SEE LOVE BETWEEN A FISHERMAN AND A WHALER IN 19TH CENTURY SET MOVIE DRAMA NO REST FOR THE WICKED

  NO REST FOR THE WICKED  

TRAILER FOR PERIOD SET MOVIE

The film is out in cinemas this September

And such a sensual love it is! A trailer has been released for Danish period set movie NO REST FOR THE WICKED from Kasper Kalle, which is out this September. The story is set in 1862. Baldur (Egor Venned) lives a fisherman's life in the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. His world is turned upside down when a stranger arrives. Helge (Pilou Asbæk), a rugged whaler, awakens deep emotions in him and a mutual attraction starts to grow. When tragedy strikes, their forbidden passion unleashes natural forces so disturbing that the villagers rally to keep evil at bay. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

NIKOLAJ ARCEL CASTS CASPER KJAER JENSEN AS HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN IN MY FAIRYTALE LIFE EPIC BIOPIC

  CASPER KJAER JENSEN  

TO LEAD HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN BIOPIC

I told you before that Nikolaj Arcel is planning an epic biopic on Hans Christian Andersen MY FAIRYTALE LIFE and now he has revealed Casper Kjaer Jensen as the lead. In the film, Hans Christian Andersen, a socially awkward outsider, moves to Copenhagen with an impossible dream of conquering the city’s vibrant cultural life and becoming a famous artist. In a colourful world of actors, playwrights and benefactors, Hans Christian fights to gain recognition, acceptance, and love. The production should start towards the end of the year in Denmark. 

SEE TRAILER WITH FLOODED EUROPE FOR GRIMLY PROPHETIC APOCALYPTIC TV SERIES FAMILIES LIKE OURS WITH ESBEN SMED AND NIKOLAJ LIE KAAS

  FAMILIES LIKE OURS  

NEW APOCALYPTIC MINI TV SERIES

 I am taking you today up North to the Kingdom of Denmark where October 20th should see the premiere of their new apocalyptic series FAMILIES LIKE OURS at their TV2. Written and directed by

The series will have international distribution

Thomas Vinterberg, the series had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival earlier last summer. The series which was shot all around Europe had more than 40 actors and over 2500 extras involved in the production. 

 

THE SEVEN EPISODE SERIES STORY 

Countries disappear, love remains. Denmark, in a not-too-distant future. The rising water levels can no longer be ignored and the country needs to be evacuated. As people disperse in all directions, they must bid farewell to what they love, what they know, and who they are. Slowly but steadily, everything changes. All property becomes worthless, all fortunes shift, and luck favours only a few. Those who can afford it travel to affluent countries while the less well-off depend on government-funded relocation to more challenging destinations. Families, friends, and loved ones are separated. Some will be overcome by hatred and division, while others will nurture love and foster new beginnings. Against this backdrop we meet Laura, a high school student in love for the first time and on the cusp of graduation. When news of the evacuation breaks, the course of Laura and her family's lives are changed forever, and Laura is forced into the impossible dilemma of choosing between the three people she loves the most. Nikolaj Lie Kaas and our dear Esben Smed star in the series.

 

SEE AN EPIC TRAILER FOR MADS MIKKELSEN'S 18TH CENTURY HISTORICAL DRAMA THE PROMISED LAND!

  THE PROMISED LAND  

MADS MIKKELSEN FILM TRAILER

The movie will open at Venice Film Festival

It was previously known as King's Land then for some reason they opted for a rather bland title THE BASTARD, but now its international title has become THE PROMISED LAND with Mads Mikkelsen in the lead, who is joined by our dear Morten Hee Andersen (you remember him as the hot prince in Margrete Queen of the North) and Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg, Amanda Collin (the android from Raised By Wolves), Kristine Kujath Thorp, Magnus Krepper, Jakob Lohmann and Felix Kramer! Today, we have the first trailer and poster for the film which will premiere at Venice Film Festival this year! Check out the trailer with English subtitles below and tell us what you think.

THE STORY OF THE FILM

directed by Nikolaj Arcel's film is set in the middle of the 18th century when Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated, and colonized so that civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. But nobody dared go to this brutal land until a lone soldier named Ludvig Kahlen stepped up. This historical drama film should open in cinemas October 5th in Denmark.

 

SEE 1ST SAM HEUGHAN, ALFRED ENOCH, ELEANOR TOMPLINSON PICS FROM COUPLE NEXT DOOR MINI TV SERIES! EHRENGARD: THE ART OF SEDUCTION TRAILER FOR NEW NETFLIX PERIOD SET COSTUME MOVIE DRAMA PLUS THE AIR DATE

  THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR  

FIRST SAM HEUGHAN IMAGES

Channel 4 has released first images from their new mini series THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR which arrives to the British channel this Autumn with Sam Heughan in the lead role. The series that will air on Starz in USA and Lionsgate + streamer, is a deliciously dark, psychological drama, exploring the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires. The six part series looks at how we never know what goes on behind closed doors. When Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson) and Pete (Alfred Enoch) move into an upscale neighbourhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Sam Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw). As time goes on, these two couples get increasingly close to each other and one fateful night, become sexually entangled in a way that will change their lives forever! Our dear Beta Film is distributing.

  TRAILER FROM EHRENGARD  

THE ART OF SEDUCTION MOVIE

The movie will stream September 9th

We have announced this one years ago when it was revealed that the queen of Denmark will be creating costumes for it (which is funny given that the costumes look horrible and ridiculously ugly in the trailer as if they were done by an amateur), but now we have first trailer from EHRENGARD: THE ART OF SEDUCTION movie from Bille August. Based on a Karen Blixen book the film will star Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Alice Bier Zandén and Emilie Kroyer Koppel, and will launch globally on Netflix September 9th! Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think, does it look cheap to you as it does to us?

IN THE FAIRYTALE KINGDOM

of Babenhausen, a young, self-appointed expert on love, Mr. Cazotte (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), is hired by the scheming Grand Duchess (Sidse Barbett Knudsen) to help her secure an heir. While searching for a suitable future Princess, Mr Cazotte teaches the timid and introverted Crown Prince Lothar(Emil Aron Dorph) the art of seduction and lovemaking. But their plan soon backfires, when an heir is conceived out of wedlock and the royal family has to seek refuge in the castle of Rosenbad. Here, as rivals within the royal family close in on their scheme, Cazotte himself falls in love with Ehrengard (Alice Esther Bier Zandén), the maid of honor, and gradually learns that in fact, he’s no expert on love at all.

 

THE PROMISED LAND 18TH CENTURY DRAMA TO OPEN IN VENICE WITH MADS MIKKELSEN, AMANDA COLLIN, MORTEN HEE ANDERSEN! SEE FIRST PHOTOS!

  THE PROMISED LAND  

MADS MIKKELSEN'S PERIOD SET FILM TO AIR IN VENICE

It was previously known as King's Land then for some reason they opted for a rather bland title THE BASTARD, but now its international title has become THE PROMISED LAND with Mads Mikkelsen in the lead, who is joined by our dear Morten Hee Andersen (you remember him as the hot prince in Margrete Queen of the North) and Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg, Amanda Collin (the android from Raised By Wolves), Kristine Kujath Thorp, Magnus Krepper, Jakob Lohmann and Felix Kramer! It has been revealed today that the film will premiere at Venice Film Festival this year!

THE STORY OF THE FILM

directed by Nikolaj Arcel's film is set in the middle of the 18th century when Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated, and colonized so that civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. But nobody dared go to this brutal land until a lone soldier named Ludvig Kahlen stepped up. This historical drama film should open in cinemas October 5th in Denmark.

SEE 1ST IMAGES FROM NETFLIX DANISH EPIC FAIRY TALE MOVIE EHRENGARD WITH COSTUMES FROM THE QUEEN HERSELF!

1ST IMAGES FROM EHRENGARD

THE ART OF SEDUCTION MOVIE

We have announced this one years ago when it was announced that the queen of Denmark will be creating costumes for it, but now we have first images from EHRENGARD: THE ART OF SEDUCTION movie from Bille August. Based on a Karen Blixen book the film will star Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Alice Bier Zandén and Emilie Kroyer Koppel, and will launch globally on Netflix this year. 

 

IN THE FAIRYTALE KINGDOM

of Babenhausen, a young, self-appointed expert on love, Mr. Cazotte (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), is hired by the scheming Grand Duchess (Sidse Barbett Knudsen) to help her secure an heir. While searching for a suitable future Princess, Mr Cazotte teaches the timid and introverted Crown Prince Lothar (Emil Aron Dorph) the art of seduction and lovemaking. But their plan soon backfires, when an heir is conceived out of wedlock and the royal family has to seek refuge in the castle of Rosenbad. Here, as rivals within the royal family close in on their scheme, Cazotte himself falls in love with Ehrengard (Alice Esther Bier Zandén), the maid of honor, and gradually learns that in fact, he’s no expert on love at all.

JACK LOWDEN TO LEAD 18TH CENTURY MOVIE TORNADO! CALLUM SCOTT HOWELLS IS HOLLY JOHNSON IN FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD BIOPIC RELAX! FIRST EVER DANISH STONE AGE SET MOVIE STRANGER SETS LEAD CAST!

  JACK LOWDEN TO LEAD  

TORNADO PERIOD SET FILM

Jack Lowden will star in Tornado

Arriving to Cannes Market is John Maclean's period set movie TORNADO with Jack Lowden in the lead role! Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki), is a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s (Takehiro Hira) travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist.   

  CALLUM SCOTT HOWELLS  

TO LEAD RELAX BIOPIC

Our latest info from the upcoming movie market in Cannes comes from Screen Daily: according to their sources Callum Scott Howells has been set to portray Holly Johnson in RELAX movie biopic on his famous 80s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the creation of their biggest hit "Relax" which was storming the charts back in its day. The film was written and directed by Bernard Rose who, very interestingly, directed the original music video for the said music hit. The film is based on Holly's memoirs A Bone In My Flute.  

  DANISH STONE AGE  

MOVIE DRAMA STRANGER

Screen Daily also reports on Mads Hedegaard's stone age set movie drama STRANGER which is set to shoot this summer for an Autumn

Danica Curcic will be the hunter tribe queen

2024 release. The film is set around 4,000 BC, during the transition from Hunter Stone Age to Peasant Stone Age. The story follows a 19-year-old girl, Aathi (Angela Budalovic), whose family are the first farmers to arrive in what is now Denmark; when her family is killed by a local tribe of hunter-gatherers, she and her brother are forced to live with the tribe in the vast and eerie forest and learn new traditions in order to survive. As the culture crash becomes more ruthless, Aathi must decide if she will take her revenge. Serbian actress Danica Curcic is playing the leader of the hunter-gatherer tribe. A Pre-Indo-European language has been developed especially for the film to ensure authenticity!

TOM HIDDLESTON TO LEAD THE LIFE OF CHUCK STEPHEN KING MOVIE ADAPTATION! SEE DANISH MUSIC STAR CHRISTOPHER IN NETFLIX MOVIE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE TRAILER

 TOM HIDDLESTON TO LEAD 

THE LIFE OF CHUCK STEPHEN KING MOVIE ADAPTATION

And our dear Tom Hiddleston will be joined in the film adaptation of Stephen King's THE LIFE OF CHUCK by Mark Hamill. The story is split into three parts, each of them telling a part of Chuck's story in reverse chronological order. The story begins with Chuck's death from a brain tumour at the age of 39, and ends with his childhood in a house which is supposedly haunted. Mike Flanagan is directing. Hiddleston also has the second seasons of Loki and The Night Manager coming up. This hot package (not the one from the picture above, you rascals) will be shopped at Cannes. 

 A BEAUTIFUL LIFE TRAILER 

FOR NEW NETFLIX MOVIE

A Beautiful Life arrives this June

Netflix has released a trailer for their new Danish original movie A BEAUTIFUL LIFE which hits the streamer June 1st starring gorgeous Danish singer, actor and songwriter Christopher. He plays Elliott, a young fisherman with an extraordinary voice, who gets the chance of a lifetime when he is discovered by the successful high-profile music manager, Suzanne. Suzanne soon pairs Elliott with her estranged daughter and music producer, Lilly. On his way to becoming a star, struggles from the past threaten not only his big breakthrough, but also the budding love with Lilly. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think. Will you tune in or not and do you like Christopher's voice in the trailer?

SARAH LANCASHIRE, STEVEN KNIGHT WORKING ON SHAKESPEARE DRAMA SERIES! SEE TRAILER FOR DANISH 19TH CENTURY SATIRE MOVIE EMPIRE (VIFTEN) SET IN COLONIAL WEST INDIES!

 NEW SHAKESPEARE SERIES 

FROM SARAH LANCASHIRE AND STEVEN KNIGHT

Julia star Sarah Lancashire and Steven Knight are teaming up on making a drama series on WILLIAM SHAKE SPEARE, which will tell the

Lancashire will produce via her production company

complete story of the glove-maker’s son who became the greatest storyteller in history and how his genius survived and thrived in an age of turmoil and terror, danger and disease. As Variety reports, it aims to be the first full account of the passion, people and politics that made William Shakespeare the world’s most famous dramatist and the men and women around him who loved and labored, schemed and plotted, killed and connived in one of the most dangerous periods in history. Sarah Lancashire, who came up with the idea for the series, will produce through her production company.

 EMPIRE MOVIE TRAILER 

FROM COLONIAL DENMARK

Available for viewing to the Danish cinemagoers as of this weekend is their sprawling historical movie drama EMPIRE (Viften) which already had its

Empire is out as of April 20th in Denmark

world premiere earlier this January at Goteborg Film Festival in the neighbouring Sweden.  Coming from Meta Film studio, the movie was directed by Frederikke Aspock and delves deeply into Denmark’s colonial past in the Danish West Indies in 1848.

  EMPIRE FOLLOWS  

Anna Heegaard and Petrine (Sara Fanta Traore) who are close friends. Both women are colored, but their living conditions are very different – ​​Anna is free and owns the enslaved Petrine. Anna lives with Governor-General Peter von Scholten (Claus Riis Østergaard) at his country house, where she manages the home, the fortune and her beloved and trusted housekeeper Petrine. Everything seems to be as it should be, until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl. Which side are Anna and Petrine really on – and is it the same? This absurdist satire drama was written by Anna Neye who also plays the lead role.

IT'S WAR AND POWER STRUGGLE AT COURT IN THE EMPRESS TRAILER FOR NEW NETFLIX' HISTORICAL SAGA! MORTEN HEE ANDERSEN JOINS MADS MIKKELSEN IN THE BASTARD 18TH CENTURY MOVIE DRAMA

  MORTEN HEE ANDERSEN  

JOINS MADS MIKKELSEN'S PERIOD SET FILM THE BASTARD

Morten Hee Andersen has joined the cast

It was previously known as King's Land but for some reason they opted for a rather bland title THE BASTARD, but it still has Mads Mikkelsen in the lead, and he is now joined by our dear Morten Hee Andersen (you remember him as the hot prince in Margrete Queen of the North) and Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg, Amanda Collin, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Magnus Krepper, Jakob Lohmann and Felix Kramer! The story of Nikolaj Arcel's film is set in the middle of the 18th century when Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated, and colonized so that

First look at Mads Mikkelsen in the film which arrives next year

civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. But nobody dared go to this brutal land until a lone soldier named Ludvig Kahlen stepped up. The film, produced by Zentropa, should arrive to cinemas sometime in Autumn next year and you can also check out first two photos showing Mikkelsen at the sets of the new movie.

  THE EMPRESS TRAILER  

FOR NETFLIX EPIC SERIES

Netflix has released the official trailer for their new German original series THE EMPRESS which arrives September 29th! You can read more about the series in our lavish spotlight here. In an incredible twist of fate and against all expectations, an unusual love ignites between Emperor Franz of Austria and Hungary (Philip Froissant) and Bavarian princess Elisabeth (Devrim Lingnau). Together they embark on a dangerous path. Surrounded by power struggles and intrigues, Elisabeth confronts those who do not believe in her to become one of Europe's first glamorous celebrities and also the empress of a vast empire. 

SEE THEO JAMES, OLIVER JACKSON COHEN, FREIDA PINTO IN MR. MALCOLM'S LIST PERIOD SET TRAILER! MADS MIKKELSEN TO LEAD KING'S LAND HISTORICAL MOVIE DRAMA

 MADS MIKKELSEN TO LEAD 

KING'S LAND EPIC FILM

This Danish historical drama from director Nikolaj Arcel will see him reunite with Mads Mikkelsen who will lead KING'S LAND set in the mid 1700s, when

Mads Mikkelsen will lead the movie

Danish King Fredirik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated and colonized so that civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. However, no one dared to follow his decree for the heath meant certain death and was considered a place haunted by ravenous wolves, highwaymen and brutal and unforgiving nature. By 1755, lone solder Ludvig Kahlen rode into the heath in a stubborn pursuit of a lifelong dream, determined to reach his goal: The heath would either bring him wealth and honor or would get the better of him. The film shoots September in Denmark, Germany and Czech republic. 

 MR. MALCOLM'S LIST TRAILER 

TRUE LOVE, CONDITIONALLY

The movie is out July 1st in USA

A star studded trailer is here for another period set project: MR. MALCOLM'S LIST which hits US cinemas July 1st. Based on the book by Suzanne Allain, this utterly woke period drama full of wit, tricks, and romance, set in the 1800s England, stars Freida Pinto, Theo James, Oliver Jackson Cohen. When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite (Zawe Ashton) is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù). Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto) to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman…or the perfect hoax.

1ST PHOTO FROM BILLE AUGUST DIRECTED PERIOD SET EPIC ROMANCE THE KISS, PLUS HIS NEXT PROJECT IS FAIRYTALE ADAPTATION OF KAREN BLIXEN'S EHRENGARD CLASSIC

  BILLE AUGUST' THE KISS  

NEW PERIOD SET DRAMA

After Karen Blixen biopic The Pact, Bille August is preparing new period  set movie THE KISS and today we have the first photo from it.  This epic romance is set in 1913 Denmark, on the eve of the First World War, following a noble young man training to be a cavalry officer. He meets a

The Kiss has been shot in Denmark and Hungary

baron’s daughter, a beautiful young woman in a wheelchair following a tragic accident, and can’t figure out if his growing feelings for her are out of true love or pity. Based on Stefan Zweig novel it stars Esben Smed, Clara Rosager, David Dencik, Lars Mikkelsen and Rosalinde Mynster!

 

 EHRENGARD ADAPTATION

Speaking of Bille August, his next project is movie adaptation of Karen Blixen's EHRENGARD novel for Netflix. Set in the fairy tale kingdom of

Blixen wrote the book as Isak Dinesen

Babenhausen, where a young, self appointed expert on love, Cazotte, is hired by the scheming Grand Duchess to help her secure an heir. While searching for a suitable future Princess, Cazotte teaches the timid and introverted Crown Prince the art of seduction and lovemaking. But their plan soon backfires, when an heir is conceived out of wedlock and the royal family has to seek refuge in the castle of Rosenbad. Here, as rivals within the royal family close in on their scheme, Cazotte himself falls in love with Ehrengard, the maid of honour, and gradually learns that in fact, he's no expert on love at all.

EUROPEAN TUESDAY: TRAILERS AND POSTERS FOR PERIOD SET AWARD WINNING ITALIAN WW2 DRAMA FREAKS OUT AND DANISH THE PACT, BIOPIC ON OUT OF AFRICA AUTHOR

  FREAKS OUT TRAILER 

AWARD WINNING ITALIAN DRAMA

We're international today, first over in Italy, a trailer and poster for FREAKS OUT a fantasy movie which is out in Italy in October but has already

Freaks are out in Italian cinemas this October

won eight awards at Venice Film Festival. Matilde (Aurora Giovinazzo), Cencio (Pietro Castellitto), Fulvio (Claudio Santamaria) and Mario (Giancarlo Martini) are family when the 2nd world war hits Rome. Israel (Giorgio Tarabassi), the owner of their circus, disappears in the attempt to find a getaway overseas for them all. The four friends are in disarray. Without anyone looking after them but above all, without the circus, they lose their social placement and they feel only as sideshow attractions on the loose in a city at war. The 14 million worth movie was both directed and written by Gabriele Mainetti.

 

 

 THE PACT MOVIE TRAILER 

 KAREN BLIXEN BIOPIC

The Pact aired in Denmark earlier this August

Over in Denmark, we have a biopic of another famous writer: THE PACT, which already played in domestic cinemas, was directed by Bille August.  Aged 63 Karen Blixen (Birthe Neumann), the author of Out of Africa, is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous African adventure only to return to Denmark in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. She is an isolated genius, however, until the day she lays eyes on a handsome 30 year old poet (Simon Bennebjerg). She promises him literary stardom if he in return will obey her

The film was directed by Hollywood director Bille August

unconditionally - even at the cost of him losing everything else in his life. The film is a heart-wrenching story of a sorcerer and her apprentice, about how far you will go for love and art.