FIRST LOOK AT CATHERINE ZETA JONES AND ANTHONY HOPKINS IN A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S MOVIE

   A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S  

FIRST LOOK AT CATHERINE ZETA JONES

First look at Catherine Zeta Jones and Anthony Hopkins in new movie drama A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S has been issued. It follows a young boy sent to spend one summer with his charismatic and wildly eccentric grandfather (Anthony Hopkins) on a remote Welsh farm. Expecting dull days and strict rules, the boy instead stumbles into a world of delightful chaos and imagination — where outrageous stories are spun, and a world of wonder, memory, and mischief unfolds. What begins as a reluctant visit becomes a magical journey of connection, discovery, and unexpected joy. The film also starring Aneurin Barnard and Geraldine James is currently shooting. 

SEE FIRST TRAILER WITH HARRY LAWTEY AS RICHARD BURTON IN MR. BURTON BIOPIC WITH TOBY JONES, LESLEY MANVILLE

    FIRST HARRY LAWTEY   

MOVIE TRAILER FOR MR. BURTON BIOPIC

We have the first trailer with Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones in MR. BURTON biopic which will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh

Mr. Burton will open in cinemas April 4th

schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins. The latter dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. Actor Burton would go on to be nominated for seven Oscars and was well known for his turbulent marriage to Elizabeth Taylor. Aneurin Barnard and Lesley Manville also star. The movie is out April 4th.

 

SEE FIRST LOOK AT HARRY LAWTEY AS RICHARD BURTON IN MR. BURTON BIOPIC WITH TOBY JONES, LESLEY MANVILLE, ANEURIN BARNARD

   FIRST HARRY LAWTEY  

PICTURE FROM MR. BURTON BIOPIC

We have the first image of Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones in MR. BURTON biopic which will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins. The latter dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. Actor Burton would go on to be nominated for seven Oscars and was well known for his turbulent marriage to Elizabeth Taylor. Aneurin Barnard and Lesley Manville also star.

SEE FIRST POSTER FOR PERIOD SET CASANOVA MOVIE A BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION WITH JONAH HAUER KING, DAR ZUZOVSKY, ANEURIN BARNARD

 A BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION 

SEE FIRST CASANOVA MOVIE POSTER

Dar Zuzovsky takes the lead role in the film

Two  years ago I told you first about this one and then I showed you first photos from Dutch director Michiel Van Erp costume movie drama A BEAUTIFUL IMPER- FECTION about Casanova and one of the women he loved. Now we have the first poster for the movie that does not have a release date nor a trailer yet.  With Jonah Hauer King and Dar Zuzovsky in the lead roles, the cast will also have Aneurin Barnard and Sam Hazeldine.  I am hoping we will get a trailer or at least a teaser soon, but until then you can enjoy the poster and the first images from this costume drama.

 

 WHAT IS THE STORY?

Based on the novel In Lucia’s Eyes by Arthur Japin, which has been sold in millions of copies around the world, it follows the love affair between notorious adventurer and womanizer Casanova and a girl who becomes disfigured by smallpox and flees Italy for Amsterdam. Sixteen years later, they meet again when she has reinvented herself as a mysterious veiled courtesan now known by the name of Galathée. Without revealing her true identity or showing her face, Lucia and Giacomo become lovers once again. Will Lucia dare to reveal herself and turn her weakness into her strength so that she can be truly free in the eyes of her great love?

 

HARRY LAWTEY CAST AS RICHARD BURTON IN MR.BURTON BIOPIC WITH TOBY JONES, LESLEY MANVILLE, ANEURIN BARNARD

   HARRY LAWTEY IS   

RICHARD BURTON IN 'MR. BURTON' FLICK

He has been chosen to lead the film which will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton (Toby Jones) and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey). Richard

Harry Lawtey will play Richard Burton

dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. MR. BURTON recognised the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. Richard Jenkins would go on to become Richard Burton, the iconic actor nominated for seven Oscars and known for his turbulent marriage to Elizabeth Taylor. Lesley Manville will play Philip's wife. Aneurin Barnard will also star in Marc Evans directed movie.

IT IS AN ALL OUT CIVIL UPRISING IN MICHAEL SHEEN'S AMBITIOUS MINI TV SERIES THE WAY TRAILER FROM BBC WITH LUKE EVANS, TOM CULLEN, ANEURIN BARNARD

    THE WAY TRAILER     

FOR BRAND NEW BBC SERIES

BBC has released an intense trailer for their new three part series THE WAY which airs from February 19th starring Michael Sheen who also created it. Ambitious, powerful and surprising, it imagines a family caught up in a civil uprising which begins in their small industrial town. Fleeing unrest, the Driscolls are forced to escape the country they’ve always called home and the certainties of their old lives. Will they be overwhelmed by their memories of the past, or will they lay their ghosts to rest and take the risk of an unknown future? With wit and powerful emotion, the series taps into the chaos of today’s world through the fictional story of an ordinary family caught up in an extraordinary chain of events. Luke Evans, Paul Rhys, Aneurin Barnard and Tom Cullen also star.

LUKE EVANS TO LEAD BRAD ANDERSON'S SF MOVIE WORLD BREAKER WITH MILLA JOVOVICH

    LUKE EVANS TO LEAD   

 NEW SF MOVIE WORLD BREAKER

As Variety reports, Brad Anderson is set to direct new science fiction movie WORLD BREAKER and he has set Welsh star Luke Evans as the lead star with Slavic star Milla Jovovich also staring.

Luke Evans will lead the new movie

To be shot over in Northern Ireland, the story of the film revolves around a father and his daughter. Five years previously, a tear in the fabric of reality brought creatures to our world from an alternate dimension bent on our destruction. The father hides his daughter on an island to keep her safe, while he prepares her for survival and the battles to come. But no place is safe. Luke also has ahead of him a role in THE WAY TV movie which also stars Tom Cullen, Michael Sheen, Paul Rhys and Aneurin Barnard and follows the Driscolls, an ordinary family caught in between power struggles that forces them to leave the country they call home.

BBC RELEASES TRAILER FOR MEN UP TV MOVIE ON THE FIRST VIAGRA MEDICAL TRIALS STARRING IWAN RHEON AND ANEURIN BARNARD

   MEN UP TV MOVIE  

SEE TRAILER  FROM BBC

Featuring this year in the Holiday TV programme is TV movie MEN UP which will air on BBC One and stream on their iPlayer December 29th following five ordinary Welshmen who embark on an extraordinary  journey when they take part in the trial of a new drug which would later become Viagra. You can see a trailer for this movie released today below.

 

THIS NEW FEATURE DRAMA

is inspired by the remarkable true story of one of the world's first medical trials for the drug, held in Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in 1994 which not only transformed the lives of the medics and patients involved; but also changed the lives of millions worldwide. The drug quickly became one of the most controversial and profitable in history, reshaping how we talk about sexual and mental health in the process. In this fictionalised account, Meurig (Iwan Rheon) yearns for intimacy with his wife, Ffion (Alex Roach). He loves her with all his heart but feels trapped by his inability to rekindle the spark in their marriage. There’s Tommy (Paul Rhys), a gay man who desperately lies about his sexuality because the trial was set up for straight sex. Spurred on by his friend and clinical nurse Moira Davies (Joanna Page), how far will his lies go to find happiness? Colin (Steffan Rhodri) lives an isolated life with his crossword puzzles after his wife’s death. He thinks he’s found the one in Teresa (Lisa Palfrey), his phone pal from the Lonely Hearts column. But when she asks to meet in person, fear sets in. It’s been so long since he’s been with a woman. What if she wants to consummate their budding romance? Peetham ‘Pete’ Shah (Phaldut Sharma) has a seemingly perfect middle-class existence. A nice job, a wonderful wife in Alys (Alexandria Riley) who has a new lust for life hosting lingerie and sex toy parties. But they’ve lost their spark. Blaming his impotency, he sees a fix-all problem in this tiny white pill (which didn't become blue until much later). And Eddie (Mark Lewis Jones), a bulldog of a bloke. A seemingly strong man but beneath the surface is a vulnerability. Desperate to please his wife, can this trial fix his problems? MEN UP explores the fragilities of our characters in pursuit of their ultimate reward... the return of a romantic connection in their lives. But as the drug brings the hope of a return to that once-lost intimacy, the men realise the hard work has only just begun. Aneurin Barnard also stars.

BBC RELEASES NEW IMAGES FROM MEN UP TV MOVIE ON THE FIRST VIAGRA MEDICAL TRIALS STARRING IWAN RHEON AND ANEURIN BARNARD

   MEN UP TV MOVIE  

NEW IMAGES FROM BBC

After announcing it a few months ago, BBC has now sent us new images from their TV movie MEN UP which will air on BBC One and stream on their iPlayer later this year following five ordinary Welshmen who embark on an extraordinary journey when they take part in the trial of a new drug which would later become Viagra. 

 

THIS NEW FEATURE DRAMA

is inspired by the remarkable true story of one of the world's first medical trials for the drug, held in Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in 1994 which not only transformed the lives of the medics and patients involved; but also changed the lives of millions worldwide. The drug quickly became one of the most controversial and profitable in history, reshaping how we talk about sexual and mental health in the process. In this fictionalised account, Meurig (Iwan Rheon) yearns for intimacy with his wife, Ffion (Alex Roach). He loves her with all his heart but feels trapped by his inability to rekindle the spark in their marriage. There’s Tommy (Paul Rhys), a gay man who desperately lies about his sexuality because the trial was set up for straight sex. Spurred on by his friend and clinical nurse Moira Davies (Joanna Page), how far will his lies go to find happiness? Colin (Steffan Rhodri) lives an isolated life with his crossword puzzles after his wife’s death. He thinks he’s found the one in Teresa (Lisa Palfrey), his phone pal from the Lonely Hearts column. But when she asks to meet in person, fear sets in. It’s been so long since he’s been with a woman. What if she wants to consummate their budding romance? Peetham ‘Pete’ Shah (Phaldut Sharma) has a seemingly perfect middle-class existence. A nice job, a wonderful wife in Alys (Alexandria Riley) who has a new lust for life hosting lingerie and sex toy parties. But they’ve lost their spark. Blaming his impotency, he sees a fix-all problem in this tiny white pill (which didn't become blue until much later). And Eddie (Mark Lewis Jones), a bulldog of a bloke. A seemingly strong man but beneath the surface is a vulnerability. Desperate to please his wife, can this trial fix his problems? MEN UP explores the fragilities of our characters in pursuit of their ultimate reward... the return of a romantic connection in their lives. But as the drug brings the hope of a return to that once-lost intimacy, the men realise the hard work has only just begun. Aneurin Barnard also stars.

LUKE EVANS, MICHAEL SHEEN, TOM CULLEN, ANEURIN BARNARD TO STAR IN NEW BBC SERIES THE WAY! SHAWN MENDES SONG TO FEATURE IN NEW ANIMATED MOVIE ADVENTURE BUTTERFLY TALE

  THE WAY BBC DRAMA  

TO STAR LUKE EVANS, TOM CULLEN, MICHAEL SHEEN

BBC One has just announced their new 3 part drama THE WAY about an ordinary family caught up in an extraordinary chain of events that ripple out from their home town. Steffan Rhodri, Mali Harries, Sophie Melville, Callum Scott Howells and Michael Sheen lead the cast as the Driscoll family with! Luke Evans stars as a mercenary in pursuit of the Driscolls, with Tom Cullen and Aneurin Barnard also in the cast. THE WAY taps into the social and political chaos of today’s world by imagining a civil uprising which begins in a small industrial town. Fleeing unrest, The Driscolls are forced to escape the country they’ve always called home and the certainties of their old lives. Will they be overwhelmed by their memories of the past, or will they lay their ghosts to rest and take the risk of an unknown future?

 

 BUTTERFLY TALE ANIMATION 

TO HAVE SHAWN MENDES SINGING AN ORIGINAL SONG

Butterfly Tale is currently in production

And he will be singing in it just like he did in Lyle, Lyle Crocodile. According to Variety, Shawn Mendes will have his original new song Something Big featured in new animated movie BUTTERFLY TALE from Pink Parrot Media.

 

BUTTERFLY TALE 

is an animated feature film for the whole family set along the diverse, picturesque, and ever-changing backdrop of the great Monarch butterfly migration. The lead characters are voiced by Tatiana Maslany and Aladdin's Mena Massoud. A heartwarming tale of a gutsy and loveable yet inept, one-winged butterfly, named Patrick who stows away in a milkweed trailer in order to be part of the journey of a lifetime. With his best friend, a goofy caterpillar named Marty, and Jennifer, a butterfly who is afraid of heights, Patrick will become an unlikely hero. But first he must face his fear, embrace his uniqueness and triumph over adversity while battling changing weather patterns, humans and three evil birds bent on revenge. It is a tale of adventure, self-realization and heroism told with humour whose message is that our differences are less important than the bonds we share, and it is in adversity that our true character shines through.

GLENN CLOSE TO LEAD THE SUMMER BOOK MOVIE ADAPTATION! BBC ORDERS MEN UP VIAGRA TRIALS TV MOVIE WITH IWAN RHEON, ANEURIN BARNARD, PRIME VIDEO TO ADAPT SF CLASSIC DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS INTO SERIES

  GLENN CLOSE TO LEAD  

SUMMER BOOK ADAPTATION

The latest news coming from Deadline today is that Charlie McDowell has cast Glenn Close in his movie adaptation of beloved Finnish classic book THE SUMMER BOOK by Tove Jannson. Released 50 years ago, it tells the life affirming story of a young girl and her grandmother as they spend a summer on a tiny, unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The novel has been translated into 35 languages. 

 THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS 

NEW AMAZON ADAPTATION

Two new series to announce today, starting with Prime Video which will do another series adaptation of John Wyndham's THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS. Johan Renck is set to direct the sf classic in which most people in the world are blinded by a meteor shower, and triffids, tall venomous, carnivorous plants, start killing the rest. The story centers on Bill Masen, a biologist who specializes in triffids. He leads survivors in their fight against the killer plants and at some point rescues a young sighted girl and travels with her for several days. 

   BBC MEN UP SERIES  

ABOUT FIRST VIAGRA TRIALS

BBC has announced their work on a TV movie inspired by the true story of one of the world's first medical trials for the drug that became Viagra, held in Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in 1994. Meurig Jenkins (Iwan Rheon), Colin White, Tommy Cadogan, Peetham 'Pete' Shah and Eddie O’Connor all have one thing in common. Impotency. It’s affecting them in every aspect of their lives, as they are drowning in shame and silence. Left feeling as failures as men, questioning their manhood, and having attempted their own fixes to no avail, the group is presented with a lifeline: a place on a trial for an unknown drug thought to cure impotence led by the ambitious Dr Dylan Pearce (Aneurin Barnard). As each man grapples with their own insecurities and hiding the truth from their loved ones - will this little pill be able to bring back their spark?

THE DEEPER YOU GO, THE DARKER THE SECRETS SAYS THE CATCH TV SERIES TRAILER WITH ANEURIN BARNARD AND JASON WATKINS

  THE CATCH TV SERIES  

THE DEEPER YOU GO, THE DARKER THE SECRETS 

Here's a new show arriving next week: premiering Wednesday January 25th on Channel 5 is the four part adaptation of T.M. Logan's best selling novel

The Catch starts January 25th!

THE CATCH starring Jason Watkins as Ed Collier, Aneurin Barnard as Ryan Wilson and Poppy Gilbert as Abbie Collier. 

 

Family man and local fisherman, Ed Collier is struggling to keep his head above water when rival fishermen steal his business. But his financial woes fade into the background when his daughter, Abbie brings her boyfriend home to meet her family for the first time. Ed is immediately wary of Ryan. He’s young. Successful. Rich. But there’s something about him that Ed simply doesn’t trust. Secrets and lies are exposed with every twist and turn but will Ed discover the truth about his daughter’s new boyfriend before it’s too late? The series will also stream on My5.You can check out the trailer below and tell us what you think:

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON NETFLIX PERIOD SET HORROR SERIES 1899 WITH EMILY BEECHAM, ANEURIN BARNARD SET ON A SPOOKY VOYAGE ACROSS ATLANTIC

  1899 POSTERS FOR   

NETFLIX PERIOD SET SERIES

When the story of your series is set on a super massive ocean ship stuck in the middle of the Atlantic, you can imagine the sets will be very expensive, and

The series will have eight episodes

such is exactly the case with Netflix' new spooky period set horror series 1899 which is scheduled for streaming start from November 17th. The producers used brand new state of the art virtual production facility in Germany to depict the large ship. 75ft across and 23ft tall, with 4,500 sqft of shooting space, it is surrounded by a dynamic LED backdrop that is rendered in a video game engine in real-time, moving with the camera to simulate a realistic background and sky that creates the illusion of shooting outdoors. Because the whole process is captured in-camera, with effects added in real time, the technology eschews the need for

The series will start November 17th

green screen and drastically reduces the post-production process.

 

  THE EIGHT PART SERIES

 follows the mysterious circumstances around the voyage of an immigrant ship from Europe to New York across the cast and treacherous Atlantic. The passengers of Kerberos, all of different backgrounds and nationalities, are united in their hopes and dreams for a new century and for a new future abroad. But when they discover a second ship adrift on the open sea that had

The series was shot mostly in Germany

gone missing for months, their journey takes an unexpected turn and their voyage to the promised land becomes a journey into a nightmare.

 

A 100% EURO CAST

Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Maciej Musial, Lucas Lynggaard Tonnesen, Rosalie Craig, Clara Rosager, Maria Erwolter, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, José Pimentao, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, Jonas Bloquet, Fflyn Edwards, Alexandre Willaume and Anton Lesser lead the pan European cast from England, Russia, Spain, Germany, Denmark and all the actors will speak in their own languages. The story is based on the historical period of the European migration crisis, when the population of the ‘Old Continent’ ventured to America, the Middle East and Africa to start a new life in places full of hope. Check out the trailer below and you can also study the new posters for the upcoming, deeply immersive series from the creators of Dark:

 

TAKE A SPOOKY VOYAGE ACROSS ATLANTIC IN THE FIRST TRAILER FOR NETFLIX PERIOD SET HORROR SERIES 1899 WITH EMILY BEECHAM, ANEURIN BARNARD

 1899 TRAILER FOR 

NETFLIX PERIOD SET SERIES

The series starts November 17th

Netflix has unveiled the first trailer photo for their new spooky period set horror series 1899 which is scheduled for streaming start from November 17th. The eight part series follows the mysterious circumstances around the voyage of an immigrant ship from Europe to New York across the cast and treacherous Atlantic. The passengers of Kerberos, all of different backgrounds and nationalities, are united in their hopes and dreams for a new century and for a new future abroad. But when they discover a second ship adrift on the open sea that had gone missing for months, their journey takes an unexpected turn and

It will consist of eight episodes

their voyage to the promised land becomes a journey into a nightmare. 

 

  Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Maciej Musial, Lucas Lynggaard Tonnesen, Rosalie Craig, Clara Rosager, Maria Erwolter, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, José Pimentao, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, Jonas Bloquet, Fflyn Edwards, Alexandre Willaume and Anton Lesser lead the pan European cast and all the actors will speak in their own languages. Check out the trailer below and you can also study the new posters for the upcoming, deeply immersive series from the creators of Dark:

SEE DOMINIC MONAGHAN, JOE MANGANIELLO IN AMC PLUS SF SERIES MOONHAVEN TRAILER & POSTER! ANEURIN BARNARD, JONAH HAUER KING, SAM HAZELDINE TO STAR IN CASANOVA COSTUME DRAMA A BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION

 A BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION 

A CASANOVA MOVIE DRAMA

Screen Daily reports today that Dutch director Michiel Van Erp is preparing a costume movie drama A BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION about Casanova and one of the women he loved. With Aneurin Barnard and Dar

Aneurin Barnard, Jonah Hauer King, Dar Zuzovsky

Zuzovsky in the lead roles, the cast will also have Jonah Hauer King and Sam Hazeldine. Based on the novel In Lucia’s Eyes by Arthur Japin it follows the love affair between Casanova and a courtesan who becomes disfigured by smallpox and flees Italy for Amsterdam.  

   MOONHAVEN TRAILER  

FOR NEW AMC'S SF SERIES

Now I thought it won't look this cheap, but you can check it out yourself as AMC Plus has released a trailer for their new six part series MOONHAVEN which will

Moonhaven sf series arrives July 7th to AMC

arrive July 7th! It centers on Bella Sway (Emma McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler 100 years in the future who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community set on a 500 square mile Garden of Eden built on the Moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Mother Earth. A skeptic in Paradise, Bella is sucked into a conspiracy to gain control of the artificial intelligence responsible for Moonhaven's miracles and teams with a local detective to stop the forces that want to destroy Earth's last hope before they are destroyed themselves. Dominic Monaghan and Joe Manganiello also star. 

1ST CAST PHOTO & TEASER FOR NETFLIX PERIOD SET HORROR SERIES 1899 WITH EMILY BEECHAM, ANEURIN BARNARD! THE REST OF THE PAN EUROPEAN CAST ANNOUNCED!

 FIRST 1899 CAST PHOTO FOR 

NETFLIX PERIOD SET SERIES

Netflix has unveiled the first cast photo for their new period set horror series 1899 which has started production this month. The eight part series follows the mysterious circumstances around the voyage of an immigrant ship from Europe to New York. The passengers, all of different backgrounds and

The eight part series has just started production in Berlin

nationalities, are united in their hopes and dreams for a new century and for a new future abroad. But when they discover a second ship adrift on the open sea that had gone missing for months, their journey takes an unexpected turn and their voyage to the promised land becomes a journey into a nightmare. Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Maciej Musial, Lucas Lynggaard Tonnesen, Rosalie

The series will be entirely shot in a virtual production studio.

Craig, Clara Rosager, Maria Erwolter, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, José Pimentao, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, Jonas Bloquet, Fflyn Edwards, Alexandre Willaume and Anton Lesser lead the pan European cast and all the actors will speak in their own languages. Check out the teaser below:

WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'S EPIC SAGA THE ANARCHY ON THE RISE OF EAST INDIA COMPANY TO BECOME HISTORICAL TV SERIES! ANEURIN BARNARD JOINS ALEX PETTYFER ON A TRIP TO CAMBODIA IN HUNTERS IN THE DARK

   'THE ANARCHY' SERIES

ON EVIL EAST INDIA COMPANY

While we wait for A Suitable Boy, Singapore Grip, Black Narcissus and Far Pavilions, the work on another exotic series has been announced yesterday:Siddharth Roy Kapur, the president of the Producers Guild of

Anarchy will be turned into epic TV saga

India, has bought TV rights to THE ANARCHY: The Relentless Rise Of The East India Company,  epic novel by William Dalrymple! Spanning more than 200 years, the 2019 best seller describes how the infamous East India Company rose to prominence against the decline and fall of the storied Mughal Empire. It provides a remarkable account of how a provincial trading start-up, run by thirty people from an office only five windows wide in a nondescript London building, became rulers of an entire sub-continent; in the process establishing the richest and most powerful empire in the history of the world. Kapur is currently in the process of finding a mix of Western and Indian writers for the series.

   'HUNTERS IN THE DARK'

SENDS ALEX PETTYFER AND ANEURIN BARNARD TO CAMBODIA

Aneurin Barnard has join the cast

Speaking of exotic settings, Deadline reports that Aneurin Barnard will join Alex Pettyfer in Cambodia set HUNTERS IN THE DARK movie which is being offered to buyers at this week's Cannes virtual market (new Three Musketeers movie pitch is also in offer there). Elodie Yung will also star in the film which tells the story of 28 year old English school teacher Robert Grieve (Pettyfer), who unexpectedly wins a bag full of cash. Adrift in Cambodia and eager for a way out of his life of quiet desperation, he decides to take a journey deeper into the wilder aspects of the country, coming up against a scheming American, a

Alex Pettyfer is set to take the lead role in the film

crooked police officer and a darker side of Cambodia. Director Simon Evans has also hired famous cinematographer Christopher Doyle to work with him on the movie.