The two of them starred together for the first time in The Theory of Everything five years ago and both Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones were nominated for Oscars that year for their roles in that one, and now they are working together in THE AERONAUTS but it is safe to say this one won't be in the running for Academy Awards. It is ready, though, to premier November 4th in United Kingdom, and then from December 6th in USA and December 20th on Amazon Prime, following daredevil pilot Amelia Wren and weather scientist James Glaisher who find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.
Inspired By True Events In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) teams
up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) to
advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in
This is the second time Redmayne and Jones are starring together
history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery,
their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find
their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face
physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes
a fight for survival.
Erased For Being A Man?
Although James Glaisher was the real historical person, Amelia Wren is a fictional character who replaces his real life assistant Henry Tracey Coxwell with a female version. Wonder what would feminists have to say on
The film is based on Richard Holmes book Falling Upwards: How We Took To The Air
that? They say the aim was to inspire girls that they can go on adventures too, but if that did not really happen isn't it a despicable case of fabricating history for the sake of modern agenda in which a real life hero Coxwell gets totally
The movie was directed by Tom Harper
erased just because he wasn't a female? While portraying Glaisher, Eddie Redmayne has a serious ankle injury and had to wear a cast! With Tom Harper from BBC's War and Peace directing, the cast also includes Tom Courtenay and Anne Reid as James' parents, Vincent Perez as Amelia's husband.
It is one of the films that will hit both this year's London film festival and the one in Toronto, Tom Harper's skyfaring adventure AERONAUTS which has just set flight to its first trailer. Eddie Redmayne plays famous
Aeronauts is directed by Tom Harper
meteorologist James Glaisher at the end of the 19th century, while Felicity Jones is Amelia Wren, his fiercely loyal copilot who harbours a penchant for science as much as she does being a showgirl. Inspired by the story of Glashier’s 1862 excursion with fellow aeronaut Henry Coxwell (whom Wren replaces in the film), the movie, as EW reports, charts the pair’s dangerous mission to study the earth’s natural patterns from the sky as they attempt to travel higher than any human before them in a massive hot air balloon — an event Wren clearly wants to publicize as a meeting of science and spectacle to generate interest in their work, while the no-nonsense Glaishier anchors his
The film will have a limited cinema releases to get in the awards race
approach in curmudgeonly determination. Tom Courtenay, Vincent Perez and Anne Reid also star in the film that hits theatres December 6th ahead of the awards season and then streams on Amazon Prime December 20th.
The latest classic sitcom to get a reboot is DESIGNING WOMEN which finished airing almost 30 years ago! Airing for seven years at CBS (often next to Murphy Brown) it followed the lives of four women and a man working together at an Atlanta interior design firm! Sitcom's original creator is back, but it isn't known if any of the original cast (Jean Smart, Annie Potts, Delta Burke) will be back!
1ST 'THE AERONAUTS'
PHOTO WITH EDDIE REDMAYNE AND FELICITY JONES
Just a few weeks ago I showed you the first set photos ofEddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones in Tom Harper's historical adventure THE AERONAUTS in which they play pilot Amelia
Wren and scientist
Click on the photo to see it in bigger size!
James Glaisher who, back in 1862, find themselves in an epic fight
for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon, and today you can check out the first official photo above! Tom Courtenay and Vincent Perez also star.
'WHAT MEN WANT' TRAILER
STARRING TARAJI P. HENSON!
Max Greenfield also stars in the movie
In the trailer department, you can check out the first trailer for new comedy WHAT MEN WANT with Taraji P. Henson! When Ali is passed up for a well deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed
in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts. With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the
next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest to the test.
Cry not Poldark lovers, not because the series is returning again next year with season five, but because its producer Mammoth Screen is preparing
Poldark's scribe is working on the new series
another epic saga for us! They are currently working with Poldark's writer Debbie Horsfield on adapting Alexandre Dumas' 19th century novel THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
As 'Deadline' reports, the story, will be set between 1815 and 1839
in France and Italy. It follows the Bourbon Restoration through the
reign of Louis Philippe of France ahead of the Hundred Days period, when
Napoleon returned to power. It is an adventure story following a man
who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and
sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment.
1ST 'THE AERONAUTS'
SET PHOTOS WITH EDDIE REDMAYNE AND FELICITY JONES
Speaking of epic things, check out the first photos that have appeared around the net of Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones in Tom Harper's historical adventure THE AERONAUTS in which they play pilot Amelia
This is the second time they star together after The Theory of Everything
Wren and scientist James Glaisher who find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon.
DAME HELEN MIRREN AND SIR IAN MCKELLEN TO STAR TOGETHER
Ian McKellen worked many times with Condon before
What an amazing duo of thespians will that be! As 'Hollywood Reporter' writes today, Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren are to star together in Bill Condon's adaptation THE GOOD LIAR based on Nicholas Searle's world wide best selling book.
A story about a cat and mouse game, THE GOOD LIAR centres on career
con artist Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen), who can’t resist one last score
when he meets rich widow Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) online. As the
woman opens up her home and life to him, the man is surprised to find
himself caring about her, turning what
Helen Mirren will try to outwit Ian McKellen's Good Liar
should be a cut-and-dry swindle
into a treacherous tightrope walk as all is not what it seems.Condon worked with McKellen on Mr Holmes a few years ago and they were both nominated for Oscars for Gods and Monsters.
'FANTASTIC BEASTS 2' TRAILER
THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD
The movie arrives into cinemas this November
1st trailer has been released for the sequel to that snoozefest FANTASTIC BEASTS: CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD which is out November. At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured by Magical Congress of the United States of America, with the help of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure blood wizards up to rule over all non magical beings.
In an effort to thwart his plans, professor Dumbledore (Jude Law) enlists his former student Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the
Jude Law plays a younger version of Professor Dumbledore
dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
Photo treats for you in the last weekend of 2017! New photos have been released from FANTASTIC BEASTS 2: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD featuring lead star Eddie Redmayne and also Jude
Jude Law plays younger version of professor Dumbledore!
Law. The movie which is out next November continues the story after the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured by Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped
The Fantastic Beasts has been imagined as the five movie series
custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non magical beings.
In
Poppy Corby Truech is Vinda Rosier, Grindenwald's trusted follower
an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even
Eddie as Newt with Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski
among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. Hopefully this one ain't as ghastly bad and boring as the first one!
'MARY POPPINS RETURNS'
& GOES ON A MAGICAL JOYRIDE
Disney has, meanwhile, revealed a new photo from their family adventure MARY POPPINS RETURNS showing Emily Blunt on a fun ride with all the kids and Jack the Lamplighter! Out next December and also starring
The story is set 25 years after the original Disney movie!
Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury, it sees Ben Whishaw as the older Michael Banks who needs help of his old nanny with his own children!
1ST 'BUMBLEBEE' PHOTO
FROM TRANSFORMERS SPINOFF!
Transformers spin off movie also has its 1st photo unleashed revealing Hailee Steinfeld in BUMBLEBEE which is set in 1987, with the titular yellow robot seeking refuge in a California junkyard, where he encounters
John Cena also stars in the Bumblebee movie!
young Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld). Together, Charlie will help nurse the injured, runaway Transformer back to health, and he will help her find her place in the world. It is also out December next year.
To end the working week, we're moving over to the prehistoric ages because EARLY MAN has just got a bunch of really funny new character posters and they're massively hilarious because they're... very modern! The $50 million stop motion animation movie will arrive into British cinemas January 26th and will then bow in Northern America and the rest of the world during February! Directed by Nick Park it comes from famous Aardman Animations studio which brought us Wallace and Gromit.
HILARIOUS STORY OF EARLY MAN
The movie hits US cinemas in February
is set at the dawn of time, when
prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, and it
revolves around Dug (the voice of Eddie Redmayne), along with his
sidekick Hognob and love interest, Goona (the voice of Maisie Williams),
as they unite his tribe against a French accented mighty enemy Lord
Nooth (the voice of Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City in order to
save their home. As you can see from the trailer below they don't
exactly do it on a battle field with good old fist fight but rather on a
prehistoric football pitch! Timothy Spall lends his voice to crazy
chief Bobnar, the affable and eternally patient Chief of Dug’s tribe who is more like a dad to the
Every Early Man takes care of his looks!
tribe than a chief making sure they change their underwear and brush their teeth every day! Most importantly of all, he keeps them from harm, which is
Check out the latest state of the caveart gadgets from Early Man!
usually of the accidental self-inflicted variety. Deep down Bobnar knows his tribe are limited but his desire to play things safe puts him at odds with Dug.
DUG VERSUS NOOTH
So who's gonna win Dug (indomitably cheerful and optimistic, scrawny but big hearted young hero, a can-do caveman with boundless enthusiasm and an unwavering belief that anything’s possible, who is always brimming with
The latest trends from the prehistoric catwalks!
ambition for his tribe, despite their obvious shortcomings) or Lord Nooth, a self important pompous Governor of the local Bronze city and a money-loving tyrant who enjoys the trappings of his luxurious Bronze Age lifestyle?
EDDIE REDMAYNE TO FLY BALLOONS WITH FELICITY JONES!
Tom Harper will helm Aeronauts!
Casting news today, beginning with Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones who will team up again after The Theory of Everything in THE AERONAUTS a period adventure based on true events about two 19th century hot air balloonists in which, as Deadline reports, Felicity Jones will play balloon pilot Amelia Wren and Eddie Redmayne will be scientist James Glaisher. In 1862, they embarked on an extraordinary journey to discover the secrets of the heavens. In the process, they fly higher in an open balloon than anyone ever has – either before or since. They make breathtaking discoveries, but as they ascend to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, they are forced into an epic fight for survival. War and Peace BBC mini series helmer Tom Harper is directing the movie.
DISNEY FINDS ITS 'MULAN'
IN CHINESE STAR LIU YIFEI
Liu is also a brand ambassador for Dior and Garnier
Disney, who is in the process of turning a lot of their
animated movies into live action ones, has found their lead star for
MULAN live action remake to be directed by Niki Caro! The role of the
daughter of a legendary warrior who impersonates a man in order to fight
in the lines of the Han Dynasty armies against a Hun invasion in the
fifth century China, has been given to young Chinese actress Liu Yifei
also known as Crystal Liu. As The Hollywood Reporter writes a team of
casting directors visited five continents and saw nearly 1,000
candidates for the role, which requires credible martial arts skills!
Hollywood Spy is no stranger to Liu as we've mentioned her many times
over the years when she starred in epic movies Forbidden Kingdom,
alongside Jackie Chan and Jet Li, Outcast, opposite Nicolas Cage and
Hayden Christensen and earlier this year in Once Upon a Time.
FANTASTIC BEASTS SEQUEL FIRST CAST PHOTO WITH JUDE LAW
I'm sure most of you will agree with me that the first one was a ghastly boring affair (I remember slumbering off at least five times during it), a poorly written snoozefest, but FANTASTIC BEASTS is still, as you know, getting a
The Beasts arrive in December 2018, a year from now
sequel and today you can see the first cast photo! Titled THE CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD, it will again star Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, an expert on magical beasts, always lovely Ezra Miller as Credence, Johnny
Eddie Redmayne returns as Newt Scamander, maziologist
Depp as evil Grindenwald, alongside new additions Jude Law as young professor Dumbledore and Callum Turner as Newt's brother Theseus.
THE BEASTS ARE BACK! At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert
Grindelwald was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the
United States of America),
Jude Law joins the cast as younger professor Dumbledore
with the help of Newt Scamander.
But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set
about gathering followers, most
Johnny Depp is again the evil magician Grindenwald!
unsuspecting of his true agenda: to
raise pure blood wizards up to rule over all non magical beings. In an
effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus
Callum Turner joins the cast as Newt's brother Theseus
Dumbledore enlists his
former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the
dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are
Ezra Miller returns as enigmatic Credence
tested,
even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided
wizarding world! Stay tuned for the first trailer!
'THE MERCY' TRAILER WITH
COLIN FIRTH & RACHEL WEISZ
Mercy arrives next February!
Meanwhile, a stellar drama sailing into cinemas next February has just got its first trailer and poster, Rachel Weisz and Colin Firth starring THE MERCY! Colin plays yachtsman
Donald Crowhurst whose disastrous attempt to
win the 1968 Golden Globe Race ends up with him creating an outrageous
account of travelling the world alone by sea. The adventure ended in
disgrace and tragedy, after he duped family and race organisers (since
neither him nor his boat were ready for the ocean crossing, he started
sending false reports on his locations over the radio struggling to keep
up the pretence), finally taking his life.
A gorgeous new UK poster has been released for Kenneth Branagh's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS which should arrive into cinemas this November bringing with it a lavish train ride that unfolds into a stylish and suspenseful mystery. Based on the novel by Agatha Christie, it tells of thirteen strangers in the train stranded in snowy Yugoslavia and one man's race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Branagh also leads the cast as Hercule Poirott joined by Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Derek Jacobi, Tom Bateman, Daisy Ridley, Adam Garcia and Olivia Colman!
NEW 'EARLY MAN' TRAILER
WITH VOICES FROM TOM HIDDLESTON & EDDIE REDMAYNE
Stone Age vs the Bronze Age
A new poster has also been released for another British movie: prehistoric animated adventure EARLY MAN with the voice of Tom Hiddleston! Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures roamed the earth, EARLY MAN tells the story of courageous caveman hero Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his best friend Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City to save their home. The movie is set to be released next January!
According to latest rumours from Hollywood, impossibly talented and divinely gorgeous Nicole Scherzinger is currently the leading choice for the role of the green witch Elphaba in the Stephen Daldry helmed Winter 2019 movie adaptation of WICKED! She already gave legendary performances in Cats and Phantom of the Opera, and gave voice to Moana's mother last year. Below you can check out her ground breaking version of Sia's Never Give Up from Oscar nominated Lion.
WICKED spotlights the untold stories of Wizard of Oz's characters,
namely the Wicked Witch of the West and her unlikely friend, Glinda the
Good Witch. It follows green skinned Elphaba through the life changing
events which eventually label her WICKED also featuring spoiled rich
girl Glinda, local prince and heartthrob Fiyero and even the Wizard of
Oz himself. As Elphaba fights injustice and seeks to undo the mistakes
of the past, dark secrets and personal tragedies shape the history of
Oz!
'FANTASTIC BEASTS' SEQUEL
CALLUM TURNER JOINS THE CAST AS NEWT'S BROTHER
Meanwhile, the gorgeous villain we loved to hate in War And Peace, Callum Turner has joined the sequel FANTASTIC BEASTS 2 and will play Eddie Redmayne's character Newt Scamander's brother which is hardly surprising given that he's Eddie's lookalike! As you know Jude Law and Johnny Depp have already joined the cast, Jude as young professor Dumbledore and Depp as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. David Yates is directing again and as it was previously announced that each of the potential five movies in the franchise will be set in another city, this one will have the story revolving in Paris which means we can expect magical beasts and monsters of French charms. The movie is set for November 2018!
'MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS'
MARGOT ROBBIE IS VIRGIN QUEEN
And the third stunner for today comes in the lovely blond form of Margot Robbie who has just been given the task of ruling England in historical movie MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS as the Virgin Queen Elizabeth! That is what 'Hollywood Reporter' writes today!
A few years ago I already informed you that the titular role of the
unfortunate and tragic Scottish queen will go to Saoirse Ronan. Her
efforts to try to throw down her aggressive cousin Elizabeth from the
English throne and the ensuing battle between the two of them will be
the main focus of the upcoming period set drama. Although Elizabeth
eventually imprisons and beheads Mary, her son James I later gets the
throne his mother coveted so much and becomes the king of England,
Scotland and Ireland, after Elizabeth fails to give birth to her own
heir. The movie has a female director Josie Rourke!
We're all historical today, and I'm sure you will deeply enjoy these two amazing posters featuring Jude Law as the naughty King Vortingern in KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, after all he is the reason we will watch Guy Ritchie's rather blasphemous and irreverent take on the famous legend which opens up in cinemas this May.
TEMP- TATION BLACKENS THE HEART In this version the young Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) runs the back
passages of Londonium with his crew, not knowing his royal lineage until
he grabs Excalibur. Instantly confronted by the sword's influence,
Arthur is forced to make up his mind. He joins the rebellion and a
shadowy young woman named Guinevere (Astrid Berges Frisbey), he must
learn to understand the magic weapon, deal with his demons and unite the
people to defeat the dictator Vortigern, the man who murdered his
parents and stole his crown to become king. Eric Bana is King Uther
Pendragon, with Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Katie McGrath, Millie
Brady, Eline Powell, David Beckham and Annabelle Wallis also in the
cast.
'EARLY MAN' TRAILER
EDDIE REDMAYNE AND TOM HIDDLESTON GO PREHISTORIC
It won't come out till January next year, but Aardman has released the first trailer for their animation movie EARLY MAN. Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures roamed the earth, EARLY MAN tells the story of courageous caveman hero Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his best friend Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City to save their home. Coming from four time Oscar winner Nick Park it also features the voice of Timothy Spall as the tribe's long-suffering leader, and father figure to his tribe of idiotic brutes which includes a gentle giant scared of his own shadow and an inept caveman whose best friend is a rock.
It is official, people, Spiderman has joined Alfonso Gomez Rejon directed drama THE CURRENT WAR! Young Tom Holland will star in the movie about the battle between George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) and his rival Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) to create a sustainable electricity system and sell it in the U.S.A. With Katherine Waterston joining as Westinghouse’s wife Marguerite Erskine, and Nicholas Hoult as Serbian genius Nikola Tesla, Tom Holland will be Samuel Insull, Edison's first assistant!
THE CURRENT WAR takes place in the late 1880s and revolves around the
two scientists and their battle over the supply of electricity. Edison
championed the use of a direct current for electric power distribution
over an alternating current, which was backed by Westinghouse Electric
and a host of European companies.
EDDIE REDMAYNE IN RIVAL FILM 'LAST DAYS OF NIGHT'
It is interesting that another movie on the subject is being shot as well next year. As 'Deadline' reports THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT will be an adaptation of Graham Moore book with Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne playing famed lawyer Paul Cravath, who was tasked with defending Westinghouse after Edison won the race to the patent office and sued his rival for an unheard of sum of $1 billion. As you know Edison was an evil and arrogant man who stole a lot of ideas from Tesla and was an enemy with him as well!
Well, if you weren't already looking forward to Disney's sequel to their celebrated classic MARY POPPINS RETURNS now you might because the latest British star to join the cast lead by Emily Blunt in the title role of the magical nanny is Colin Firth! In the movie set for Christmas 2018 release, he will be playing William Weatherall Wilkins, president of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank.
The story is set 25 years after the events of the first Mary Poppins
movie.following the now grown children from the 1964 original, Michael
and Jane Banks, who experience a personal loss that results in the
arrival of the magical Mary Poppins, who teams up with her lamplighter
friend Jack (Lin Manuel Miranda) to help the family. Directed by Rob
Marshall it will have Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer playing the grown
up kids.
TOM HARDY TO PLAY
LEGENDARY ANTARCTIC EXPLORER SHACKLETON
He did quite a lot of epic movies so far, but according to 'Deadline' Tom Hardy is set to do a new one, and a cold one as well. He will play famous explorer Ernest SHACKLETON in a Studiocanal movie about the legendary adventurer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, although the polar explorer is best remembered in how he handled adversity. His ship Endurance was crushed by ice floes and he managed to keep everyone alive in a harrowing journey to safety in sub zero temperatures.
'EARLY MAN' ANIMATED FILM
TOM HIDDLESTON AND EDDIE REDMAYNE LEND VOICES
What a combo indeed: as 'The Hollywood Reporter' writes today our fave Hiddles in the world Tom Hiddleston will join another of our faves Eddie Redmayne in lending voices to Aardman's new animated movie EARLY MAN! It will be Oscar winner Nick Park's (Wallace and Gromit) first animated feature in more than a decade. In this prehistoric comedy adventure Hiddles will voice the ridiculously pompous Lord Nooth, governor of the Bronze Age town, a money loving tyrant and rival to the film’s Stone Age hero, Dug (Redmayne)!
EARLY MAN, set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and
woolly mammoths roamed the earth, tells the story of plucky caveman
Dug, along with sidekick Hognob, who unites his tribe against the mighty
Bronze Age in the first ever game of soccer. The movie, which is
currently shooting in Bristol and looking for a USA distributor, will be
released around Europe in 2018!
