CASTING BULLETIN: CELINE DION, HANNAH WADDINGHAM, LIONEL RICHIE IN HIGH IN THE CLOUDS, CHRIS PINE TO LEAD RUN THE NIGHT, MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS IN WW2 STORY LE FAUX SOIR

  MOVIE CASTING BULLETIN  

CELINE DION IN HIGH IN THE CLOUDS

Tons of casting news for you today, starting with Celine Dion who will lend her voice in Paul McCart- ney's animated movie HIGH IN THE CLOUDS

Celine Dion will lend her voice in the new movie

together with Himesh Patel, Hannah Wadding- ham, Idris Elba, Lionel Richie, Ringo Starr, Clémence Poésy. A tale about the power of family and freedom of expression through music, it follows Wirral, a teenage squirrel who embarks on an extraordinary journey to set music free, after accidentally sparks a revolution against Gretsch, the bossy diva-owl who has banned all music from his town.

CHRIS PINE TO RUN THE NIGHT

Chris Pine will be full nekkid leading the cast in new thriller movie RUN THE NIGHT as a banker, accused of betraying the Dutch mob, who is dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10 million bounty on his head. Hunted by the city’s most violent gangs, he must fight his way across the city by dawn to save the lives of his wife and child — revealing he was never just the money guy.

MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS IN LE FAUX SOIR

Matthias Schoenaerts will lead WW2 set movie LE FAUX SOIR together with Mélanie Thierry, Karim Leklou, Mara Taquin, Bouli Lanners, Julien Frison and François Damiens. Set

Matthias Schoenaerts will take the lead

in German occupied Belgium in November 1943, the drama revolves around Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, which came under Nazi Germany’s control following its invasion of the country in 1940. Its daily offering of German propaganda resulted in it being nicknamed Le Soir Volé (The Stolen Soir). In the face of acute danger if they were caught in the act, Belgian resistance group the Independent Front published a spoof edition, satirizing the German occupiers and their propaganda-controlled newspaper, which came to be known as the Le Faux Soir (The False Soir).

CASTING NEWS: GUY PEARCE TO STAR WITH ALEX PETTYFER IN BLURRED EROTIC THRILLER AND IN MR. SUNNY SKY WITH HANNAH WADDINGHAM, RUFUS SEWELL

   MOVIE NEWS BULLETIN  

GUY PEARCE, ALEX PETTYFER IN BLURRED

In latest movie news bulletin today, we have Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer announced as leads in new erotic film thriller BLURRED in which they will also be joined by Maria Pedraza and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The film set in New York fashion world was already shot last summer. It is described as  a smart and sexy thriller with a brilliant cast set against the hustle and flow of New York’s fashion world, a beautiful, raw and intense thrill ride! Pettyfer is also producing.

 

MR. SUNNY SKY MOVIE REVEALS LEAD CAST

Speaking of Guy Pearce he will also star next to Hannah Waddingham in MR. SUNNY SKY  crime-thriller which follows Leonard Moore, a once chart-topping pop star now lounge singer at a mid-budget Canary Island hotel. One night he meets Shirley, another lost soul with whom he shares an instant connection. But Shirley’s husband is a dangerous man and soon the new couple’s burgeoning romance is thrust into a spiral of paranoia, suspense and violence. The cast will also include Rufus Sewell, Eduard Fernandez and Tom Davis with Daniel Ings in the lead.

SEE TRAILER FOR TIDDLER ANIMATED MOVIE ADVENTURE WITH HANNAH WADDINGHAM AIRING THIS CHRISTMAS AT BBC

   TIDDLER TRAILER  

FOR NEW BBC FESTIVE ANIMATION

Airing these holidays over at BBC will be a half hour animated movie TIDDLER which includes Hannah Waddingham in the voice cast. Tiddler is the story of a small grey fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the deep wide ocean, until he’s saved by his own storytelling. Every day Tiddler tells a different story to his teacher and his friend Johnny Dory about why he’s late for school. His stories stretch from riding on seahorses or swimming around a shipwreck to being captured by a squid! His stories are so great that word of mouth helps them travel through the ocean and so, when Tiddler gets lost, he realises they may help him find a way home. 

HANNAH WADDINGHAM, GUY PEARCE, DANIEL INGS TO LEAD CRIME THRILLER MR. SUNNY SKY

  MR. SUNNY SKY MOVIE  

ADS GUY PEARCE, HANNAH WADDINGHAM

New crime thriller movie has just added Guy Peace, Hannah Waddingham and Daniel Ings to its cast. MR. SUNNY SKY will follow Leonard Moore, a once chart-topping pop star now lounge singer at a mid-budget Canary Island hotel. One night he meets Shirley, another lost soul with whom he shares an instant connection. But Shirley’s husband is a dangerous man and soon the new couple’s burgeoning romance is thrust into a spiral of paranoia, suspense and violence.

HANNAH WADDINGHAM AND OCTAVIA SPENCER TO LEAD A NEW COMEDY SERIES AT PRIME VIDEO

 HANNAH WADDINGHAM TO LEAD 

NEW PRIME VIDEO COMEDY SERIES WITH OCTAVIA SPENCER

Prime Video has announced work on an untitled comedy series which will follow two best friends, Judith (Hannah Waddingham) and Debbie (Octavia Spencer), who know everything about each other... or do they? Unbeknownst to Debbie, Judith has been living a double life as a highly trained assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, the pair must go on the run together and work to repair their broken friendship, all while being targeted by a mysterious enemy who wants them dead. There was a highly competitive bidding for the series.

MONDAY IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR THE FIRST THE GARFIELD MOVIE TRAILER WITH CHRIS PRATT, HANNAH WADDINGHAM, NICHOLAS HOULT IN THE VOICE CAST

   THE GARFIELD MOVIE  

TRAILER IS HERE WITH A PIZZA

I mean how could there be such a movie without a pizza or a lasagna: we have the first, rather cute, trailer for THE GARFIELD MOVIE which will paw

The Garfield Movie arrives next May

its way into cinemas May 24th next year with Chris Pratt lending the voice to the feline hero. Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult also feature in the voice cast!

 

  GARFIELD

 the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure. After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vi – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

APPLE TV PLUS ANNOUNCES HANNAH WADDINGHAM HOLIDAY SPECIAL MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

   HOME FOR CHRISTMAS   

HANNAH WADDINGHAM HOLIDAY SPECIAL ON APPLE TV PLUS

Well if you loved her outstanding singing in Ted Lasso and as host of the Eurosong, you will be happy to hear that Apple TV Plus has announced

Hannah will sing with Luke Evans

Hannah Waddingham Christmas special and today you can view the first look of her in golden festive dress she will be wearing in it. Arriving November 22nd, musical extravaganza HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is a holiday event that will deliver a captivating night to remember, featuring dazzling performances and musical numbers from the Olivier-nominated actress, as well as special surprise guests. The special was recorded earlier this year in front of a live audience at the London Coliseum and audiences around the world will be able to join Waddingham in celebrating her favorite time of year as she performs festive classics accompanied by her spectacular big band. You remember her renditions of Never Gonna Give You Up, Let It Go and Baby Please Come Home for Christmas in Ted Lasso series.

JON CRYER, DONALD FAISON SITCOM EXTENDED FAMILY SET FOR AUTUMN AT NBC! IMELDA STAUNTON, HANNAH WADDINGHAM TO LEAD IRISH COMEDY MOVIE WEST THE ROAD! SEE SHIA LABEOUF AS A SAINT IN ABEL FERRARA'S HISTORICAL MOVIE PADRE PIO!

 EXTENDED FAMILY SITCOM 

TO START AUTUMN AT NBC

Faced with the current strike of writers which could continue for a long time, NBC at least won't have to worry about their comedy hour as they've just added EXTENDED FAMILY multicamera sitcom to their Autumn schedule and it has been ordered to series long time ago. It will join their break out hit Night Court on Tuesday nights. Starring Jon Cryer, EXTENDED FAMILY is a new multicam comedy centered around the shifting family dynamics following a good-natured divorce — and the surprisingly hilarious moments that come with co-parenting. The gags on this comedy will be messy, endearing, and packed with hilarity, and you won't want to miss them! After an amicable divorce, Jim and Julia (Abigail Spencer) decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when Trey (Donald Faison), the owner of his favorite sports team, enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart. Episodes will also stream on Peacock a day after the premiere.

 

 WEST THE ROAD MOVIE 

CASTS IMELDA STAUNTON AND HANNAH WADDINGHAM

While you are enjoying her gorgeous self at Eurosong tonight, Hannah Waddingham has got herself a gig in WEST THE ROAD movie with our dearest Imelda Staunton. Directed by Ita Fitzgerald, it will follow a group of women brought together by the death of a childhood friend. When they discover that she was forced to give her daughter up for adoption at the age of 15, the group embarks on a journey from the west of Ireland up the Wild Atlantic coastline, accompanied by a donkey called Thatcher, in search of the child.

 PADRE PIO MOVIE TRAILER 

STARRING SHIA LABEOUF

The movie arrives to cinemas this summer

From Academy Award Winner Abel Ferrara comes powerful new historical drama movie PADRE PIO with Shia LaBeouf in the lead role. It is interesting that he converted to Catholicism during the shoot of the movie about the Roman Catholic Saint Padre Pio in his early years. After having a successful run at numerous movie festivals, the movie will slowly start opening in cinemas throughout the world with Russia in August and Northern American release scheduled for June 2nd. The story is set at the end of World War I, when Padre Pio begins his ministry at a remote monastery in southern Italy. Soon, his charisma and storied visions bring him fame.