IT'S NEVER TOO LATE FOR LOVE FOR IAN MCKELLEN AND ROB BRYDON IN FRANK AND PERCY MOVIE TRAILER WITH HUGH SKINNER, STEPHEN FRY, JOANNA LUMLEY, DEREK JACOBI

    FRANK AND PERCY   

FIRST TRAILER FOR IAN MCKELLEN MOVIE

Frank And Percy movie is out next week

And it is such a massively stellar ensemble movie: Sir Ian McKellen's movie FRANK AND PERCY which also stars Roger Allam will also have Hugh Skinner, Sir Stephen Fry, Dame Joanna Lumley, Sir DerekJacobi, Rob Brydonand Dame Sian Phillips in the cast. The story follows two older men who meet while walking their dogs on Hampstead Heath. What begins as a casual conversation about the weather and aching hips gradually deepens into an unexpected friendship – and perhaps something more. The movie will be released next week, October 13th in the UK. Watch the trailer below:

 

SEE FIRST PIC OF IAN MCKELLEN IN FRANK AND PERCY MOVIE WHICH ALSO STARS HUGH SKINNER, STEPHEN FRY, JOANNA LUMLEY, DEREK JACOBI, ROB BRYDON

    FRANK AND PERCY   

FIRST IMAGE FROM IAN MCKELLEN MOVIE

And it is such a massively stellar ensemble movie: Sir Ian McKellen's movie FRANK AND PERCY which also stars Roger Allam will also have Hugh Skinner, Sir Stephen Fry, Dame Joanna Lumley, Sir Derek Jacobi, Rob Brydon and Dame Sian Phillips in the cast. The story follows two older men who meet while walking their dogs on Hampstead Heath. What begins as a casual conversation about the weather and aching hips gradually deepens into an unexpected friendship – and perhaps something more.

TRAILER FOR SKY'S CHRISTMAS COMEDY TINSEL TOWN WITH KIEFER SUTHERLAND, DEREK JACOBI, ALICE EVE, DANNY DYER, LUCIEN LAVISCOUNT

  TINSEL TOWN TRAILER  

FOR SKY'S NEW CHRISTMAS COMEDY

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.

FIRST TRAILER FOR JULIET AND ROMEO MOVIE MUSICAL WITH DEREK JACOBI, JASON ISAACS, RUPERT EVERETT, RUPERT GRAVES, JAMIE WARD AND CLARA RUGAARD

   JULIET AND ROMEO TRAILER  

FOR STAR STUDDED MUSICAL MOVIE

Juliet and Romeo is out this May in cinemas

This one definitely has quite a cast: Derek Jacobi as the Friar, Jason Isaacs as lord Montague, Rupert Everett as lord Capulet, Rupert Graves as prince Escalaus, Clara Rugaard as Juliet, Jamie Ward as Romeo, Rebel Wilson as lady Capulet, all star in JULIET AND ROMEO, Timothy Scott Bogart’s pop Romeo & Juliet musical, the first film in an original pop musical trilogy based around the real-life story that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Dan Fogler are also starring in the film which was originally supposed to arrive two years ago titled Verona but is now finally being released into cinemas from May 9th and you can check out the first colourful trailer below and tell us what you think. Grammy award winner Ewan Kidd Bogart was responsible for the original songs in the movie. He is known for Beyonce's Halo.

 

  SET IN YEAR 1301

at the end of Medieval times,JULIET AND ROMEO finds our most famous star-crossed lovers turning the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales, is leaving the poetry of Iambic Pentameter in the past, for the original pop music that rockets these ever-present themes right to the heart of our characters in the most surprising, and

perhaps most powerful way that has ever been seen, or heard, before... The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time.

 

FIRST IMAGE FROM VERONA ROMEO & JULIET MOVIE MUSICAL WITH DEREK JACOBI, JASON ISAACS, RUPERT EVERETT, RUPERT GRAVES, REBEL WILSON

   VERONA MUSICAL   

FIRST MOVIE IMAGE IS HERE!

This one definitely has quite a cast: Derek Jacobi as the Friar, Jason Isaacs as lord Montague, Rupert Everett as lord Capulet, Rupert Graves as prince Escalaus, Clara Rugaard as Juliet, Jamie Ward as Romeo, Rebel Wilson as lady Capulet, all star in VERONA, Timothy Scott

First image of Rebel Wilson as Lady Capulet in Verona

Bogart’s pop Romeo & Juliet musical, the first film in an original pop musical trilogy based around the real-life story that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Dan Fogler are also starring in the film which was originally supposed to arrive this Christmas.

1ST THE LONG SHADOW TRUE CRIME SERIES IMAGES WITH TOBY JONES, DAVID MORRISSEY! FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES BBC THRILLER SERIES TEASER

    THE LONG SHADOW   

1ST IMAGES FROM THE SERIES

We are going British today, starting with the first images from THE LONG SHADOW true crime drama which is coming to ITV and ITVX next month! The seven part series depicts the desperate five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, sensitively focussing on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation. With the victims, their families and the survivors at the heart of this series, we get a new perspective to a well-documented story. Meticulously researched and drawing upon the most extensive archive of the investigation, comprising of hundreds of case files, interview transcripts and police reports, the series stars Toby Jones as DCS Dennis Hoban, who initially led the enquiry, with David Morrissey taking the role of DCS George Oldfield, who famously took on the investigation. Lee Ingleby is DCS Jim Hobson, whilst Katherine Kelly plays Emily Jackson with Daniel Mays as her husband, Sydney Jackson. Jill Halfpenny plays Doreen Hill, with Shaun Dooley as DCS Chris Gregg. 

 

  FIRST BBC TEASER FOR  

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES SERIES

Starting as soon as August 29th on BBC One and also on iPlayer, is new thriller series THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES. This is the story of two very different women (Alice Newman and Cheryl Harker) and the conman Dr Rob Chance they have in common; a dark, funny, and unpredictable thriller about three remarkable characters trapped in a tangled triangle of complexly layered half-truths and lies of epic proportions. Cheryl is a bestselling fantasy fiction author who, recently bereaved, now lives alone with her poodle, Goblin. Alice is a formidable but long-underestimated PA who lives in a bungalow with her young son, magician partner. Rob (Alistair Petrie) is an eccentric and celebrated ecopreneur (allegedly). Three apparent strangers with nothing in common... except Rob’s dupes, deceptions and delusions. This is a story about lies and artifice, about our weakness for self-deception, and about the rapid ascent of the modern fraudster. It is the story of an unexpected friendship between two very different women and the power they’ll discover when theyraise their voices in joyous rage. As they finally find the courage and self-belief to take charge, the con is on to try and take a sociopathic predator down. Derek Jacobi also stars!

MOVIE ADAPTATION OF POLIDORI'S THE VAMPYRE: BLOOD AND INK GOTHIC NOVEL TO STAR DEREK JACOBI, MALCOLM MCDOWELL

 POLIDORI'S THE VAMPYRE 

CASTS DEREK JACOBI AND MALCOLM MCDOWELL AS LEADS

One of the first English language novels to feature blood-sucking creatures, 19th century Gothic novel The Vampyre by John William Polidori will be adapted into a movie with Malcolm McDowell and Derek Jacobi! THE VAMPYRE: BLOOD AND INK will follow Lord Ruthven, a mysterious and magnetic nobleman who captivates London society with his charismatic charm. Aubrey, a young Englishman, becomes infatuated with Ruthven and is drawn into a world of secrets and supernatural horror. As Aubrey uncovers the truth about Ruthven’s sinister nature, he finds himself trapped in a perilous battle against the allure of the vampire’s deadly powers. Polidori was the personal doctor of Lord George Byron, who became an allegory for the character he has created – Lord Ruthven.

 

JUDI DENCH, DEREK JACOBI, RUSSELL TOVEY, JENNIFER SAUNDERS IN DELIGHTFUL ALLELUJAH COMEDY MOVIE TRAILER! MARTIN COMPSTON, TONY CURRAN IN MOVING MAYFLIES BBC SERIES TRAILER

 MAYFLIES SERIES TRAILER 

STARRING MARTIN COMPSTON

Mayflies will air December 28th at BBC

Two British projects for you today, starting with a trailer for two part series MAYFLIES which will air on BBC during the holidays, December 28th! The adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's acclaimed novel sees a friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully (Tony Curran) has the worst kind of news. He has cancer and he makes a request that tests his and James' (Martin Compston) friendship to the limit. After sharing his devastating news, Tully asks his old pal for help ending his own life, yet James isn’t comfortable keeping their plan a secret from Tully’s partner Anna (Ashley Jensen).

 

   1ST ALLELUJAH TRAILER  

WITH JUDI DENCH, DEREK JACOBI AND JENNIFER SAUNDERS

A delight coming from Pate Films today is the first trailer from ALLELUJAH movie starring Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Russell Tovey, Jennifer Saunders, David Bradley and Julia McKenzie. The film is out March 17th, at the anniversary of British NHS.

  WHEN THE GERIATRIC WARD

of a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, the hospital decides to fight back by galvanizing the local community. They invite a news crew to film their preparations for a concert in honour of the hospital’s most distinguished nurse. What could go wrong? ALLELUJAH celebrates the spirit of the elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the deep humanity of the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing demand. But in the midst of the tears and the laughter, we slowly realise that there is something threatening the hospital that is far more lethal than the politicians demanding efficiency at any cost…

 

SEE JUDI DENCH, DEREK JACOBI, JENNIFER SAUNDERS IN ALLELUJAH MOVIE! EMILY WATSON, ADEWALE AGBAJE TO LEAD LATE IN SUMMER WW2 ROMANCE! RACHEL BLOOM JOINS JULIA CHILD SERIES 2ND SEASON

  LATE IN SUMMER FILM  

EMILY WATSON GETS THE LEAD

A little bit of everything today, starting with Emily Watson who will lead new WW2 romance movie LATE IN SUMMER with Harriet Walter and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje! Set just as WWII draws to a close, the film will chart how a brief encounter leads to a love affair that ignites a dormant passion in a lonely farmer’s wife and an American GI. With the world around them conspiring against their relationship, it’s not long before the realities of their existence force them to make a very difficult decision. Timothy Spall is producing.

   1ST ALLELUJAH IMAGES  

WITH JUDI DENCH, DEREK JACOBI AND JENNIFER SAUNDERS

Speaking of British thespians, check out the first images from ALLELUJAH movie starring Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Russell Tovey, Jennifer Saunders, David Bradley and Julia McKenzie. The film should arrive next year at the anniversary of British NHS. When the geriatric ward of a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, the hospital decides to fight back by galvanizing the local community. They invite a news crew to film their preparations for a concert in honour of the hospital’s most distinguished nurse. What could go wrong? ALLELUJAH celebrates the spirit of the elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the deep humanity of the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing demand. But in the midst of the tears and the laughter, we slowly realise that there is something threatening the hospital that is far more lethal than the politicians demanding efficiency at any cost…

 JULIA SERIES 2ND SEASON 

HIRES RACHEL BLOOM

Although we are still not shocked but scandalised and disgusted that HBO's Julia Child series JULIA did not score any Emmy nominations, not even Sarah Lanchashire for the lead, while some Korean garbage and other undeserving trash did, we are looking forward to the second season which has just cast Rachel Bloom. She will have a recurring role as Elaine Levitch, a dynamo who comes to WGBH by way of CBS to work with Julia on ‘The French Chef.'

BECOMING ELIZABETH EPIC SERIES TRAILER AND AIR DATE REVEALED! DEREK JACOBI, ROMOLA GARAI, ALISTAIR PETRIE TO STAR IN BBC'S THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES DARK, FUNNY THRILLER SERIES

 DEREK JACOBI TO STAR IN 

BBC'S FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES SERIES

BBC has announced a production on new five part unconventional dark and funny thriller series THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES. It is the story of two very different women and the conman they have in common; a dark, funny, and unpredictable thriller about three remarkable characters trapped in a tangled triangle of complexly layered half-

Acting legend Derek Jacobi will star in the series

truths and lies of epic proportions. Cheryl (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is a bestselling fantasy fiction author who, recently bereaved, now lives alone with her poodle, Goblin. Alice (Rebekah Staton) is a formidable PA, a mother, and a lifelong Madonna fan. Rob (Alistair Petrie) is an eccentric and celebrated ecopreneur (allegedly). Three apparent strangers with nothing in common... except Rob’s dupes, deceptions and delusions. This is a story about lies and artifice, about our weakness for self-deception, and about the rapid ascent of the modern fraudster. Asking why do ‘respectable’ psychopaths rise to the top? Why does a posh man in a suit still seem so plausible next to a working-class mum in a pink cape? And if you can’t beat them, is joining them really so bad? Above all, this is also the story of an unexpected friendship between two very different women and the power

Rebekah Stanton, Alistair Petrie, Julian Barratt will star

they’ll discover when they raise their voices in joyous rage. As they finally find the courage and self-belief to take charge, the con is on to try and take a predator down. Joining the trio are Romola Garai as Juno Fish, Alice’s boss and a prominent designer who is famous for her unique brand of idiosyncratic floral patterns and products, Derek Jacobi as Sir Ralph Unwin who may or may not be being scammed by Rob, Julian Barratt as Alice’s painfully predictable, deeply kind, magician husband Benjy, Karl Johnson as Bill, Alice’s father and confidant, and Ellie Haddington as Diane, Alice’s long suffering, insufferable mother.

  BECOMING ELIZABETH  

STARZ RELEASES TRAILER!

Starz has released a trailer for their new historical series BECOMING ELIZABETH which arrives June 12th! Long before she ascended the throne,young Elizabeth Tudor (Alicia von Rittberg), was an orphaned

The series starts June 12th on Starz

teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court. The death of King Henry VIII sees his nine-year-old son Edward (Oliver Zetter ström) take the throne and sets into motion a dangerous scramble for power, when Elizabeth, Edward, and their sister, Mary  (Romola Garai) find themselves pawns in a game between the great families of England and the powers of Europe who vie for control of the country. Thomas Seymour (Tom Cullen), the new King’s uncle, quickly marries King Henry’s widow,  Catherine Parr (Jessica Raine), but soon takes an interest in the teenage Elizabeth while Duke of Somerset (John Heffernan), loses no time in claiming the position of Lord Protector for himself when the old King dies. The series will air on Starz Play internationally as well.

NETFLIX TO CROWN LAST KINGDOM SERIES WITH SEVEN KINGS MUST DIE EPIC FEATURE FILM FINALE! JUDI DENCH, DEREK JACOBI, RUSSELL TOVEY, JENNIFER SAUNDERS CAST IN ALLELUJAH!

  ALLELUJAH MOVIE  

CASTS JUDI DENCH, RUSSELL TOVEY AND DEREK JACOBI

Here's another amazing ensemble: Richard Eyre has cast Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Russell Tovey, Jennifer Saunders, David Bradley for his new movie ALLELUJAH over at Pathe!  The story is set on a geriatric

The film has already started shooting over in London

ward in a small Yorkshire town that comes under threat of closure, and attempts to fight back by inviting a news crew to film their preparations for a concert in honour of the hospital’s most distinguished nurse.

  LAST KINGDOM EPIC SERIES 

TO END WITH A FEATURE FILM

While we are waiting for the fifth and final season to start next year, Netflix has announced that their THE LAST KINGDOM series will be crowned by a feature film as well SEVEN KINGS MUST DIE in which Alexander Dreymon will reprise his role of Uhtred along with the rest of

The film will start shooting early next year in Budapest

the crew of one of world's most popular historical series ever. Set in the 9th century, the series covers the resistance of the Kingdom of Wessex to ongoing Viking incursions to Southern England. The shooting of the film will start shortly before the final season starts airing.

DEREK JACOBI, AIDAN TURNER, DUSTIN HOFFMAN, SAM NEILL TO LEAD MR SHAW GOES TO HOLLYWOOD PERIOD SET BIOPIC! NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN EPIC MINI SERIES TRAILER WITH YOSON AN AND AIR DATE ARE HERE!

 MR SHAW GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

DEREK JACOBI, AIDAN TURNER, SAM NEILL, DUSTIN HOFFMAN

Well, it certainly is a stellar cast: Simon Callow has added Derek Jacobi, Sam Neill, Aidan Turner, Dustin Hoffman, Roger Allam and Eileen Atkins to MR. SHAW GOES TO HOLLYWOOD comedy movie which tells the story of what happened before Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion became a worldwide phenomenon and answers the question of who will come out on top when the Irish born writer meets with the Hollywood elite. It starts

Aidan Turner, Sam Neill, Derek Jacobi lead the cast

in 1933, when Shaw (Derek Jacobi), goes to Hollywood with his wife Charlotte (Eileen Atkins) to see whether Shaw's most successful play Pygmalion should be turned into a film as everyone in Hollywood competes for his attention! Hoffman will be studio boss Louis B Mayer, co-founder of MGM, Aidan Turner will be Clark Gable and Sam Neill will be William Randolph Hearst.

 

NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN TRAILER

FOR NEW EPIC TV SERIES

Continuing our week of epic delights (which will actually culminate on Sunday with our mega list of all the historical and epic shows to air till the

New Gold Mountain starts October 13th

end of the year) here is a trailer that Australian SBS has published for their new four part mini series NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN which will arrive October 13th depicting the Gold Rush in 1850s Australia. 

 

  NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN opens in Ballarat, in 1857, where European, Chinese and Indigenous Australian characters live together in a wild-west frontier town as they seek to strike it rich by finding gold. Tensions between rival camps run high, and Wei Shing (Yoson An), the charismatic leader of the Chinese operation, struggles to remain in control as he secretly amasses his own riches. A further threat to his authority is Cheung Lei (Mabel Li), a formidable woman who has arrived

Alyssa Sutherland and Yoson An lead the cast

with orders from China from her powerful father. When a white woman is found murdered, Shing is fearful the prejudiced Europeans will blame the

New Gold Mountain will air in four hourlong episodes

Chinese. Determined to remain in power and keep his fortune, Shing must find out what really happened. As Shing unravels the mystery, he encounters

Mabel Li also stars in the new SBS historical series

the recently widowed Belle (Alyssa Sutherland), who is making her name in town through the local newspaper she has inherited, and Hattie, a young Aboriginal girl trying to get by.

 

DEREK JACOBI, RUPERT EVERETT, TOM FELTON TO LEAD BRITISH DRAMA LEAD HEADS! PIGEON SHRINK GIVES DR. BIRD'S ADVICE FOR SAD POETS IN DRAMA TRAILER WITH JASON ISAACS, LUCAS JADE ZUMANN, TOM WILKINSON!

   LEAD HEADS MOVIE  

CASTS BRITISH LEGENDS

And what legends they are indeed: as Deadline reports Derek Jacobi and Rupert Everett will lead LEAD HEADS movie together with Tom Felton, Luke Newberry and Mark Williams. Giles Borg directed drama is a

Rupert Everett and Derek Jacobi will lead the cast

movie about greed, following a group of men corrupted by greed, who, in their desperation, are drawn together for one night to play a game that may cost them both their souls and lives. The shooting will start next spring in London. 

  FIRST TRAILER IS IN FOR  

DR. BIRD'S ADVICE FOR SAD POETS

The movie is out next January in USA

If you are in the mood for something more psychedelic, what is more psychedelic than a film with a pigeon as a shrink? Yaniv Raz' movie adaptation of Evan Roskos' book DR. BIRD'S ADVICE FOR SAD POETS will be out January 12th starring Jason Isaacs, Tom Wilkinson, David Arquette and Taylor Russell next to Lucas Jade Zumann in the lead role! In the emotionally charged, wild and humorous world of sixteen year old James Whitman, we see his struggle to overcome anxiety and depression by seeking advice from Dr. Bird - an imaginary pigeon therapist - in the wake of his sister's disappearance. 

1ST PHOTOS FROM 2067 SF MOVIE WITH RYAN KWANTEN, KODI SMIT MCPHEE, THE MARTINI SHOT WITH JOHN CLEESE, DEREK JACOBI, STUART TOWNSEND, 'PIXIE' WITH OLIVIA COOKE, BEN HARDY, ALEC BALDWIN

  '2067' SF MOVIE

FIRST PHOTOS FROM THE FUTURE

First photos from new films today as well, but today a selection of more modern films, starting with sf film 2067 which takes place in a world plagued by a disease after climate change has forced the adoption of artificial oxygen.

The story of the movie is set in year 2067 plagued by a disease

With his wife sick and little hope for survival, Ethan (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is forced to travel to the future in search of a cure for the mysterious illness. Not

Australian superstar Ryan Kwanten stars in the movie

knowing who to trust, he has to navigate a future filled with imminent danger and the possibility of never coming home. Ryan Kwanten also stars as Jude Mathers, who serves as Ethan’s protector and his conscience.

  'THE MARTINI SHOT'

1ST PHOTOS WITH JOHN CLEESE

There are also first photos from a rather stellar drama movie THE MARTINI SHOT, an Irish project scheduled for December release with the ensemble cast that includes John Cleese, Derek Jacobi, Stuart

Matthew Modine leads the stellar cast of Martini Shot

Townsend, Jason London and Matthew Modine. This existential drama follows an ailing movie director as he begins to shoot what he believes to be

Stephen Wallis has both written and directed the movie

his final work of art. What starts out as a normal movie, ends up being an exploration of mortality and one's profound effect on the world.

  FIRST 'PIXIE' PHOTO

SENDS OLIVIA COOKE ON A HEIST

Over from the United Kingdom arrives the first cast photo from PIXIE action comedy which stars Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, Alec Baldwin,

Ben Hardy and Olivia Cooke lead the Pixie cast with Daryl McCormack

Colm Meaney and Sebastian de Souza. To avenge her mother's death, Pixie (Olivia Cooke) masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destiny.