Netflix has announced cast for their first New Zealand eight part original series QUEENSTOWN. This is the official synopsis released by the streamer: Beneath the glamour of Queenstown’s luxury ski scene, a privileged family and the people who work for them collide over power, loyalty and desire. Rufus Sewell and Frances O’Connor have been set as leads and will be joined by Alycia Debnam-Carey and Te Kohe Tuhaka!
Foxtel and Binge have released a trailer for the second season of award winning Australian series THE TWELVE which returns July 11th with Sam Neill and FrancesO Connor in the lead roles. After the first season which followed twelve members of a court jury in urban surroundings, season two will take us to Western Australia, to the rural township of Tunkwell! When local landowner and respected town matriarch, Bernice Price (Kris McQuade), is found dead at the bottom of her farms pump well, two ex-lovers stand accused of her murder.
Twelve ordinary citizens from diverse backgrounds have been plucked from the township and its surrounds to decide the fate of the co-accused – was Bernice the victim of a crime of passion, a workplace accident or just misfortune? Erroll Shand also stars.
After the success of the award winning Australian ten part drama THE TWELVEFoxtel has announced the start of production and new cast for the second season of the court drama. Sam Neill remains as the lawyer from the first season with Frances O'Connor joining him alongside Tasma Walton,
Sam Neill and Frances O'Connor will lead the cast
Kris McQuade, Amy Mathews, Erroll Shand, Fayssal Bazzi, Josh McKenzie, Anthony Brandon Wong, Stefanie Caccamo, Sharon Johal, Luke Pegler, Adriano Cappelletta, Nelson Baker, Greg McNeill, Suesha Rana, Brad Francis, Keith Robinson, Isabelle Bäsén, Shareena Clanton,
Luke Pegler and Josh McKenzie will also star
Anthony Hayes, Myles Pollard, Gerald Lepkowski, Katherine Pearson, Caroline Brazier, Kaila Ferrelli, Jennah Bannear and Steve Le Marquand! The drama will again follow a trial as seen through the lens of the 12 new jury members, ordinary members of the public with their own realities and struggles.
A few days ago I told you that it will premiere at Toronto Film Festival and now we have the first trailer for EMILY Bronte biopic with Emma Mackey in the title role. Directed by Frances O'Connor, it explores her life before she wrote her famous classic Wuthering Heights. Out in cinemas this October and November throughout Europe, and also starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Gemma Jones, EMILY imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world's most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers who died too soon at the age of 30. Check out the trailer below:
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
CANNES WINNER COMEDY
Speaking of festival movies, you can also check out a rather bizarre trailer for this year Cannes winner TRIANGLE OF SADNESS starring Harris Dickinson and
The movie is out in cinemas October 7th
Woody Harrelson! Models Carl and Yaya are navigating the world of fashion while exploring the boundaries of their relationship. The couple are invited for a luxury cruise with a rogues' gallery of super-rich passengers, a Russian oligarch, British arms dealers and an idiosyncratic, alcoholic, Marx-quoting captain. At first, all appears Instagrammable. But a storm is brewing, and heavy seasickness hits the passengers during the seven-course captain's dinner. The cruise ends catastrophically. Carl and Yaya find themselves marooned on a desert island with a group of billionaires and one of the ship's cleaners. Hierarchy is suddenly flipped upside down, as the housekeeper is the the only one who knows how to fish.
KEELEY HAWES & MAX BEESLEY AS LEADS OF THE SF SERIES
Joyful news indeed as our dearest Keeley Hawes is returning to the small screens as the lead in Sky's eight episode adaptation of THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS
Keeley Hawes will take the lead role
sf novel by John Wyndham. Max Beesley will co star! To shoot next month, it is set in Midwich, a small English commuter town that is liberal and aspirational, populated by nuclear families and affluent high streets. A place where nothing much happens – and for a very good reason. That is until the twilight hours of a summer’s day when a sleepy corner of Midwich is plunged into panic. People pass out on their feet without warning, without reason.
Anyone who tries to enter meets the same fate. And nobody can understand why. When the mysterious blackout is lifted, life for those affected returns to apparent normality – except every woman of child bearing age inside the zone has suddenly and inexplicably fallen pregnant. As news spreads and tensions simmer, it is up to gifted
Max Beesley will play the cop in the series
psychotherapist Dr Susannah Zellaby (Hawes) to help support those affected through the emotional wilderness.
Susannah’s own daughter, Cassie, has fallen pregnant and harbours deep concerns about who, or what, is behind this phenomenon. Local officer DCI Paul Kirby (Beesley) is tasked with maintaining order but unbeknownst to them all, a terrifying force is building in the comfortable streets of Midwich. These children – potential parasites – flourish under the very love and care that their families give them. Who are these children? And what do they want? Aisling Loftus, Ukweli Roach, Synnøve Karlsen, Lara Rossi, Lewis Reeves, Rebekah Staton and Anneika Rose also star.
FIRST LOOK AT EMMA MACKEY
IN EMILY BRONTE DRAMA MOVIE
In other news from UK, Frances O'Connor has unveiled the first photo from her directorial debut EMILY in which Emma Mackey is playing the author of the famous Wuthering Heights. Emily Beecham and Joe Alwyn
First look at Emma Mackey in Emily which is currently shooting
are no longer in the cast, but their places have been filled by Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson Cohen, Alexandra Dowling, Amelia Gething, Gemma Jones and Adrian Dunbar! Oscar winning costume designer Michael O'Connor is doing the costumes.
What better way to warm yourself up a bit during cold winter nights than with some scantily clad Greek warriors and princesses, starting next Saturday, February 17th, when British BBC will start airing TROY: FALL OF A CITY, eight episode brand new epic television series!
TROY: FALL OF A CITY
an epic tale of mortals and gods, has a
psychologically rich and sweeping narrative which goes back to the
story’s origins: to the judgement of Paris, his
David Threlfall is King Priam of Troy
scandalous love affair
with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth.
Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of
Tom Weston Jones is the heroic and tragic prince Hector of Troy
the
siege, TROY: FALL OF A CITY is a rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal
and belonging. Combining thrilling adventure with heart-breaking
intimacy, it
Bella Dayne is flimsy Helen of Troy whose adultery starts the war
conveys the big themes of human existence and identity; of
people battling to retain their sense of humanity and compassion amid
the devastation and destruction of war.
THE CAST OF THE 8 PART DRAMA
The eight part saga, which will also air on Netflix after the run in UK, will see
Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose
Frances O'Connor is Hecuba, queen of Troy, Priam's wife
passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring both empires to their knees. David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of
Robin Hood's Jonas Armstrong is King of Sparta Menelaus
Troy, alongside Frances O’Connor as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and Tom Weston-Jones as their eldest son brave Hector.
They are joined by a cast
From left: Joseph Mawle as Odysseus, Johnny Harris is Agamemnon, king of Mycenae
including Joseph Mawle as Odysseus the king of Ithaca, Chloe Pirrie as Hector's wife Andromache, Johnny Harris as Agamemnon the king of
Tom Weston Jones is the brave and heroic prince of Troy Hector
Mycenae who attacks Troy with his brother Menalaus, David Gyasi as Achilles (yes, for some reason he will be black and so will be his lover
For some reason BBC thinks Achilles was black, played by David Gyasi
Patroklus and also the almighty Zeus indeed), and Jonas Armstrong as Menelaus, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when
Australian actor Louis Hunter is the bratty prince of Troy Paris
Paris arrives in his city.
Further casting includes Alfred
Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas the cousin of King Priam, David Avery as Xanthius, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Priam and Hecuba’s daughter, prophetess princess Cassandra. Check out the trailer below:
WHAT DID THE SPY THINK?
Terribly miscast in almost all of the roles, with a lot of uninspired performances and lack of any appealing or likeable characters, the series
The princes of Troy with their partners Helena and Andromache
is excruciatingly slow paced and lacking in dynamics and spark. It is visually pretty, though, with BBC scoring high visual quality. Tom Weston Jones and Louis Hunter are the eye catching elements in the series.
Treats from BBC this Friday ahead of the festive weekend! Today, you can enjoy some new photos from their upcoming historical series TROY: FALL OF A CITY which will air sometime early next year and we are still waiting for a trailer.
TROY: FALL OF A CITY
an epic tale of mortals and gods, has a
psychologically rich and sweeping narrative which goes back to the
story’s origins: to the judgement of Paris, his scandalous love affair
with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding
David Threlfall is King Priam of Troy
his birth.
Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the
siege, TROY: FALL OF A CITY is a rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal
and belonging. Combining thrilling adventure with heart-breaking
intimacy, it
Tom Weston Jones is the heroic and tragic prince Hector of Troy
conveys the big themes of human existence and identity; of
people battling to retain their sense of humanity and compassion amid
the devastation and destruction of war.
THE CAST OF THE 8 PART DRAMA
The eight part saga, which will also air on Netflix after the run in UK, will see
Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose
Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne are two epic brats Paris and Helen
passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring both empires to their knees. David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of Troy, alongside Frances O’Connor as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and Tom
Robin Hood's Jonas Armstrong is King of Sparta Menelaos
Weston-Jones as their eldest son brave Hector.
They are joined by a cast including Joseph Mawle as Odysseus, Chloe Pirrie as Hector's wife Andromache, Johnny Harris as Agamemnon, David Gyasi as Achilles, and
For some reason BBC thinks Achilles was black, played by David Gyasi
Jonas Armstrong as Menelaos, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when Paris arrives in his city.
Further casting includes Alfred
As far as the spy's heard the series is still under production in South Africa
Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas, David Avery as Xanthius, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Priam and Hecuba’s daughter, Cassandra.
I've recently informed you that BBC and Netflix are making new epic series TROY: FALL OF A CITY and today the cast has been announced! 8 part epic tale of mortals and gods, will go back to the
judgement of Paris, his scandalous love affair with Helen, and the
ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth. Centred around the Trojan royal family at the heart of
the siege, and combining thrilling adventure with
heart breaking intimacy, it will deal with existence
and identity; of people battling to retain their sense of humanity and
compassion amid the devastation and destruction of war.
TOM WESTON JONES AS HECTOR! Louis Hunter (pic 1) and Bella Dayne (pic 2) will star as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose
passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring
both empires to their knees. David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of Troy, Frances O’Connor is Hecuba, Queen
of Troy, and Tom Weston Jones (pic 1) is their eldest son
Hector. Joseph Mawle is Odysseus, Chloe Pirrie Andromache, Johnny Harris
Agamemnon, Jonas Armstrong (pic 2) Menelaos,
the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when Paris
arrives in his city. For some reason, BBC has decided that ancient Greeks were black casting David Gyasi as
Achilles, and Alfred Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas!
'THE WIZARDS OF ONCE'
DREAMWORKS TO ADAPT
Speaking of myths and fantasy, 'Deadline' reports that DreamWorks has bought the movie rights for the author of How To Train Your DragonCressida Cowell's Fall 2017 new fantasy trilogy THE WIZARDS OF ONCE. The story centres on Xar, a 12 year old wizard prince without magic,
and Wish, a 12 year old warrior princess with a magical object in a
world where magic is reviled and illegal. When they collide in the
wild wood on the trail of a deadly (and thought to be extinct) witch,
it’s the start of a grand adventure that just might change the fabric of
their world.
family and the people who work for them collide over power, loyalty and desire. Rufus Sewell and Frances O’Connor have been set as leads and will be joined by Alycia Debnam-Carey and Te Kohe Tuhaka!
family and the people who work for them collide over power, loyalty and desire. Rufus Sewell and Frances O’Connor have been set as leads and will be joined by Alycia Debnam-Carey and Te Kohe Tuhaka!
