After Karen Blixen biopic The Pact, Bille August has prepared new period set movie THE KISS
and today we have the first trailer from it. THE KISS , out in Denmark next February, is epic romance 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 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 out dear Esben Smed, Clara Rosager, David Dencik, Lars Mikkelsen and Rosalinde Mynster!
THE LAND OF DREAMS
TRAILER WITH GEORGE BLAGDEN
If you were wondering where did our dear George Blagden disappear after Versailles and Vikings, we do not really know, but one of his projects, done
The movie is out in Italy next month
years ago, is finally arriving to cinemas November 10th, at least in Italy.
THE LAND OF DREAMS directed and written by Nicola Abattangelo, sees
Katsiaryna Shulha playing a young immigrant named Eva living in New
York during the 1920s who dreams of becoming a singer and falls for a
pianist with an active imagination. Beside George Blagden, the movie
also stars Kevin Guthrie, who was wonderful in The English Game series
but then got himself locked up in jail, sadly. Although produced by
Italy, this is an English language movie shot in Bulgaria with
international cast.
It's the saddest and the happiest of news, spylings! New season of French English language epic saga VERSAILLES is finally arriving to Canal + next
The third and also final season arrives tomorrow in France!
week, Monday, April 23rd, but it is, alas, the final season as well! After three years, Louis XIV's royal court is closing its gates on us. I can't say I didn't
George Blagden is again King Louis XIV the Sun King of France
predict it, although fun at times, the series never really became an opulent historical saga it could have been, opting to fill its second season with
The final season will see Louis becoming a crazy absolutist.
mediocre court intrigues, unnecessary mysticism and lack of dynamics and splendour turning it into a doomed snoozefest which tried to save its ratings
Judging from the photos the final season will be more opulent!
with full naked ladies. Hope the third season finishes the whole affair in a dignified style! The final season arrives on Ovation in USA in October and June 4th in UK on BBC2.
THE END OF A REIGN, THE BEGINNING OF A LEGEND Louis has settled
the Poison Affair and won the war against Holland. Nothing seems to be
able to thwart his ambitions: to expand his empire and impose his
Royal brothers Philippe and Louis will meet another brother under Iron Mask?
power
on the whole of Europe. But his dreams have a cost, the people are tired
of paying and revolts are roaring... At VERSAILLES too, new challenges
Rory Keenan stars as Holy Roman Emperor Leopold
await Louis. Maintenon, his new favorite, leads him into an absolutist
assertion which is not without causing considerable dissension in the
Court.
Matthew McNulty, who is no stranger to Epic series, is new cast member
Gradually, Louis no longer tolerates any dissent, be it his
people, Protestants, or the Pope himself. Yet a threat hangs over Louis,
in the form of a mysterious prisoner concealed behind a mask ...
KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE
Played by George Blagden. Between the arrival of Leopold, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and that of Cardinal Leto, representing the Vatican, Louis is largely occupied by the control of Europe, while in Paris, the people are becoming irritated by taxes.
DUKE PHILIPPE D'ORLEANS
King's brother is played by Alexander Vlahos. He tries to unravel the mystery of a masked man, The Iron Mask, whose existence threatens the very foundations of the Monarchy. His secret could question the legitimacy of Louis and Philippe. Who is he ? How to silence it?
QUEEN MARIE THERESE
Louis' wife is played by Elisa Lasowski. Sister-in-law of Emperor Leopold, Marie Thérèse succumbs to his charms and goes to support her lover rather than her husband. A very dangerous game.
FABIEN MARCHAL
The king's security expert is played by amazing Tygh Runyan. Fabien's loyalty will be put to the test. He's troubled by Sophie's return to Versailles.
MADAME DE MAINTENON
King's new lover is played by Catherine Walker. After the dismissal of slutty Madame de Montespan's from the court, Maintenon became Louis's favorite. But despite the many solicitations of the King, she refuses him.
PRINCESS PALATINE
Duchess of Orleans is played by Jessica Clark. A fierce opponent of Maintenon, who removed her newborn baby to send her to royal nurseries in Paris, she will contribute to the reconciliation of Philippe and his idiotic and egotistic lover Chevalier (played by Evan Williams above) and finally reform their scandalous “ménage à trois”.
A few lovely posters for you this Easter weekend! A colourful one has been released for George Blagden's NO POSTAGE NECESSARY a lovely drama which will get a limited release this July! He plays
Sam, a brilliant
Versailles star George Blagden takes the lead!
computer hacker seeking a better life, who always seems to make the wrong choices, even under the watchful eye of his probation officer. Barred from using the Internet and stuck working fast food with his best friend, Stanley, Sam poses as a Postal Worker, stealing people's mail to make ends meet. Until one letter changes everything. Written by beautiful Josie to her dead husband, the heart wrenching missive wakes something in Sam. Desperate to become worthy of such love, he begins following Josie and stealing more letters, until finally finding the courage to introduce himself. As Sam and Josie grow closer, she warms to the possibility of a new life as he's reminded of the values left behind in childhood. But fate shows its hand when Sam's past catches up with him!
'BOOK CLUB' POSTER
WITH JANE FONDA, CANDICE BERGEN AND DIANE KEATON
There's also the first poster for female ensemble comedy BOOK CLUB which is out this June starring Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen as four lifelong friends who have their lives
Book Club opens it doors this June in cinemas around the world
forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club. Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Alicia Silverstone, Richard Dreyfuss also star.
'EVERY DAY' POSTER
DAVID LEVITHAN'S ADAPTATION
Every Day is based on David Levithan's bestseller
New poster is also out for teenage drama based on a novel by David Levithan EVERY DAYout this and next month in most of Europe. It tells the story of Rhiannon (Angourie Rice), a 16-year old girl who falls in love with a mysterious soul named "A" who inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and A work each day to find each other, not knowing what or who the next day will bring. The more the two fall in love, the more the realities of loving someone who is a different person every 24 hours takes a toll, leaving Rhiannon and "A" to face the hardest decision either has ever had to make.
After a whole bunch of amazing new epic TV series that I announced yesterday, here's another one, equally brilliant: Amazon has greenlit four episode mini series CORTES coming from Steven Spielberg's production house based on a half a century old script rewritten by Steven Zaillian who got an Oscar for Schlinder's List! Javier Bardem will take the lead role in the epic saga about the infamous conqueror, Hernan CORTES who, some 500 years ago, led a rebellious expedition to the heart of King Montezuma II’s Aztec empire, connecting two civilizations for the first time and changing the course of history. The producers promise a saga filled with drama and adventure. Cortes was celebrated in Europe as someone who expanded Spanish Empire and viewed as genocidal psycho by Aztec tribes who ended one of the greatest civilizations of that time. About five years ago the spy informed you that Scorsese also planned to make a project on Cortes with Benicio del Toro.
'VERSAILLES'
NEW TEASER IS HERE!
Meanwhile, new teaser has been released for George Blagden's King Louis XIV epic TV saga VERSAILLES which returns to Canal + this spring (April 23rd in France to be precise, we don't know UK airing on BBC2) with
The third season will sadly be the final one as well
third season (it will air in USA on Ovation October 3rd) which will also be the final season! The new teaser shows Louis' brother Duke of Orleans, played by
We are still waiting for Canal + to announce French airing date
Alexander Vlahos, discovering a dungeon with the man under the mask from the famous 17th century legend of Louis' hidden twin brother.
Both great and sad news people coming from George Blagden's King Louis XIV royal court: French epic TV saga VERSAILLES returns to Canal + March 27th with the third season (it will air in USA on Ovation October 3rd)
The third season will sadly be the final one as well
but as Alexander Vlahos, who plays his brother Duke of Orleans, has confirmed today - it will also be the final season! You can check out the magnificent first poster today and stay tuned for the first trailer!
Award winning director Mira Nair has been hired by BBC to helm the eight part TV series adaptation of period set novel A SUITABLE BOY by Vikram
The mini series will be shot in eight episodes
Seth. Set in the 1950s, it follows a young woman’s search for love and identity in a newly independent India. Lata is growing up in northern India in 1951. Her mother is determined to find her a husband, but after her sister’s arranged marriage, Lata is not convinced she wants the same path. Torn between duty to her family and the excitement of romance, Lata embarks on an epic journey of love, desire and heartache as three very different suitors vie for her hand. Her choice will play out against the tumultuous political backdrop of India at a crossroads, looking towards its first independent general election and carving out its own destiny.
'ADRIFT' TRAILER
STARRING SAM CLAFIN AND SHAILENE WOODLEY
Thrilling first trailer has been released for Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley movie ADRIFT based on the true story of two avid sailors who set out on a journey across the ocean in 1983. Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp
The movie hits theatres in Europe this June
didn't anticipate they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm,
Sam Claflin will again played an immobile man
Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins, and must find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.
It has finished airing its second season in homeland France, it is currently airing on BBC2 in UK and will hit USA in Autumn, but the third season of popular period set series VERSAILLES has already started its 5 months production in France.
George Blagden returns as King Louis who has solved the mystery
of the poisoning and has won the war against Holland. It seems nothing
can now stop his ambitions: to extend his empire and impose his power on
the whole of Europe. But his dreams have a cost, the people are tired of
paying and the revolt rumbles... At VERSAILLES too, new challenges
await Louis. Maintenon, his new favorite, draws him towards absolutism
which causes considerable dissension at the Court. Gradually, Louis no
longer tolerates any dissent, whether from his people, the Protestants,
or the Pope himself.
However, a threat hangs over Louis, in the form of a mysterious prisoner
concealed behind a mask ...
'LADY MACBETH'
GETS A BRAND NEW POSTER
A new poster, with rather lovely colours, has been released for period set movie LADY MACBETH which played at festivals around the world and will hit UK and US cinemas in June and July. In this adaptation of Nikolai Leskov's novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk, Florence Pugh plays a 19th century young bride who is sold into marriage to a middle-aged man.
FINAL 'WONDER WOMAN'
TRAILER IS EPICALLY EPIC!
In the trailer department, check out the final, utterly epic and positively terrific trailer for WONDER WOMAN titled Rise of the Warrior! Starring Gal Gadot in the lead role it comes to theatres this June with a sequel already possible!
Before she was WONDER WOMAN, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons,
trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island
paradise, when an American pilot (Chris Pine) crashes on their shores
and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana
leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside
man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers...and
her true destiny.
Although it has been postponed again, for Borg knows which time, and will now air sometime late summer instead of May, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY new sf series has just drafted its captain! Jason Isaacs will take the helm of Star Fleet's starship Discovery as Captain Lorca opposite Sonequa Martin Green who will be the commander and actually the lead character of the new show which will air on CBS and Netflix around the world. The story will follow the first adventures of the crew at the beginnings of Star Fleet's exploration of space and will also feature Michelle Yeoh as the captain of another Star Fleet Starship. The series will also feature first gay character in a Star Trek series.
'VERSAILLES' EPIC TV SERIES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAILER
Meanwhile over in France, Canal + has released the first English language trailer for the second season of their smash hit historical series VERSAILLES charting the life of the famous Sun King which starts airing in France March 27th and will again be broadcast later this year for US audience by Ovation, after the first season became their best watched programme ever. BBC Two will again air the English language series over in Great Britain. The first season was sold in 135 countries around the world.
THE SUN KING Our beloved George Blagden will put on the lace,
silk and royal frills as the Sun King again! The biggest budgeted
French
series ever has been greenlit for second season even before the airing
of the opening one in Winter 2015! Season two looks at the dark
underbelly of power as Louis sees the dream of his grand palace
crumbling before his eyes. With phase one complete, most of France’s
eminent lords and ladies now live under the Sun King’s roof. Drugs,
gambling and alcohol are rampant, as nobles begin to poison each other
in order to get closer to him. Blinded by passion for his mistress,
Louis refuses to listen to the advice of the church and his closest
advisors and leaves for war against arch enemy William of Orange, but he
must discover the path back to light and redemption to save his vision
of Versailles. Alexander Vlahos will return in the role of his royal
brother Monsieur Philippe Duke of Orleans.
It was only a week ago that I showed you the first teaser for the second season of VERSAILLES epic series, and now we have a very naughty new trailer and first poster announcing the airing which starts March 20th in France and later on in English version on BBC 2 and Ovation.
Season two looks at the dark
underbelly of power as Louis (George Blagden) sees the dream of his grand palace
crumbling before his eyes. With phase one complete, most of France’s
eminent lords and ladies now live under the Sun King’s roof. Drugs,
gambling and alcohol are rampant, as nobles begin to poison each other
in order to get closer to him. Blinded by passion for his mistress,
Louis refuses to listen to the advice of the church and his closest
advisors and leaves for war against arch enemy William of Orange, but he
must discover the path back to light and redemption to save his vision
of Versailles. Alexander Vlahos will return in the role of his
royal
brother Monsieur Philippe Duke of Orleans! Tygh Runyan will again be
the king's faithful marshal Fabien and Stuart Bowman his dedicate right
hand Bontemps. The first season has positioned VERSAILLES among top four best epic TV series last year with Medici, Victoria and Poldark.
We continue with epic treats, people, after the teaser for The Last Kingdom two days ago! Canal + has released the first teaser for the second season of their smash hit historical series VERSAILLES charting the life of the famous Sun King which should, as far as we've heard, air this spring and will again be broadcast later this year for US audience by Ovation, after the first season became their best watched programme ever. BBC Two will again air the English language series over in Great Britain. The first season was sold in 135 countries around the world.
THE SUN KING Our beloved George Blagden will put on the lace,
silk and royal frills as the Sun King again! The biggest budgeted
French
series ever has been greenlit for second season even before the airing
of the opening one in Winter 2015! Season two looks at the dark
underbelly of power as Louis sees the dream of his grand palace
crumbling before his eyes. With phase one complete, most of France’s
eminent lords and ladies now live under the Sun King’s roof. Drugs,
gambling and alcohol are rampant, as nobles begin to poison each other
in order to get closer to him. Blinded by passion for his mistress,
Louis refuses to listen to the advice of the church and his closest
advisors and leaves for war against arch enemy William of Orange, but he
must discover the path back to light and redemption to save his vision
of Versailles. Alexander Vlahos will return in the role of his royal
brother Monsieur Philippe Duke of Orleans and as you can see from the
photos he will be, or shall I say BI, naughtier than ever before.
'SS GB MINI TV SERIES
FIRST TRAILER IS HERE!
Meanwhile, BBC has released the trailer for their new alternative history series SS GB which will air later this month in five episodes! Sam Riley plays a British homicide detective who investigates a murder in a German occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II. Kate Bosworth, Aneurin Barnard, Jason Flemyng round up the cast.
The latest of the lavish historical series to come to us this Autumn is English language French saga VERSAILLES which starts airing its ten episodes this Monday in France and Canada, and later on at BBC2 and worldwide with our deeply beloved George Blagden replacing Viking furs in order to put on the lace, silk and royal frills as the Sun King! The biggest budgeted French series ever has been greenlit for second season even before the airing of the opening one! The second season will start a few years after the first run and will depict the peak of his absolute power when he already learned how to rule and manipulate with his royal subjects.
THE GILDED TRAP Versailles, 1667. Louis XIV was 28 years. In order to impose his
absolute power over his nobles he began to transform the palace of
VERSAILLES... as a trap. The young king, haunted by the trauma of the
uprising which saw nobles rebelling against the monarchy, reveals
extraordinary, Machiavellian and manipulative political strategy. He
"invents" the royal palace of VERSAILLES to keep in it the nobles of
Paris, keep them under his control, and gradually make the castle a
gilded prison. The series also shows him as a man capable of romantic
passions, but is real love possible when you are the greatest king of
the world? Historical and fictional characters, from the most prominent
ones to the most humble servants of the king courtiers, guide us through
a world of betrayal and alcove secrets, political manoeuvring and
declarations of war, revealing VERSAILLES in all its glory and
brutality.
GEORGE BLAGDEN LEADS THE GORGEOUS CAST
Beside stunningly charismatic and delightfully lovely George Blagden as the King of France who ruled for 72 years, the cast also includes equally magnetic Alexander Vlahos (MERLIN) as his brother Monsieur Philippe Duke of Orleans (who was raised by their mother almost as a girl so that he wouldn't overshadow his royal brother, but at the battlefield he proves himself as a formidable warrior), Dominique Blanc
plays Anne of Austria. George Webster is William of Orange, while Evan
M. Williams is Chevalier de Lorainne, Grand Duke's lover.
