is a raw, epic, and romantic series about the dark side of the Far
Nicolo Passetti plays one of the roles in the new series
West. The story describes the 8-day clash between Arthur McCoy (Dominic Cooper), an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past, and Red Bill (Douglas
The series will consist of eight hourlong episodes
Booth), an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag, because, as he puts it, ‘Heads weigh less than bodies'!
MOTHER/ANDROID TRAILER
FOR HULU'S SF THRILLER
Airing December 17th on Hulu is sf thriller MOTHER/ANDROID set in the near future, and following Georgia (Chloe Moretz) and her boyfriend Sam (Algee Smith) through their treacherous journey of escape as their
New sf movie will stream on Hulu from December 17th
country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, they must face No Man’s Land, a stronghold of the android uprising, in hopes of reaching safety before giving birth.
We are starting the week after our massive list of all the epic shows to expect till the end of the year, with yet another truly epic project: as Variety reports, Aidan Gillen is set to star in new eight episode epic TV series THE
Aiden Gillen will star in the series
O'NEILL on Gaelic greatest hero Hugh O'Neill. Stephen Saint Leger of Vikings and Barbarians will helm. Tim Loane (Versailles, Das Boot) will be the show runner for Dublin's Revolution Media.
THE O'NEILL follows Ireland’s O’Neill dynasty, its most powerful Gaelic
lordship, as in 1560 a nine year old Hugh O’Neill is taken from his
native Ireland and groomed as an English Lord at the English Court where
he forms a tight bond with the future Queen Elizabeth I, only 10 years
his senior.
Sent back to Ireland after he came of age to govern for the crown, he
has to decide between becoming an English landlord or a Gaelic warlord.
His decision would mark the greatest threat to England sovereignty until
WWII. Aidan Gillen will play Sir Henry Bagnal, Marshall of Elizabeth
I’s Royal Irish Army and O’Neill’s bitter arch enemy. Hugh O’Neill
managed to unite the clans and start the Nine Years War becoming a sort
of a
The O'Neill is envisioned as a four season TV series
rock star for the people of Europe of that time. Many of the clans
in the series will have female leaders such as Ineen Dubh of the
O’Donnells and Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of The O’Malley,
SENDS DOMINIC COOPER AND DOUGLAS BOOTH TO WILD WEST
It seems that beside Django, we will be getting another new Wild West TV series as THAT DIRTY BLACK BAG has cast Dominic Cooper and Douglas Booth as leads in the Bron Studios and Palomar's eight part series currently shooting in Italy, Spain and Morocco. It depicts the 8-day clash between Arthur McCoy (Cooper), an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past,
Dominic Cooper and Douglas Booth will lead the show
and Red Bill (Booth), an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag, because, as he puts it, “Heads weigh less than bodies.” The drama echoes and pays homage to the classic spaghetti western, capturing the genre’s legendary irony while revolutionizing it in a modern way and appealing to younger audiences. The series tells of bounty hunters, bandits and bloody vendettas,
Travis Fimmel, Christian Cooke, Aidan Gillen will also star
lonely souls driven by such great passions as faith, love and revenge. In the world of That Dirty Black Bag, there are no heroes, nobody is invincible, and predators become the prey. Rather stellar cast also includes Travis Fimmel, Aidan Gillen, Rose Williams, Ivan Shaw and our dear Christian Cooke!
APPLE'S INVASION TV SERIES
Invasion starts this October!
UNVEILS EXCITING FIRST TEASER TRAILER
Apple TV + has unveiled first teaser for their new science fiction series which will start next Autumn October 22nd on their streaming platform! The sweeping character-driven Apple Original series, produced by Boat Rocker Studios, will make its global debut with the first three episodes on October 22, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday. Set across multiple continents, INVASION series follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The series stars Shamier
Sam Neill is the only known name in the international cast
Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar and Shioli Kutsuna. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think:
In the following few weeks your trusted spy will present you a couple of new TV and movie projects that are arriving next month. From January 8th at History Channel starts a new science fiction period set series PROJECT BLUE BOOK based on the true, top-secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1969.
THE STORY OF THE SERIES
follows Dr. J. Allen Hynek (Aidan Gillen), a brilliant yet under-appreciated
college professor, who is recruited by the U.S. Air Force to spearhead a
clandestine operation called PROJECT BLUE BOOK. Along with his
Aidan Gillen and Michael Malarkey lead the cast
partner,
the debonair Air Force Captain Michael Quinn (Michael Malarkey), he is
summoned to investigate UFO sightings around the country and use science
to discover what really happened. However, when some
The new series is based on true events
encounters cannot
be explained away and cases remain open, Hynek begins to suspect that he
has been duped by the government into a larger conspiracy to cover up
the truth. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War and rising Atomic
Blue Book is executive produced by Robert Zemeckis
Era, each episode will draw from the actual PROJECT BLUE BOOK case
files, blending UFO theories with authentic historical events from one
of the most mysterious eras in US history.
Now I must say I don't care for revisionism of classic stories and ancient myths, some things should never be messed with, and that counts for this one as well, but it is still an epic extrava- ganza and the spy must spotlight it as expected. Today you can enjoy new photos and a poster for KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, which should, starring Jude Law and Charlie Hunnam, storm into cinemas this May around the world!
FROM NOTHING COMES A KING The story will focus on his rise to becoming King whilst reworking
the original tale into a sweeping fantasy action adventure. We're first
introduced to a streetwise young Arthur who, raised as a kid by three
prostitutes in the 5th century, runs the back alleys of Londonium with
his gang, unaware of the life he was born for until he grasps hold of
the sword Excalibur - and with it, his future. Instantly challenged by
the power of Excalibur, Arthur is forced to make some hard choices.
Throwing in with the Resistance and a mysterious young woman named
Guinevere (Astrid Berges Frisbey), he must learn to master the sword, face down his demons and unite the people to defeat the tyrant Vortigern (Jude Law), who stole his crown and murdered his father (Eric Bana), and become King.
JUDE LAW AND ERIC BANA
Directed by Guy Ritchie, this $100 million medieval epic will have fantastic elements too including massive
snakes, war elephants and a Viking-like monster known as The Nemesis! Jude Law will appear in the movie as the main
villain dictator Vortigern, the man who murdered Arthur's parents and
stole his crown to become king. The movie, envisioned as the first part
of the potential six movies franchise (which is highly unlikely given how many times the movie has been pushed and the lukewarm interest for it), will see Astrid Berges Frisbey
playing a shadowy young woman named Guinevere. Eric Bana, who already played another English king Henry VIII, is Arthur's
father King Uther Pendragon, Djimon Hounsou is Bedivere, who is Arthur's mentor in battles, Annabelle Wallis has gone from playing one of Henry's queens in Tudors to playing maid Maggie in this one, while Merlin's Katie McGrath is now maid Elsa after playing Lady Morgana in the BBC series. Millie Brady is Princess Katia, with Aidan Gillen also in the cast. David Beckham will have a small role in it too! Annie Symons, who worked on Da Vinci's Demons and Dracula epic TV series, made stunning costumes in this one as well!
