ANTHONY HOPKINS CAST IN POST APOCALYPTIC SF MOVIE 2048 SET IN AN UNDERGROUND SOCIETY

  ANTHONY HOPKINS  

TO LEAD POSTAPOCALYPTIC MOVIE 2048!

According to Deadline, Anthony Hopkins has been cast in post apocalyptic sf movie 2048 from Timothy Woodward Jr. Set in a future where a dying planet has forced the last remnants of humanity

Anthony Hopkins will star in new sf movie

 underground, 2048 unfolds inside a vast subterranean society controlled by the Collective, an authoritarian regime that governs nearly every aspect of life and has erased all memory of the world above. The story follows Wesley, an ordinary worker whose life is upended when he becomes entangled with a hidden resistance questioning everything the Collective has taught them. As Wesley begins searching for the truth, he draws the attention of Bryant, played by Hopkins, the brilliant and ruthless architect of the Collective, who maintains his grip over society through surveillance, manipulation and psychological terror.

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. 

ANTHONY HOPKINS, CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, TOM HOLLANDER, BILLY HOWLE CAST IN CHARLES DARWIN MOVIE THE SPECIES

   ANTHONY HOPKINS IN  

THE SPECIES CHARLES DARWIN MOVIE

According to Screen Daily, Anthony Hopkins has been set as lead in THE SPECIES film on Charles Darwin with Charlotte Rampling as his wife. Justin Chadwick is directing the film that will also have Billy Howle and Tom Hollander in the cast. With Hopkins as the Victorian biologist, Rampling will play his wife Emma who finds herself as a widow on a late life journey of self-discovery as she faces a challenge to her faith in the form of her beloved atheist husband’s as-yet unpublished autobiography.

CASTING NEWS: TONI COLLETTE, ANTHONY HOPKINS IN IBELIN, ROMAIN DURIS, GUILLAUME CANET IN FANTOMAS, BRENTON THWAITES IN LOST PLANET SF FILM

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ANTHONY HOPKINS, TONI COLLETTE IN IBELIN

Tons of casting updates for you today, starting with drama movie IBELIN based on the true story of disabled Norwegian gamer Mats Steen which has cast Anthony Hopkins, Toni Collette, Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham! Born with muscular dystrophy, which gradually saw him lose control of his limbs, Steen connected with the outside world through the gaming world, where he was admired by thousands for his humor, kindness, and courage. At home, his loving family feared he was withdrawing from the world, but they would later discover that quite the opposite was happening. 

 

 ROMAIN DURIS AND GUILLAUME CANET TO LEAD PERIOD SET REBOOT OF FANTOMAS

Over in France they are preparing a period set adventure FANTOMAS with two leading French stars Romain Duris and Guillaume Canet in the cast alongside Louis Peres and Lyna Khoudri. The reboot of the legendary franchise about a criminal mastermind will unfold in Paris in 1914, as series of violent crimes set the cops and the public on edge. Always one step ahead of the police, Fantomas is a master of deception and chaos. In an era of violence and political tensions Lieutenant Juve finds himself hunting for a man with no motive, no agenda, no pattern or identity.

 

 

BRENTON THWAITES TO LEAD LOST PLANET SF

Down in Australia Brenton Thwaites and Alexandra Shipp have been set as leads of LOST PLANET sf movie which takes place in the near future where a leading aerospace corporation has established colonies on various planets. When one colony suddenly goes dark, two astronauts, Ally Gage (Shipp) and Cal Bowman (Thwaites), are sent to investigate. When they arrive, though, there’s no trace of anyone.

ANTHONY HOPKINS TO LEAD MOVIE ADAPTATION OF COMING OF AGE STORY A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S FROM DYLAN THOMAS

 ANTHONY HOPKINS TO LEAD 

A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S MOVIE ADAPTATION

A movie adaptation of Welsh writer Dylan Thomas' coming of age beloved story A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S has just scored Anthony Hopkins as lead! DJ Caruso is set to direct the film next spring with the story following a young boy sent to spend a summer with his charismatic and wildly eccentric grandfather 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.

SEE ANTHONY HOPKINS AS KING HEROD IN FIRST TRAILER FOR NETFLIX BIBLICAL EPIC MOVIE MARY ON THE MOTHER OF JESUS

   MARY TRAILER 

FOR NETFLIX NEW BIBLICAL MOVIE

Mary is out December 6th

Netflix has set a December 6th streaming date and has given us the first trailer for their MARY  biblical movie with Anthony Hopkins. Through Mary’s eyes, this coming-of-age biblical epic tells the story of one of history’s most profound figures and the remarkable journey that led to the birth of Jesus. Chosen to bring the Messiah into the world, Mary is shunned following a miraculous conception and forced into hiding. When King Herod orders a murderous hunt for her newborn baby, Mary and Joseph, go on the run – bound by faith and driven by courage – to save his life at all costs. You can check out the trailer below the post and tell us what you think, will you be tuning in next month when it premieres or maybe during the holidays?

 WHO IS IN THE CAST?

Noa Cohen leads the movie as Mary of Nazareth, with Ido Tako as Joseph. Anthony Hopkins stars as Kind Herod, Stephanie Nur as Salome, Susan Brown as Anna the Prophetess, Ori Pfeffer as Joachim, Eamon Farren as Satan, Hilla Vidor as Anne, Mili Avital as Mariamne, Gudmundur Thorvaldsson as Marcellus, Dudley O’Shaughnessy as Gabriel, Keren Tzur as Elizabeth, Mehmet Kurtulus as Baba ben Buta, and Mila Harris as a young Mary. D.J. Caruso has directed the film.

 

ANTHONY HOPKINS, THOMAS KRETSCHMANN, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS TO LEAD EYES IN THE TREES NEW TAKE ON ISLAND OF DR MOREAU

  EYES IN THE TREES ADS  

ANTHONY HOPKINS, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS

A new movie take on Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau is being prepared by Timothy Woodward Jr who has already cast Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Thomas Kretschmann, Ashley Greene and Praya Lundberg. EYES IN THE TREES will follow a video journalist (Meyers), his former protegeé (Greene) and a film crew who trek into an isolated forest in Thailand on an island known to locals as “The island of death” after the government held shadowy genetics experiments led by Dr. Addis (Hopkins). The trip turns into a fight for survival after the expedition makes nightmarish discoveries and learns of Addis’s plans to regress mankind.

COLOSSEUM IS SHAKING IN NEW TRAILER FOR THOSE ABOUT TO DIE EPIC TV SERIES WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS, RUPERT PENRY JONES, TOM HUGHES, IWAN RHEON AND A WHITE LION

 THOSE ABOUT TO DIE 

STUNNING NEW EPIC SERIES TRAILER

Peacock has released a stunning second trailer for their new epic series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE which they will stream in USA from July 18th with Europe watching it from July 19th on Prime Video. Anthony Hopkins, Rupert Penry Jones, Tom Hughes and Iwan Rheon lead the cast directed by blockbuster wizard himself Roland Emmerich!

 

IT IS AN EPIC TV DRAMA SET

in year 79 AD in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told — the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most... blood and sport. The series introduces an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties. You can read more about this $100 million worth series in our previous spotlight. 

 

MINDBLOWING FIRST TRAILER FOR ANCIENT ROME SET EPIC TV SERIES THOSE ABOUT TO DIE WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS, TOM HUGHES, RUPERT PENRY JONES IS HERE

  THOSE ABOUT TO DIE   

EPIC SERIES FIRST TRAILER RELEASED

Those About to Die series starts this July

It will stream on Peacock in USA from July 18th as this summer's biggest and most anticipated small screen premiere, so Roland Emmerich's wildly expensive and lavish new historical series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE has just got a stunning first trailer ahead of  its streaming launch on Prime Video around Europe! While the $150 million series will be epic in scope and have the spectacle of gladiators and chariot racing, it also has unexpected characters amidst palace intrigue and a dark criminal underworld. Check out the spectacular trailer below and tell us what you think!

 

  IN THE TEN EPISODE EPIC SERIES

Anthony Hopkins stars as Emperor Vaspasian during the height of the Roman Empire when the population - bored, restless, and increasingly violent - is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. The large scale drama is set within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome introducing diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide. Emperor Vespasian of Rome and head of the Flavian bloodline, is battle tested, a rural upstart who claimed his throne after victory in a bloody 10-year civil war. He is aging and is despised by the Patricians jockeying for position in the Empire and looking to supplant his heirs to the throne the first chance they get.

 

WHO IS IN THE CAST?

 Tom Hughes will play Titus Flavianus, the elder son of Vespasian and apparent heir to the Imperial throne, while Jojo Macari will be younger son Domitian. Sara Martins will play ruthless trader Cala, Moe Hashim is her son Kwame, Gabriella Pession is politician and ruthless patrician Antonia, and Dimitri Leonidas will portray Scorpus, the preeminent charioteer of the age. Iwan Rheon, replaces Lorenzo Richelmy as ambitious crime boss Tenax! Liraz Charhi stars as Berenice, queen of the conquered Judea’s held captive in Rome, Johannes Haukur Johannesson as imposing Norse gladiator Viggo and Rupert Penry-Jones as Marsus, a wealthy patrician and retired general who desires the throne. Eneko Sagardoy, Pepe Barroso and Goncalo Almeida will play the Corsi brothers, while Kyshan Wilson is female gladiator in training Aura. Alicia Edogamhe plays a slave who is sold to Marsus and Antonia. 

HOLY JUPITER! SEE STUNNING FIRST IMAGES FROM ANCIENT ROME SET EPIC TV SERIES THOSE ABOUT TO DIE WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS, TOM HUGHES, RUPERT PENRY JONES

  THOSE ABOUT TO DIE   

EPIC SERIES FIRST IMAGES REVEALED

It will stream on Peacock in USA from July 18th as this summer's biggest and most anticipated small screen premiere, but Roland Emmerich's wildly expensive and lavish new historical series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE has released stunning first images ahead of  its streaming launch on Prime Video around Europe! While the $150 million series will be epic in scope and have the spectacle of gladiators and chariot racing, it also has unexpected characters amidst palace intrigue and a dark criminal underworld.

 

  IN THE TEN EPISODE EPIC SERIES

Anthony Hopkins stars as Emperor Vaspasian during the height of the Roman Empire when the population - bored, restless, and increasingly violent - is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. The large scale drama is set within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome introducing diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide. Emperor Vespasian of Rome and head of the Flavian bloodline, is battle tested, a rural upstart who claimed his throne after victory in a bloody 10-year civil war. He is aging and is despised by the Patricians jockeying for position in the Empire and looking to supplant his heirs to the throne the first chance they get.

 

WHO IS IN THE CAST?

 Tom Hughes will play Titus Flavianus, the elder son of Vespasian and apparent heir to the Imperial throne, while Jojo Macari will be younger son Domitian. Sara Martins will play ruthless trader Cala, Moe Hashim is her son Kwame, Gabriella Pession is politician and ruthless patrician Antonia, and Dimitri Leonidas will portray Scorpus, the preeminent charioteer of the age. Iwan Rheon, replaces Lorenzo Richelmy as ambitious crime boss Tenax! Liraz Charhi stars as Berenice, queen of the conquered Judea’s held captive in Rome, Johannes Haukur Johannesson as imposing Norse gladiator Viggo and Rupert Penry-Jones as Marsus, a wealthy patrician and retired general who desires the throne. Eneko Sagardoy, Pepe Barroso and Goncalo Almeida will play the Corsi brothers, while Kyshan Wilson is female gladiator in training Aura. Alicia Edogamhe plays a slave who is sold to Marsus and Antonia. 

 

PAUL RUDD, NICK JONAS IN 'POWER BALLAD', ANTHONY HOPKINS IS HANDEL IN 'KING OF COVENT GARDEN', GLENN CLOSE, JEREMY IRONS, DON JOHNSON TO LEAD ENCORE COMEDY

  FRESH CASTING BULLETINS 

PAUL RUDD & NICK JONAS IN POWER BALLAD

We are swamped with fresh casting news at the end of the week, so position yourself tight and here we go: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas have been set as leads in POWER BALLAD musical comedy from John Carney. Already shooting over in Dublin it will will follow the story of a wedding singer (Rudd), a rock star (Jonas), and the song that comes between them. 

  STELLAR CAST FOR SIMON CURTIS' ENCORE

Simon Curtis has set a stellar cast for his new comedy movie ENCORE in which Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson and Henry Winkler will play a group of veteran actors whose passion for their profession is reignited through a retirement home production! Close and Irons play former Broadway icons Marie and Nigel, who are new residents of a retirement home, where they discover a community of forgotten talents. Motivated to revive Nigel’s passion for theatre and embrace this new chapter in their life, Marie decides to stage a production with the residents, pulling everyone out of their past and into their present.

 

THE KING OF COVENT GARDEN

Beside being busy with new series and films that he has lined up in his schedule, Anthony Hopkins will also do a little music: it has been announced that he will lead THE KING OF COVENT GARDEN biopic as George Frideric Handel during the period the famed opera composer worked on his choral masterpiece “Messiah”. It will be a powerfully majestic celebration of genius breaking all the rules to create an anthem inspiring the popular imagination of global audiences.

ANTHONY HOPKINS SET TO PLAY KING HEROD IN BIBLICAL THRILLER MOVIE MARY WITH NOA COHEN

   BIBLICAL THRILLER MARY  

SETS ANTHONY HOPKINS AS KING HEROD

While we are waiting to see him this summer as Roman emperor in Those About to Die epic series, Anthony Hopkins has already found a gig of King Herod in MARY Biblical thriller which stars Noa Cohen in the title role. DJ Caruso directs the film in which Mary is shunned following the otherworldly conception of her child and forced into hiding. King Herod’s relentless drive to maintain power at any cost ignites the murderous pursuit of the newborn child that he believes is a threat to his reign on the throne. The film sees the young Mary and Joseph on the run and having to hide their baby, Jesus, at all costs. The film has already been shot in Morocco.

ANTHONY HOPKINS THOSE ABOUT TO DIE ANCIENT ROMAN SERIES WITH TOM HUGHES, RUPERT PENRY JONES GETS A SUMMER RELEASE DATE AND A TEASER

  THOSE ABOUT TO DIE   

EPIC SERIES GETS JULY STREAMING DATE

Ten episode series starts this July

It will stream on Peacock in USA from July 18th, but Roland Emmerich's new historical series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE has closed deals to stream on Prime Video around Europe! And Peacock is celebrating the announcement of the start date with a marvelous first teaser which you can see below.

  IN THE TEN EPISODE EPIC SERIES

Anthony Hopkins stars in the ten episode series as Emperor Vaspasian during the height of the Roman Empire when the population - bored, restless, and increasingly violent - is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. Tom Hughes, Rupert Penry Jones, Iwan Rheon also star in the $150 million series.

 

SEE BATTLE PACKED TRAILER FOR THE FINALE OF ZACK SNYDER'S MINDBLOWING SF SAGA REBEL MOON 2: THE SCARGIVER

 REBEL MOON 2: THE SCARGIVER 

SEE STUNNING MOVIE SEQUEL TRAILER

After the first part scored amazing success all around the world, Netflix has released the trailer for REBEL MOON 2: THESCARGIVER, the finale to the two

Rebel Moon will fight for freedom this April

part saga that will arrive April 19th!

  Sofia Boutella returns as Kora , who’s discovered a quiet life and community on a farming moon called Veldt. She’s left behind her life of fighting against the Imperium, the evil intergalactic royal empire with a mission to control the entire galaxy. Kora’s new life is tragically interrupted and she’s thrust back into war when the menacing Atticus Noble (Ed Skrein) visits her planet on behalf of the Imperium’s leader, Balisarius (Fra Fee). Kora recruits a band of fighters, including Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), Kai (Charlie Hunnam) and a robot Jimmy (voiced by Anthony Hopkins), to lead her resistance. As you can see in the new trailer Kora is now preparing her new army for the battle. 

ANTHONY HOPKINS TO LEAD ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU INSPIRED MOVIE EYES IN THE TREES

  ANTHONY HOPKINS TO LEAD 

ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU INSPIRED MOVIE EYES

Anthony Hopkins will lead the new adaptation

IN THE TREES

Timothy Woodward Jr. is preparing a movie re-imagining of H. G. Wells famous sf novel Island of Dr. Moreau titled EYES IN THE TREES and he has set Anthony Hopkins as the lead. In the film, he will play a geneticist who has been isolated after the government stopped funding his research following the violent outbreak of one of his test subjects. Later, two renowned filmmakers and their crew embark on a journey of discovery, only to find their excursion turned into a fight for survival for not just themselves, but the entire human race.

SEE BATTLE PACKED TRAILER FOR THE FINALE OF ZACK SNYDER'S MINDBLOWING SF SAGA REBEL MOON 2: THE SCARGIVER

 REBEL MOON 2: THE SCARGIVER 

SEE MOVIE SEQUEL TRAILER

After the first part has hit number one on their list of the best watched movies all around the world, Netflix has released the trailer for REBEL MOON 2: THE

Second part arrives April 19th

SCARGIVER, the finale to the two part saga that will arrive April 19th!

  Sofia Boutella returns as Kora , who’s discovered a quiet life and community on a farming moon called Veldt. She’s left behind her life of fighting against the Imperium, the evil intergalactic royal empire with a mission to control the entire galaxy. Kora’s new life is tragically interrupted and she’s thrust back into war when the menacing Atticus Noble (Ed Skrein) visits her planet on behalf of the Imperium’s leader, Balisarius (Fra Fee). Kora recruits a band of fighters, including Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), Kai (Charlie Hunnam) and a  robot Jimmy (voiced by Anthony Hopkins), to lead her resistance. As you can see in the new trailer Kora is now preparing her new army for the battle. 

SEE BATTLE OF WITS BETWEEN ANTHONY HOPKINS AND MATTHEW GOODE IN FREUD'S LAST SESSION MOVIE TRAILER

  FREUD'S LAST SESSION  

FIRST TRAILER WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS AND MATTHEW GOODE

Today you can check out Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in the first trailer from FREUD'S LAST SESSION movie! Set on the eve of the Second World War, it depicts a meeting between Freud and Narnia writer C.S. Lewis, at the psychoanalyst’s London home, during which they debate the existence of God. The film also explores Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter Anna (Liv Lisa Fries) and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother. The stellar cast also has Orla Brady, Jeremy Northam and Stephen Campbell Moore who plays Tolkien. The film should arrive to cinemas this Christmas.

SEE 1ST TRAILER FOR ANTHONY HOPKINS, JOHNNY FLYNN, HELENA BONHAM CARTER ONE LIFE HOLOCAUST HISTORICAL MOVIE

   1ST ONE LIFE TRAILER  

FROM ANTHONY HOPKINS HOLOCAUST MOVIE DRAMA

Toronto Film Festival is getting closer and closer each day and getting a world premiere at the prestige festival is ONE LIFE  movie drama which tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London banker (played by 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. Check out the first trailer below, for the film that is out January 1st in UK cinemas.