WHAT ARE OUR FAVOURITE PERIOD SET GENRE STARS DOING NEXT: BART EDWARDS, MATTHEW MCNULTY, LEX SHRAPNEL, MARK ROWLEY, MAX BENNETT?

 PERIOD SET GENRE STARS

WITCHER'S BART EDWARDS

Today we're doing a little spotlight on some of the dashing faces you've been noticing in period set shows in recent years and will probably keep up seeing them in the future as well. Since we have a talent for discovering future stars,

Bart Edwards is returning soon in Domina

here are some of them. You've probably first noticed irresistibly charming Bart Edwards two years ago in THE WITCHER but you haven't seen his face there as he was a hedgehog prince Urcheon. But you definitely did enjoy his gorgeous charms and manly charisma in SINGAPORE GRIP in which he flawlessly wore the uniform as captain Ehrendorf. When it comes to future projects, he will, believe it or not, star in both of our two most anticipated epic projects: GLOW AND DARKNESS epic TV series which will follow some of the most famous medieval heroes such as Barbarossa, Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, Eleanor of Aquitaine! Bart will be legendary knight Raynald of Chatillon! In Ancient Rome set DOMINA at Sky he will also appear as Iullus.

MILL'S MATTHEW MCNULTY

Matthew will be an emperor in Domina

We've first noticed this charming Brit in BBC's legendary series THE MILL in which he gave a deeply touching performance of a 19th century cotton mill engineer, and before that as one of the stars of JAMAICA INN 19th century mini series. After that he played Lucien Grimaud in BBC's THE MUSKETEERS series and will then return to the French court in VERSAILLES epic series as well! He also played a lieutenant in  the 19th century Arctic set THE TERROR. In the future he will join Bart Edwards in DOMINA epic saga which will follow the rise of empress Livia Drusilla. In it he will be the future emperor of Rome Gaius! Which means we will enjoy McNulty in a Roman toga! 

MEDICI'S LEX SHRAPNEL

You've seen another of our absolute fave period set genre series stars Lex Shrapnel (who is, did you know, the grandson of legendary Hollywood diva

We still fondly remember Lex from Harlots

Deborah Kerr) in SONS OF LIBERTY where he played William Dawes, and then as Biblical Jonathan in A.D. THE BIBLE CONTINUES mini series. But he definitely stole our hearts as wonderfully scheming and ultimately magnetic villain Rinaldo Albizzi in Italy's best ever historical saga MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE. After that he gave us the wonderfully good Lord James Croft, who had a soft heart (and hard something else) for male whores in Hulu's epic series HARLOTS. Believe it or not, our Lexy dearest will also appear in DOMINA in which he will be Crassus. Where are our smelling salts?

LAST KINGDOM'S MARK ROWLEY

Mark Rowley is everyone favourite Finan!

And how could we forget our favourite medieval jester and warrior Mark Rowley from THE LAST KINGDOM in which he plays Uhtred's right hand and best friend, brave and charming Finan? Before that you actually saw him in many other period set shows: in ITV's WW2 set HOME FIRES, then in MACBETH as the titular character, and then last year as Alexander from the house of Stuart in THE SPANISH PRINCESS series over at Starz where he visited the Tudor court of Henry VIII. This year we should see him next to Collin Farrell in BBC's period set series THE NORTH WATER about a 19th century whaling expedition to the Arctic.

POLDARK'S MAX BENNETT

Max will be evil Cesare Borgia in Leonardo

Although you probably remember this magnetic Londoner mostly from POLDARK in which he played the villainous Monk Adderley, Max Bennett also starred in THE DUTCHESS movie as Lord Walter, in ANNA KARENINA as Petritsky, in HOLLOW CROWN historical saga as John Talbot, then in WILL 16th century series on young Shakespeare in which he was Robert  Southwell. If you are currently missing him on the small screens, do not despair as he is returning in LEONARDO medieval drama. In  the series in which Aidan Turner plays Leonardo da Vinci, Max will be no one else but Cesare Borgia the most dangerous of all the evil Borgias!

JOAN COLLINS IS QUEEN OF FRANCE IN FIRST PHOTO FROM GLOW AND DARKNESS WILDLY EPIC TV SERIES! KURT RUSSELL & GOLDIE HAWN ARE MR AND MRS CLAUS IN NETFLIX' CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES II TRAILER

 GLOW AND DARKNESS

1ST PHOTO OF JOAN COLLINS

Joan has obviously done her own make up as is her wont

She begun shooting her part in the wildly epic historical series GLOW AND DARKNESS which will follow the life of Saint Francis of Assisi and allthe legendary historical persons he met during the 12th century (read more here). In the series, Joan Collins (87) will play queen Adelaide of Maurienne, the second wife of King Louis VI with whom she had nine children. She was the most politically active of all France's medieval queens, with her name appearing on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI! The cast also includes Denise Richards and Jane Seymour as Queen Eleanor

Dominic Andersen plays Francis de Assisi in the series

of Aquitaine with her son Richard the Lionheart also featuring in the series. The saga, which is planned in three seasons, has six more months left of shooting thanks to corona. 

THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES II

TRAILER IS HERE WITH KURT RUSSELL AND GOLDIE HAWN

The sequel arrives November 25th!

Speaking of glitzy costumes, check out the trailer for the sequel THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES II which will arrive to Netflix November 25th directed by Chris Columbus. It's been two years since siblings Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed. Kate, now a cynical teenager, is reluctantly spending Christmas in Cancun with her mom's new boyfriend (Tyrese Gibson) and his son Jack (Jahzir Bruno). Unwilling to accept this new version of her family, Kate decides to run away. But when a mysterious, magical troublemaker named Belsnickel threatens to destroy the North Pole and end Christmas for good, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus (Kurt Russell).

MIRA SORVINO, GERALDINE CHAPLIN JOIN JANE SEYMOUR, JOAN COLLINS, DENISE RICHARDS IN GLOW AND DARKNESS EPIC TV SAGA! WW2 EPIC EIGHT HUNDRED BREAKING RECORDS IN CHINA

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MIRA SORVINO, GERALDINE CHAPLIN JOIN MEDIAEVAL  SAGA

More news from the production (they're in Cordoba right now) of Jose Luis Moreno's lavish epic TV saga GLOW AND DARKNESS (Resplandor

Mira Sorvino has also joined the cast

y Tinieblas) which has now added Mira Sorvino and Geraldine Chaplin to the cast that already includes Jane Seymour, Joan Collins and Denise Richards. The 9 episode English language series, planned as a 3 season saga, will see Dominic Andersen portraying Francis of Assisi who lived during the life and times of some of the most important figures of the Middle Ages who met him during the 13th century, a spectacular period of history ruled by ambition, cruelty, religion and the clash of Christian and Saracen cultures. The historical figures that we will see include Richard the Lionheart (Steve Buyers), queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (Jane Seymour), Pope Urban II (Bruce Davison), Ferdinand of Navarre (Daniel Lundh), Frederick I Barbarossa (Adrian Bouchet), Frederick of Swabia (Callum Kerr), Hermann of Thuringia (Sander Jan Klerk), Raymond III of Tripoli (Joe Layton), Henry VI (Robert Maaser), Saladin (Adam Bond), King Baldwin (Landher Iturbe), Maria of Champagne (Denise Richards), King of Jerusalem Guy de Lusignan (Marc Hughes), prince of Antioch Reynald De Chatillon (Bart Edwards), Roger of Moulins (Aron von Adrian), Walter of Brienne (Myles Clohessy), John I Lackland (James Cartwright), Balian of Ibelin (Fernando Gil) and many others.

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BREAKING BOX OFFICE IN CHINA

The film hits US cinemas August 28th

Something from Asia: currently ruling newly opened Chinese box office with the earnings of over $50 million in just one week is their historical epic THE EIGHT HUNDRED (Ba Bai) which might cross $100 million till the end of the weekend. The first Chinese film to be entirely shot with IMAX cameras is a riveting war epic coming from the acclaimed filmmaker Hu Guan. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army. It is expected that the film, which lasts more than two hours and which 

The film is the highest earning Chinese movie this year so far!

cost about $80 million to make, might earn over $200 million just in China with their audiences starving for new films after the corona lockdowns. The film also hits USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia at the end of August.  

DOMINIC ANDERSEN TO LEAD WILDLY LAVISH 13TH CENTURY TV SAGA GLOW AND DARKNESS. JOAN COLLINS ALSO JOINS JANE SEYMOUR, DENISE RICHARDS, STEVE BUYERS IN THE CAST

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EPIC SAGA FINDS ITS STAR

Stunning Dominic Andersen takes the lead in the series

A few months ago when I first informed you about the marvellously lavish new epic TV series GLOW AND DARKNESS (Resplandor y Tinieblas) we did not know who would lead the cast, and now it has been revealed that hunky (the cast generally has the highest level of hunkiness we've seen in decades) Dominic Andersen will take the role of Francis of Assisi in this nine episode English language Spanish series which will, produced by José Luis Moreno, cover the life and times of some of the most important figures of the Middle Ages who met the protagonist Saint Francis of Assisi, during the 13th century, a spectacular period of history ruled by ambition, cruelty, religion and the clash of Christian and Saracen cultures. It has also been revealed this month that legendary Joan Collins will also play one of the historical figures

Denise Richards and Jane Seymour will play female rulers in the series

he met during his life among which are also Richard the Lionheart (Steve Buyers), queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (to be played by Jane Seymour) and

Jane Seymour is famous Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of England

Pope Urban II (to be played by Oscar nomine Bruce Davison), Ferdinand of Navarre (Daniel Lundh), Frederick I Barbarossa (Adrian Bouchet),

Steve  Buyers is Eleanor's son King Richard the Lionheart

Frederick of Swabia (Callum Kerr), Hermann of Thuringia (Sander Jan Klerk), Raymond III of Tripoli (Joe Layton), Henry VI (Robert Maaser),

Wildly dashing Myles Clohessy will also star as Walter of Brienne

Saladin (Adam Bond), King Baldwin (Landher Iturbe), Maria of Champagne (Denise Richards), King of Jerusalem Guy de Lusignan (Marc

Itziar Fay plays Richard's wife, Berenguela of Navarre

Hughes), prince of Antioch Reynald De Chatillon (Bart Edwards), famous knight Roger of Moulins (Aron von Adrian), Walter of Brienne (Myles Clohessy), John I Lackland (James Cartwright), Balian of Ibelin

Landher Iturbe is scarred king of Jerusalem Baldwin

(Fernando Gil) and many others. Jose Luis Moreno is the executive producer, director and writer of the series for Dreamlight International production. Opulent costumes, lavish sets, spectacular battles will fill the

Daniel Lundh will play Ferdinand of Navarre

project which is planned as a three season series. The shooting, which has started back in December involving more than 1500 actors, halted during corona and will continue in Italy, France, Morocco, Egypt and Spain.

1ST PHOTOS FROM LAVISH 13TH CENTURY SAGA GLOW AND DARKNESS ON SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI WITH DENISE RICHARDS AND JANE SEYMOUR AS MEDIAEVAL QUEENS

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LAVISH NEW EPIC TV SAGA

As you probably know by now, almost all of the films, series, daily soaps and all of the pilots have halted filming due to Coronavirus outbreak, and even

The series will have three seasons

the ones that are already airing, for example sitcoms, will finish their seasons without final episodes which were mostly due to be shot this week or end of March. Out of epic shows, Witcher, See, Around the World in 80 Days, Wheel of Time, Britannia, have all stopped filming their new or first seasons. Similarly, massive new Spanish epic drama GLOW AND DARKNESS (Resplandor y Tinieblas) has also put the production of its nine episodes on hiatus, but we have the first photos from the super luxurious period set project which shares its lavish scope with the other two upcoming new Spanish historical sagas El Cid and Ines of my Soul with more than 1500 actors and extras working on the project. Denise Richards and Jane Seymour lead the cast of the English language series which will cover the life and times of some of the most important figures of the Middle Ages

Denise Richards and Jane Seymour will play famous 13th century queens

who met the protagonist Saint Francis of Assisi, during the 13th century, a a spectacular period of history ruled by ambition, cruelty, religion and the clash of Christian and Saracen cultures. Some of the historical figures he met during his life include Richard the Lionheart (Steve Buyers), queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (to be played by Seymour) and Pope Urban II (to be played by Oscar

The series will be shot in English language, but it is a Spanish production

nomine Bruce Davison), Ferdinand of Navarre (Daniel Lundh), Frederick I Barbarossa (Adrian Bouchet), Frederick of Swabia (Callum Kerr), Hermann of Thuringia (Sander Jan Klerk), Raymond III of Tripoli (Joe Layton), Henry VI (Robert Maaser), Saladin (Adam Bond), King Baldwin (Landher Iturbe), Maria of Champagne (Denise Richards), King of Jerusalem Guy de Lusignan (March Hughes), prince of Antioch Reynald De

Adam Bond is legendary Saladin famous Muslim general and sultan

Chatillon (Bart Edwards), famous knight Roger of Moulins (Aron von Adrian) and many others. Jose Luis Moreno is the executive producer, director and writer of the series for Dreamlight International production. Opulent costumes, lavish sets, spectacular battles will fill the project which is planned as a three season series. The halted shooting was to be done in Italy, France, Morocco, Egypt and Spain.

  Dezzy's History Lesson
Assisi (Italy), year 1179 In the long night of the Middle Ages, at the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe plunges into darkness. Soon an institution will emerge that will take up the torch and for a thousand years illuminate all of

The lavish project will use more than 1500 actors and extras

Christendom: the Roman Catholic Church. However, in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, the papacy once again preaches the crusades against mighty Islam while facing one of its most serious crises: the Cathar

The series will be offered to networks only after the end of production

and Waldensian heresy. Owner of large properties and lands donated by the faith of the believers - with whom they want to "buy" their place in the promised heaven - the Church accumulates great power and has stopped listening to people, who demand its renewal and return to the origins of

The sets, costumes, cinematography are done by award winning Spanish experts

Christianity. Thus, popes and cardinals will be more devoted to face the Holy Empire, after decades in dispute for dominance of the known world. It is in these moments when, providentially, a man emerges whose message of love and respect for all beings of Creation will become universal: Francis of Assisi (1181-1226).