Sky has released a poster and trailer for their festive comedy TINSEL TOWN which will arrive to Sky Cinema December 5th with Kiefer Sutherland as Bradley Mack, a failed Hollywood action star who ends up in a small, snow-dusted village to star in the town’s eccentric production of Cinderella. Here, he encounters a colourful cast of oddball locals who slowly come to hold a special place in his heart, including no-nonsense choreographer Jill. Derek Jacobi, Alice Eve, Lucien Laviscount, Katherine Ryan, Danny Dyer also star.
And it truly is stellar: Simon West's World War II action adventure movie FORTITUDE has just cast Matthew Goode, Ed Skrein, Alice Eve, Jordi Molla, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen, Art Malik, Lukas Haas, Nicolas Cage. It is based on the true story of British Intelligence operatives using unprecedented strategic operations to fool Nazi leadership and help change the course of World War II through the brilliance of British Army officers Dudley Clarke and Thomas Argyll “Tar” Robertson, who deployed an elaborate web of deception campaigns, including fictitious armies, fake military equipment, and a network of double agents to mislead Nazi Intelligence. Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent, who inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.
As Variety reports, 1212 Entertainment and Anonymous Content are set to turn Ursula Le Guin's sf novel THE DISPOSSESSED into sf tv series. It tells
Le Guin's book will become TV series
the story of the twin planets of Anarres and Urras, which remain divided by centuries of fear and distrust. The utopian colony on Anarres has long been isolated from its mother planet Urras, a civilization of warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. On Anarres, a brilliant physicist has developed a theory that overcomes the limitations of time and distance, altering the understanding of space itself. This theory has the potential to radically change these two worlds and their place in the wider universe, but in order to prove it, he must travel to Urras and attempt to tear down the walls that have kept the two civilizations apart for generations.
ENCOUNTER SF TRAILER
ITS FATHER VS ALIEN PARASITES
Encounter hits Amazon December 10th
In other sf news today, check out the trailer for Octavia Spencer and Riz Ahmed's sf movie ENCOUNTER. Hitting Amazon Prime Video on December 10th (with a limited cinematic release a week before that), it sees Riz playing a decorated Marine who goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind. The film, which premiered at Toronto Film Festival this year, was directed by Michael Pearce and also stars Rory Cochrane. Check out the trailer below:
WARNING SF MOVIE TRAILER
WITH THOMAS JANE, ALEX PETTYFER, RUPERT EVERETT
And it really is a stellar ensemble as beside Thomas Jane, Alex Pettyfer and Rupert Everett, WARNING also features Patrick Schwarzenegger,
Warning is out later this month
Alice Eve and Annabelle Wallis. Set in the not too distant future, this intense sci-fi thriller explores the repercussions that humanity faces when omniscient technology becomes a substitute for human contact. But life begins to unravel when a global storm causes electronics to go haywire, leading to terrifying, deadly consequences! The film, directed by Agata Alexander in her directing debut after helming music videos, will hit selected theatres and video on demand October 22nd.
We did not really expect that the first major period set drama of 2020 will arrive to us only in March, but the broadcasters have been very mean to us in the first two months of the year and thus BELGRAVIA will be the first of the bigger costume series to launch the new decade when it starts airing on March 15th on British ITV and then from April 12th over at Epix in USA. Produced by Carnival Film it will air in just six hourlong episodes with Jamestown's John Alexander directing the whole saga based on Julian Fellowes' 2016 book of the same name set in the 19th century when the upper echelons of society began to rub
Belgravia will move to Epix on April 12th!
shoulders the emerging industrial nouveau riche.
Class Divides. Love Unites The story set in the London high class of 1840s, actually begins on
the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when the Duchess of Richmond
throws a party in Brussels for the Duke of Wellington. Among the guests
are James (Philip Glenister) and Anne Trenchard (Tamsin Greg), who are
living on the profits of newfound trading success. Their young daughter
Sophia (Emily Reid) has caught the eye of Edmund
The series is a six episode adaptation of Julian Fellowes' novel Belgravia
Bellasis, the son and
heir of one of the richest and most prominent families in England.
Twenty five years later, when the two families are settled into the
The new series will start in UK on Sunday March 15th
newly developed area of Belgravia, the events of the ball, and the
secrets, still resonate.
Who Else Is In The Cast?
The cast also has Ella Purnell as Lady Maria Grey, Alice Eve as Susan Trenchard, the beautiful daughter of a successful merchant, and Harriet
Harriet Walter and Tom Wilkinson are the Brockenhursts
Walter as the Countess of Brockenhurst with Tom Wilkinson as Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst! Tara Fitzgerald, Richard Goulding, James Fleet,
PhilIip Glenister, Tamsin Greg and Alice Eve are the Trenchards!
Adam James, Paul Ritter and Saskia Reeves are also in the cast. Check out the Northern American trailer below and tell us what you think, will you be watching?
This one will not air before 2020, but ITV has decided to tease us with the first trailer for their new period set drama BELGRAVIA based on the novel
The series will air next year on ITV and EPIX
by Julian Fellowes who is also producing the series himself. The brand new six-part series from Carnival Films will also air on EPIX in 2020, telling an
The series is based on a novel Julian Fellowes wrote himself
intriguing tale of London society in the 19th Century. The cast includes Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter, Tom Wilkinson, Alice Eve. It is expected it will air in UK before Easter and on Epix in USA from April 12th.
19th Century London
Belgravia is a story of secrets and dishonour amongst the upper
echelon of London society in the 19th Century. When the Trenchards
accept
The new series will air in six hourlong episodes
an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of
Richmond on the fateful eve of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion
a series of events that
Carnival Films is producing the series for ITV
will have consequences for decades to come as
secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest
postcode. Check out the trailer below:
NEW 'CURSED' PHOTO
Daniel Sharman plays Weeping Monk
REVEALS DANIEL SHARMAN
Speaking of period set series, check out the first look at Daniel Sharman as the Weeping Monk in Netflix epic series CURSED which will air next year with Katherine Langford playing young sorceress Nimue who encounters a young King Arthur (Devon Terrell) on his quest to find a powerful and ancient sword. You can check more photos from the series here.
Your epic treat for today are the first photos released by ITV and Epix for their new historical saga BELGRAVIA which has just started shooting its six
Belgravia will air on ITV in UK, and Epix in United States
episodes over in London based on Julian Fellowes' novel starring Alice Eve, Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter and Tom Wilkinson.
BELGRAVIA IS A TALE
of secrets and scandals set in 1840s London when
the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging
industrial nouveau riche. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle
of Waterloo in 1815, when the
Alice Eve (right) plays one of the lead roles in the new saga
Duchess of Richmond throws a party in
Brussels for the Duke of Wellington. Among the guests are James and Anne
Trenchard, who are living on the profits of newfound trading success.
Their young daughter Sophia has caught
Philip Glenister plays James Trenchard in the series
the eye of Edmund Bellasis, the
son and heir of one of the richest and most prominent families in
England. Twenty-five years later, when the two families are settled into
the newly developed area of Belgravia, the events of the ball, and the
secrets, still resonate.
About a month ago the spy informed you that ITV's new epic saga BELGRAVIA, based on Julian Fellowes' book, has gathered cast in Alice Eve (as Susan Trenchard, the beautiful daughter of a successful merchant), Tamsin Greig (as Anne Trenchard), Philip Glenister (as businessman James Trenchard) and Harriet Walter (as the Countess of Brockenhurst), but now that the shooting has officially commenced in UK, they've also announced new cast additions: Tara Fitzgerald, Ella Purnell
Adam James is one of the new additions to the cast
(whom we've watched in Ordeal by Innocence), Richard Goulding, James Fleet, Adam James, Paul Ritter and Saskia Reeves. Epix will air Carnival Films' produced series over in USA.
BELGRAVIA will be told in six episodes as a story of secrets and
scandals amongst the upper echelon of London society in the 19th
Century. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary
ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful eve of the Battle
of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will have
consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed
doors of London’s grandest neighbourhood.
Well, if this ain't a rather gorgeous cast I don't know what is! Arnold's son Patrick Schwarzenegger has just joined the cast of Agata Alexander's (she is a music video director and this is her feature debut) science fiction
Patrick Schwarzenegger, Thom Jane & Alex Pettyfer will lead Warning
thriller WARNING which already includes Rupert Everett, Tudors star Annabelle Wallis, Alice Eve, Alex Pettyfer, Thomas Jane, Charlotte Le Bon, Kylie Bunbury, Benedict Samuel, Tomasz Kot and Garance Marillier.
Alice Eve and Annabelle Wallis will lead the female part of the cast
The story of the sf thriller that will be shot over in Poland, explores the meaning of life when disparate lives collide in interweaving stories set in the near-future earth.
'BLOOD AND TREASURE'
ADVENTURE SERIES STARTS MAY!
CBS has revealed first photos and also the airing date for their new epic adventure summer series BLOOD & TREASURE which will have its two
Blood and Treasure starts this May on CBS
hour premiere launch on Tuesday, May 21, starring Matt Barr and Sofia Pernas. The story of the new series revolves around a brilliant antiquities expert (Matt Barr) and a cunning art thief (Sofia Pernas) as they track a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. As they crisscross the globe hunting their target, they unexpectedly find themselves at the centre of a 2,000 year old battle for the cradle of civilization. Anna Silk also joins the cast as a skilled international tracker and fighter, Alicia Coppola will play a world renowned adventurer and archaeologist; Katia
Matt Barr and Sofia Pernas take the lead roles as ex lovers
Winter will play a smart, tough Interpol investigator specializing in the dangerous world of blood antiquities. Michael James Shaw joins as a ruthless and charismatic arms dealer, while James Callis will be a refined and roguish antiques broker.
While we're waiting for Carnival Films' Jamestown epic series final season to air, first cast for their new epic saga BELGRAVIA has been announced! In the ITV and Epix period set series based on Julian Fellowes novel the cast will be led by Alice Eve (as Susan Trenchard, the beautiful daughter of a successful merchant), Tamsin Greig (as Anne Trenchard), Philip Glenister (as businessman James Trenchard) and Harriet Walter (as the Countess of Brockenhurst)!
BELGRAVIA is a tale of secrets and scandals set in 1840s London when
the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging
industrial nouveau riche. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle
of Waterloo in 1815, when the Duchess of Richmond throws a party in
Brussels for the Duke of Wellington. Among the guests are James and Anne
Trenchard, who are living on the profits of new found trading success.
Their young daughter Sophia has caught the eye of Edmund Bellasis, the
son and heir of one of the richest and most prominent families in
Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister and Harriet Walter have joined the cast
England. Twenty five years later, when the two families are settled into
the newly developed area of Belgravia, the events of the ball, and the
secrets, still resonate.
Although we thought Sarah Phelps' adaptation of Witness for the Prosecution was ghastly bad last year at BBC, we did absolutely adore And Then There Were None the year before it, so we are ready to give ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE her latest Agatha Christie project a go when it starts airing Easter Sunday at BBC. It was originally supposed to air at Christmas but it underwent a 12 day reshooting in order to replace Ed Westwick with Christian Cooke in 35 scenes in which he appears in the three part mini series. The reshooting wasn't easy as they had to book the ensemble cast again and shoot in winter instead of summer while also booking all the locations and costumes
Bill Nighy leads the cast as the victim's widower!
again too. They have also changed the ending from the one in Christie's novel for which they've got a special permission from Agatha Christie's estate.
DEATH IN FAMILY & MURDERER IS STILL AMONG THEM Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll (Anna Chancellor) is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll (Anthony
Rachel's children and Alice Eve as their future stepmother
Boyle), a young delinquent, is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.
Eighteen months later, Dr Arthur Calgary (Luke
Christian Cooke was cast to replace Ed Westwick in 32 scenes
Treadaway), a
mysterious scientist, walks onto the velvety lawns of Sunny Point
claiming to have just returned from an expedition to the Arctic. Even
Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson plays one of Rachel's daughters
more extraordinary is his claim to hold the alibi that can prove Jack’s
innocence. But Jack died in prison before the case could come to trial,
and the Argyll family is reluctant to dig up the secrets of the past.
Rachel’s widower
Matthew Goode is secretly attracted to his wife's sister in the series
Leo (Bill Nighy) is about to remarry his secretary Gwenda (Alice Eve) and none of Rachel’s other adopted children Mary (Eleanor Tomlinson), Mickey (Christian Cooke), Tina (Crystal Clarke) or Hester (Ella
Luke Treadaway returns from Arctic and brings mystery with him
Purnell), nor long standing housekeeper Kirsten (Morven Christie),
is willing to reopen that most horrendous chapter of their lives.
However, the shattering implications of Calgary’s story are too big to
avoid; if he is telling
Alice Eve plays Bill Nighy's secretary and future wife
the truth then the wrong person was arrested for
Rachel’s murder. And if Jack is innocent, then it must have been
somebody else at Sunny Point. Somebody still out there…Matthew Goode plays Mary's disabled husband Philip.
Cinderella. Here, he encounters a colourful cast of oddball locals who slowly come to hold a special place in his heart, including no-nonsense choreographer Jill. Derek Jacobi, Alice Eve, Lucien Laviscount, Katherine Ryan, Danny Dyer also star.
Cinderella. Here, he encounters a colourful cast of oddball locals who slowly come to hold a special place in his heart, including no-nonsense choreographer Jill. Derek Jacobi, Alice Eve, Lucien Laviscount, Katherine Ryan, Danny Dyer also star.
