NICOLE KIDMAN AND LIEV SCHREIBER ARE BILLY HOWLE'S, JACK REYNOR'S AND DAKOTA FANNING'S RICH PARENTS IN NETFLIX PERFECT FAMILY SERIES TRAILER

  THE PERFECT COUPLE  

NEW NETFLIX SERIES TRAILER

Earlier this week Netflix has released a trailer for their new mini TV series THE PERFECT COUPLE which is coming to the streamer September 5th announcing the beginning of the new Autumn season. Based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestseller it stars Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber as the rich couple with Billy Howle, Dakota Fanning and

The series will have six episodes

Jack Reynor as their kids and Eve Hewson as the new bride in the family! Meghann Fahy, Ishaan Khattar (whom you can see gorgeously nekkid in the trailer) and Isabelle Adjani also star.

 

A LIFE TO KILL FOR

It's Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom's wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate. But it's going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony-and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom's famous mystery-novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, he discovers that every wedding is a minefield-and no couple is perfect. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON DIANE DE POITIERS HISTORICAL SERIES ON FRENCH KING'S FAVOURITE WITH HUGO BECKER, ISABELLE ADJANI, GERARD DEPARDIEU, VIRGINIE LEDOYEN

  DIANE DE POITIERS SERIES 

THE KING'S FAVOURITE

Straight from the French court arrives new French historical mini series DIANE DE POITIERS which follows the life of the infamous French courtesan

The series is streaming on Salto

who held the French king in her wicked clutches for decades. Also known as THE KING'S FAVOURITE this costume drama is already streaming on French streamer Salto and will hit their France 2 channel from November 7th! The series has our dearest Hugo Becker as King Henry II, Virginie Ledoyen as Anne de Pisseleu, lead star Isabelle Adjani as the king's older lover Diane de Poitiers and Gaia Girace as the queen of France Catherine de Medici looking not very happy. Both Catherine and Diane look totally different than the ones depicted in The Serpent Queen series which is currently successfully airing over at Starz. The cast also has Gérard Depardieu as Nostradamus, Joey Starr as Comte de Kervannes, Olivier Gourmet as Charles Quint, Guillaume Galienne as Ambroise Paré, Samuel Labarthe as François 1st, and Jeanne Balibar as Marguerite de Navarre! The project is also being offered to international buyers as two 100minute episode series or four 50 minute episode one. You can also check out a clip showing the king fondling Diane while they are preparing poor Catherine for their first wedding night.

 

  IN THIS EPIC TV SERIES
about the royal Valois-Angoulême house who ruled in the midst of the Renaissance, a woman rides in the lead in the race for honours: her name is Diane de Poitiers, experienced huntress whose unalterable beauty fueled rumors and legends during her lifetime... and long after her death. Despite her unchallenged influence over Henry, the youngest son of Francis I, her position at court remained fragile in the face of the powerful rival Anne de Pisseleu, the King's favourite, who had a fierce hatred for her. And wasn't Henry's marriage to Catherine de Medici definitively compromising the dreams of Diana, who did not hesitate to compare herself to the goddess Artemis? Can the great Nostradamus (Gerard Depardieu) himself predict Diane's future? Can a simple courtesan escape the suspicions of the inquisition which relentlessly hunts down Protestants and witches? Almost a queen... More than a queen... Diane de Poitiers is a formidable firebrand, an icon of fashion and power, and a free woman.

 

ISABELLE ADJANI LOOKS IMPOSSIBLY YOUNG IN DIANE DE POITIERS EPIC TV SERIES CLIP ABOUT THE ROYAL LOVER OF HUGO BECKER'S KING HENRY II OF FRANCE

  DIANE DE POITIERS  

FIRST CLIP IS HERE!

Straight from the French court we have the first clip from French historical mini series DIANE DE POITIERS and although short it does gives us the first glimpse on the main characters: Hugo Becker as King Henry II,

Isabelle Adjani looks very young in the series

Virginie Ledoyen as Anne de Pisseleu, lead star Isabelle Adjani as the king's older lover Diane de Poitiers and Gaia Girace as the queen of France

The series will air on French TV later this year

Catherine de Medici looking not very happy.  To air sometime later this year on French Television, the project will be offered to international buyers as two 100 minute episode series or four 50 minute episode one.

 

  IN THIS EPIC TV SERIES
about the royal Valois-Angoulême house who ruled in the midst of the Renaissance, a woman rides in the lead in the race for honours: her name is Diane de Poitiers, experienced huntress whose unalterable beauty fueled

First glimpse of Hugo Becker as king Henry II of France

rumors and legends during her lifetime... and long after her death. Despite her unchallenged influence over Henry, the youngest son of Francis I, her position at court remained fragile in the face of the powerful rival Anne de Pisseleu, the King's favourite, who had a fierce hatred for her. And wasn't Henry's marriage

Gaia Girace as Catherine de Medice with the set crew

to Catherine de Medici definitively compromising the dreams of Diana, who did not hesitate to compare herself to the goddess Artemis? Can the great Nostradamus (Gerard Depardieu) himself predict Diane's future? Can a

Another photo of Catherine de Medici at the sets

simple courtesan escape the suspicions of the inquisition which relentlessly hunts down Protestants and witches? Almost a queen... More than a queen... Diane de Poitiers is a formidable firebrand, an icon of fashion and power, and a free woman.

NEW ISABELLE ADJANI PICS AS DIANE DE POITIERS FROM NEW HISTORICAL MINI SERIES! NAOMI WATTS IS SAVING BILLY HOWLE FROM A MOUNTAIN BLIZZARD IN INFINITE STORM SURVIVAL MOVIE TRAILER

 DIANE DE POITIERS SERIES 

NEW ISABELLE ADJANI PICS

Isabelle Adjani shared this one on her Facebook

The production started last September over in France and the airing of the two 90 minute episode mini series DIANE DE POITIERS will be sometime this year on French television, but we have some new photos of Isabelle Adjani as the famous royal mistress. The cast will also include Samuel Labarthe as King François I, Virginie Ledoyen as Anne de Pisseleu, Gaia Girace as queen Catherine de Médici with Joey Starr as Count of Kervannes, Gérard Depardieu as Nostradamus, Guillaume Gallienne as Ambroise Paré, Hugo Becker as king Henri II himself, and Jeanne Balibar

First photo of Isabelle in full costume at the sets in France

as Marguerite de Navarre. Diane de Poitiers was for more than twenty years the favorite of Henri II, King of France. A woman of character and legendary beauty, Diane nonetheless remained a simple courtesan and her position at

The series will probably be presented at Series Mania

court remained fragile. Wasn't Henry's marriage to Catherine de Medici compromising his dreams of domination? And her passion with Henri, twenty years her junior, and without which she is nothing, can that really last forever?

  INFINITE STORM TRAILER  

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

The movie is out March 25th in USA

After she is done saving her kid from bad guys in Desperate Hour, Naomi Watts will try to save Billy Howle from certain death at a snowy mountain in INFINITE STORM which will storm its way into cinemas March 25th directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. As an experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends Mt. Washington, she turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge blizzard approaches. But on her way down, she encounters a lone, stranded man (Billy Howle), and takes it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before nightfall arrives and they succumb to the storm. The movie is based on a true story! 

HUGO BECKER IS KING HENRY II, GERARD DEPARDIEU NOSTRADAMUS IN ISABELLE ADJANI'S DIANE DE POITIERS HISTORICAL TV SERIES ON FAMOUS ROYAL COURTESAN

  DIANE DE POITIERS SERIES 

FINDS NEW KING OF FRANCE

It was supposed to be Nicolas Duvauchelle sitting on the French throne, but as the production is about to start next week, DIANE DE POITIERS

Hugo Becker is king Henry II in the new series

historical mini series has cast gorgeous Hugo Becker as Henry II, but you won't see us complaining as he is known as Jamie Dornan of France. With Isabelle Adjani playing his older lover Diane, the two 90 minute part series has also cast Gerard Depardieu as Nostradamus! Gaia Girace is queen Catherine de Medici, Samuel Labarthe will play François 1st. Virginie Ledoyen will be Anne de Isseleu and Marguerite de Navarre will be played by Jeanne Balibar. The series will air next year on France 2.

 OFFICIAL PLOT

Won't Henry's marriage to Catherine de Medici definitively compromise the dreams of his much older lover Diana, who does not hesitate to compare herself to the goddess Artemis? Can the great Nostradamus himself predict Diana's future? Can a simple courtesan escape the suspicions of the Inquisition, which relentlessly hunts down

First look at Isabelle Adjani in the costume of Diane de Poitiers

Protestants and witches? Almost queen… More than queen… Diane de Poitiers, the hero of this new mini series, is a formidable flamboyant, an icon of fashion and a powerful, free woman.You can read more here.

BEHOLD ISABELLE ADJANI AS THE ROYAL COURTESAN DIANE DE POITIERS IN THE PERIOD SET FRENCH MINI SERIES! BEAUTIFUL DELICIEUX 18TH CENTURY MOVIE TRAILER ABOUT FIRST EVER FRENCH RESTAURANT

  DIANE DE POITIERS SERIES  

FIRST ISABELLE ADJANI PHOTO

Behold the first photo of French diva Isabelle Adjani as the lead character in new French two part mini series DIANE DE POITIERS. This is just a costume rehearsal photo, as the production was pushed to September,

Isabelle Adjani takes the titular role

but it gives you a good impression. In the two 90 minute episodes from France 3, she will play the titular royal courtesan, who, endowed with insolent beauty and daring manager intermingling with politics, shared with King Henry II (Nicolas Duvauch- elle) twenty years her junior, the most burning passion in the history of France. In so doing, she defeated two dangerous rivals: the queen Catherine de Medici herself, whose name is associated with the bloody Saint Bartholomew's Night, and a royal favorite educated in the art of poisons. Jean Reno, Jeanne

The production will start this September in France

Balibar and Mathieu Amalric will also star in this 16th century historical saga. It is interesting that almost 20 years after playing queen Margot, the daughter in law of Catherine de Medici, Adjani will now play the lover of Catherine's husband.

 1ST DELICIEUX TRAILER FOR 

NEW FRENCH PERIOD SET FILM

Speaking of the French, check out the first poster and a really lovely and beautiful trailer for their period set movie DELICIEUX set in the world

Delicieux arrives to French cinemas September

of cooking and who is better in that trade than the French people? The movie already premiered at French Film Festival over in Melbourne (go figure) but it will arrive to cinemas next September. Directed and written by Eric Besnard, the film has the story set in France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman (Isabelle Carre), a chef (Gregory Gadebois) who has been sacked by his master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first restaurant. 

FRANCE 3 PREPARING EPIC TV SERIES WITH ISABELLE ADJANI AS 16TH CENTURY ROYAL MISTRESS DIANE DE POITIERS & NICOLAS DUVAUCHELLE AS KING HENRY II OF FRANCE

  DIANE DE POITIERS SERIES 

SENDS ISABELLE ADJANI TO THE 16TH CENTURY FRENCH COURT

As every other year, we usually spend the month of January announcing all the international epic projects to expect in the future, and earlier this week in our spotlight on French period set projects that will air this year, I

Isabelle Adjani will take the titular role

mentioned that France 3 is preparing a two 90 minute episode mini series DIANE DE POITIERS in which Isabelle Adjani will play the titular royal courtesan, who, endowed with insolent beauty and daring manager intermingling with politics, shared with King Henry II (Nicolas Duvauchelle), twenty years her junior, the most burning passion in the history of France. In so doing, she defeated two dangerous rivals: the sovereign whose name was to associate her name with the bloody Saint Bartholomew and a royal favorite educated in the art of poisons. Jean Reno, Jeanne Balibar and Mathieu Amalric will also star in this 16th century historical saga. It is interesting that almost 20 years after playing queen Margot, the daughter in law of Catherine de Medici, Adjani will now play the lover of Catherine's husband.

DEZZY'S HISTORY LESSON

Henry met Diane when he was seven and she was his grandmother's lady in waiting, well in her 20s. She will later on become his royal mistress, when he was 15 and she 35, and advisor until his death. She even took part in the

Nicolas Duvauchelle will be King Henry II

choosing of his future wife and supported the choice of Catherine de Medici. As Diane didn't give him a child, she made sure that Henry's visits to the marital bedroom would be frequent, to the point that he had ten legitimate children. Diane even helped nurse Catherine back to health when she fell ill. Although he had affairs with other women as well, Diane remained his lifelong companion and was France's most powerful woman for 25 years. When the pope sent presents to Catherine, he would  send them to Diane as well. Thanks to her loyalty she was Henry's most trusted ally at the court and as such was even in charge of the education of his and Catherine's children and of the crown jewels while Diane's daughter from her previous

Diane was almost two decades older than Henry II

marriage was in charge of Queen's house hold. Diane kept her status while the king was alive but when he got wounded in a tourna- ment, Catherine did not allow Diane near the king's deathbed nor to his funeral. She spent the rest of her life comfortably in a chateau outside Paris where she died at the age of 65. During the French Revolution, her tomb was opened, her corpse desecrated, and her remains thrown into a mass grave. When French experts dug up her remains in 2009, they found high levels of gold in her hair. It is suggested that the "drinkable gold" that she "reportedly" regularly took, believed to preserve youth, may have ultimately killed her.

FRENCH PERIOD SET SERIES AND MOVIES TO EXPECT IN 2021: GERMINAL, DIANE DE POITIERS, ADVENTURES OF YOUNG VOLTAIRE TV SERIES, EIFFEL AND DELICIEUX MOVIES

  2021 FRENCH EPIC PROJECTS 

GERMINAL TV SERIES

French TV is preparing Germinal series

In our insanely popular Mega Massive spotlight on all the period set and epic TV series and films to expect in 2021, I mentioned that the only period set series scheduled to launch this year in France is GERMINAL but we will have two more. This mall screen adaptation of Emile Zola's famous novel will see Louis Peres leading the series as our late 19th century hero Etienne Lantier, a miner in love with a young woman courted by a brutal worker, who will push his comrades to strike when the mining company lowers wages. Alix Poisson, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Sami Bouajila and Thierry Godard also star in the six episode series that will also air on Italian RAI.

DIANE DE POITIERS SERIES

France 3 is, meanwhile, bringing us a two episode mini series on Diane de Poitiers (Isabelle Adjani), who, endowed with insolent beauty and daring manager intermingling with politics,  shares with Henri II (Nicolas

Isabelle Adjani will return to costume drama after Queen Margo

Duvauchelle), twenty years her junior, the most burning passion in the history of France. In so doing, she defeated two dangerous rivals: the sovereign whose name was to associate her name with the bloody Saint Bartholomew and a royal favorite educated in the art of poisons. Jean Reno and Mathie Amalric also star in this 16th century historical saga. 

ADVENTURES OF YOUNG VOLTAIRE

France 3 will also grace is with this four episode saga on famous 18th century philosopher and writer Voltaire in his youth. How do you become Voltaire? The giant of thought, the master of blasphemy, whose battles will

Adventures of Young Voltaire will have four episodes

give birth to the French Revolution? If we know the venerable philosopher, we know less about the young Voltaire. Thomas Solivérès will lead the cast as

Thomas Soliveres leads the cast in the lead role of young Voltaire

the young Voltaire himself, committed philosopher and pamphleteer who left his mark on the Age of Enlightenment, always gorgeous Victor Meutelet will

Christa Teret takes the lead female role in the costume drama

portray Duke de Richelieu, Christa Théret will portray actress Adrienne Lecouvreur, while Bernard Le Coq plays the older version of the writer. The Château de Chantilly was used as a filming location for the reconstruction of the Château de Versailles.

DELICIEUX PERIOD SET MOVIE

When it comes to period set movies coming from France this year, we have DELICIEUX which has already been sold to most European countries, Canada and Australia. Set to be released this March, it stars Grégory

The film was directed by Eric Besnard

Gadebois as a talented chef who sets up France’s very first restaurant in the 18th century after he is dismissed by an aristocratic employer on the eve of the French Revolution. Isabelle Carré also features in the cast of Eric Besnard's movie.

Eiffel should hit French cinemas in March

EIFFEL MOVIE

Currently scheduled for March 10th cinematic release, it follows Romain Duris as Gustave Eiffel who, having just finished his collaboration on the Statue of Liberty, is at the peak of his career. The French government wants him to create something spectacular for the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris, but Eiffel is only interested in the metropolitan project. Everything changes when he crosses paths with his youthful love (Emma Mackey). Their forbidden relationship inspires him to change the Paris skyline forever. Our favourite French boo Pierre Deladonchamps also stars.