ERIN DOHERTY AND JAMES MCAVOY TO LEAD NEW SUPERNATURAL DRAMA FILM FAITH

  SUPERNATURAL FILM FAITH  

ADS ERIN DOHERTY AND JAMES MCAVOY

Fresh Golden Globe and Emmy winner Erin Doherty has been set as lead of supernatural movie FAITH with James McAvoy. She will play follows Gina, a hard-working and devoted single mother who meets a quietly enigmatic stranger, Michael. The presence of someone who appears to care for her brings a new and exciting dynamic to her life, despite the fact she knows nothing about him or what his intentions towards her really are. Is he a friend, a potential lover or something more sinister? When Gina’s life is abruptly turned upside down and Michael’s extraordinary true identity is revealed, she learns that she might just be able to embrace the beauty of living life fully again.

JAMES MCAVOY AND LUCAS BRAVO TO LEAD MOVIE THRILLER TURN UP THE SUN SET IN A COUNTRYSIDE MANSION!

    TURN UP THE SUN!   

JAMES MCAVOY AND LUCAS BRAVO TO LEAD NEW MOVIE THRILLER

Filming is already away over in United Kingdom for new movie thriller TURN UP THE SUN written and directed by Welsh filmmaker Jamie Adams with James McAvoy and Lucas Bravo leading the cast in the movie about two couples that accidentally book the same countryside mansion for a weekend of work and pleasure but discover things may not be as they seem. The ladies will be played by Aisling Franciosi and Almudena Amor according to Deadline.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON HIS DARK MATERIALS EPIC SAGA WHICH STARTS TONIGHT WITH JAMES MCAVOY! CHARACTER PHOTOS AND TRAILER!

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STARTS WEAVING TONIGHT!

It starts tomorrow on HBO for USA audience

It is here, spylings, it is finally here, the premiere of the small screen television series adaptation of Philip Pullman's epic saga HIS DARK MATERIALS hits BBC tonight and then HBO tomorrow evening, November 4th! I can't say I'm overly thrilled, there is something deeply unappealing about this cast for me, but I know most of you will not agree, so I will leave you to enjoy it tonight with today's spotlight on the main characters!

The Eight Part Saga
tells the story of Lyra, who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel, she lives a sheltered life amongst the

The series will start tonight on BBC oNE

scholars and college staff while under the watchful protection of The Master and Librarian Scholar Charles. When the glamorous Mrs Coulter enters Lyra’s life she embarks upon a dangerous journey of discovery from Oxford to London. Here she meets Father Macphail, Lord Boreal and journalist Adele Starminster at a glittering society party where she first hears about the sinister General Oblation Board. Lyra is subsequently thrown into the nomadic world of the boat dwelling Gyptians who take her North in her quest. Once in the North she meets charismatic aeronaut and adventurer Lee Scoresby who joins them on their epic journey and who becomes one of Lyra’s closest allies.

Dafne Keen is Lyra Belacqua

A young orphan raised by the scholars of Jordan College, Oxford, Lyra’s never happier than roaming the city with her friends – but revelations about

Due to kids growing fast, Daphne Keen already shot the second season of the series, sixteen episodes in total so far! We will see first eight this year

her true heritage will take her on a dangerous journey, where her talent with the future predicting alethiometer will be put to the ultimate test. Her dæmon, Pantalaimon, has yet to settle in one form.

James McAvoy is Lord Asriel

A fierce and formidable man from an aristocratic background, Lord

Helen McRory lends her voice to James McAvoy's Stelmaria snow leopard

Asriel plans a momentous scientific expedition that could bring serious repercussions down on Lyra. His dæmon, Stelmaria, takes the form of a Snow Leopard.

Ruth Wilson is Mrs Coulter

The mesmerizing and elegant Mrs Coulter enchants Lyra, but

Ruth Wilson is evil and very secretive Mrs Coulter

proves to have a dark side when her true schemes are revealed. Her dæmon takes the form of a golden monkey.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is Lee Scoresby

A Texan aeronaut and adventurer, Scoresby finds himself pulled into

Lin Manuel Miranda plays an adventurer who helps Lira

Lyra’s adventure when he’s hired to transport her across the north. His dæmon, Hester, takes the form of an Arctic Hare.

Ruta Gedmintas is Serafina Pekkala

The clan queen of the witches of Lake Enara, Serafina forms a close

Ruta Gedmintas plays the queen of witches

bond with Lyra as she helps her on her journey. Her dæmon is a snow goose called Kaisa.

Will Keen is Father MacPhail

MacPhail is the president of the Consistorial Court of Discipline, an

Will Keen is also the real life father of Daphne Keen!

important part of the Church, and he has designs to track down Lyra or have her assassinated. His dæmon is a lizard.

  What Did The Spy Think?
Visually rather lovely, but fully lacking in any personality, the series is a great disappointment with slow narration and almost no dynamics. For those who haven't read the books, most of the plot will be confusing with nothing to

Poorly done script explains the brutal drop of almost one third in audience at BBC between episodes one and two!

attract them to watch the whole series. There are no great performances in it either with little Daphne Keen struggling acting-wise in literally every scene. Even Mcavoy does not bring any charisma to his character with Manuel Miranda being his usual mediocre self.

NEW POSTERS FOR BBC & HBO EPIC SAGA HIS DARK MATERIALS WITH JAMES MCAVOY AND NETFLIX ADVENTURE HOLIDAY IN THE WILD WITH ROB LOWE, KRISTIN DAVIS

  'HOLIDAY IN THE WILD'

SENDS KRISTIN DAVIS AND ROB LOWE AMONGST ELEPHANTS

The movie opens the festive season in two weeks

Two rather gorgeous posters for you at the end of the week, the first one is for new Netflix family adventure HOLIDAY IN THE WILD which is launching their two months long season of Holiday programmes November 1st! Kristin Davis and Rob Lowe star as a Manhattanite and a pilot who rescue an orphaned baby elephant. Far from the modern luxuries of home, Kate thrives amidst majestic animals and scenery. Her love for the new surroundings just might extend to the man who shared her journey. You can also check out the trailer below:

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NEW POSTER AND TRAILER ARE IN

Meanwhile, BBC and HBO have revealed the first poster for their ambitious fantasy saga HIS DARK MATERIALS which starts November

His Dark Materials starts this November

3rd in UK and a day later in USA. The eight episode series, based on Philip Pullman novels, stars  Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua and James McAvoy as her uncle, Lord Asriel, who plays a senior member of the authoritarian church that Lyra fights against. 

The story is set in an alternate reality where humans are accompanied by magical animal companions called daemons. The evil Magisterium seeks to control this world and all the others connected to it  and the only way to do that is through sick procedures involving children and their sentient counterparts. It’s up to Lyra, and her

The series will have 8 episodes in the 1st season with the 2nd shooting shortly

daemon companion Pantalaimon to rescue the children. Along the way she will also have the help of armoured polar bear Iorek Byrnison who also talks. 

CATS TRAILER WITH JUDI DENCH, IAN MCKELLEN, IDRIS ELBA, JASON DERULO AIN'T SOMETHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE! PLUS NEW TRAILER AND PHOTOS FOR HIS DARK MATERIALS EPIC TV SERIES WITH JAMES MCAVOY

  'CATS' TRAILER WILL PROBABLY

SCARE THE HELL OUT OF YOU!

Cats will meow this December, literally!

Attention, spylings, we have a special broadcast today with fresh news and updates from Comic Con which is raging currently over in San Diego. The day brought us the very first trailer for the live action movie musical version of famous CATS and I don't know what to say, as someone said somewhere in comments it looks like stuff of nightmares with people in purrrfectly terrible masks of cats. And plus an annoyingly bad rendition of legendary song Memories by infamously overrated Jennifer Hudson. If it is any consolation, at least part of the cast is amazing (if you can get over the fact that Taylor Swift is in it as well): Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Laurie Davidson, Jason Derulo, Rebel

Judi Dench leads the cast as Old Deuteronomy!

Wilson, Idris Elba, James Corden, Ray Winstone, are just some of the better known names in the Tom Hooper directed musical which is out a few days before Christmas.

CATS THE MOVIE MUSICAL 
Based on the book “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot, the musical follows the Jellicle cats, a family of felines who go before the group’s leader Old Deuteronomy to see who will be selected to travel to the Heaviside

Sir Ian McKellen is, naturally, Gus the Theatre Cat!

layer for a new life. Over the course of a single night, their tribe makes what is known as "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.

  'HIS DARK MATERIALS' TRAILER

PLUS DEMON ANIMALS PHOTOS

BBC has, meanwhile, released new trailer and photos (showing all the animals in the story) for their epic fantasy small screen TV series adaptation of

James McAvoy leads the cast as Lord Asriel!

Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS which will also air on HBO later this Autumn!  The first season follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a seemingly

Lyra and her demon animal Pan!

ordinary but brave young girl from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, and becomes a quest

Armoured battle polar bear Byrnison

to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. As she journeys through the worlds, including our own, Lyra meets Will, a determined and courageous

Stelmaria the snow leopard!

boy. Together, they encounter extraordinary beings and dangerous secrets, with the fate of both the living   and the dead  in their hands. James McAvoy

Mrs Coulter's golden monkey demon!

is her father Lord Asriel. The new photos show polar bear Byrnison, snow leopard Stelmaria, Lord Asriel's dæmon, the golden monkey, dæmon of Ruth Wilson’s Mrs Coulter and Pan, Lyra's demon.

SF FRIDAY: TONI COLLETTE, ANNA KENDRICK IN SF THRILLER STOWAWAY! ADRIYAN RAE, TIM ROZON, PAUL DU TOIT TO LEAD SYFY'S SPACE OPERA TV SERIES VAGRANT QUEEN! HIS DARK MATERIALS TRAILER WITH JAMES MCAVOY IS HERE

   'VAGRANT QUEEN'

SF SERIES CROWNS ITS CAST!

Adriyan Rae will lead 2020 sf series

If you are up for some science fiction, SyFy has just set cast for their new ten episode sf series VAGRANT QUEEN an adaptation of the popular comic series. Adriyan Rae will take the lead role of Elida, Tim Rozon will play Isaac, and Paul du Toit will be Commander Lazaro in the new space opera which will have only female writers and directors (because that is not sexist at all, right?).

  VAGRANT QUEEN
  follows Elida from child queen to orphaned outcast, as she scavenges the treacherous corners of the galaxy, always one step ahead of the Republic government out to extinguish her bloodline. When her old friend Isaac shows up claiming her mother Xevelyn is still alive, they head off with their new ally, Amae, to stage a rescue that will

Tim Rozon and Paul Du Toit will take the male leads

take her back into the perilous heart of her former kingdom and up against a deadly foe from her childhood, Commander Lazaro!

   'STOWAWAY' SF THRILLER

Shamier Anderson will play the Stowaway

SENDS TONI COLLET AND ANNA KENDRICK ON A MARS MISSION

Speaking of space, here's another movie to be set in it: as 'Deadline' reports, Toni Collette, Anna Kendrick and Shamier Anderson will star in sf thriller STOWAWAY directed by Joe Penna. Anderson with play an unintended stowaway who, on a mission headed to Mars, accidentally causes severe damage to the spaceship’s life support systems. Facing dwindling resources and a potentially grim outcome, a medical researcher (Anna Kendrick) emerges as the only dissenting voice against the clinical logic of both her commander (Toni Collette) and the ship’s biologist. The film is being currently sold at Cannes.

   'HIS DARK MATERIALS' TRAILER

 REVEALS THE POLAR BEAR
An unexpected surprise today is the new trailer for HBO's and BBC's HIS DARK MATERIALS epic TV series based on Philip Pullman's books. James McAvoy plays Lord Asriel in the story about a young girl named Lyra

The series will air later this year on BBC and HBO

Belacqua (Dafne Keen) who travels to the Arctic to find her friend Roger. Lyra’s journey brings her on a considerable adventure across worlds and lands her in the midst of a massive war being waged across existence.

JAMES MCAVOY IS POWERFUL LORD ASRIEL IN THE FIRST TEASER TRAILER FOR BBC'S EPIC FANTASY SAGA HIS DARK MATERIALS!

'HIS DARK MATERIALS'

1ST TEASER FOR BBC EPIC SAGA

British broadcaster BBC has surprised us today big time with the unannounced release of the first teaser trailer for their new epic fantasy saga

The series will air on BBC and also on HBO in North America

HIS DARK MATERIALS based on Philip Pullman's famous books. The series will air sometime this year on BBC and HBO.

HIS DARK MATERIALS FOLLOWS
Lyra (Dafne Keen) who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) she lives a sheltered life amongst the scholars and college staff while under the watchful protection of

James McAvoy is Lyra's uncle Lord Asriel!

The Master (Clarke Peters) and Librarian Scholar Charles (Ian Gelder). When the glamorous and mesmeric Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson) enters Lyra’s life she embarks upon a dangerous journey of discovery from Oxford to

Ruth Wilson is evil Mrs Coulter

London. Here she meets Father MacPhail (Will Keen), Lord Boreal (Ariyon Bakare) and journalist Adele Starminster (Georgina Campbell) at a glittering society party where she first hears about the sinister General

Lin Manuel Miranda is adventurer Lee Scoresbee

Oblation Board. Lyra is subsequently thrown into the nomadic world of the boat dwelling Gyptians – Ma Costa (Anne Marie Duff), Farder Coram (James Cosmo), John Faa (Lucian Msamati), Raymond Van Geritt (Mat

The novels were previously turned into 2007's Golden Compass movie

Fraser), Jack Verhoeven (Geoff Bell) and Benjamin de Ruyter (Simon Manyonda) who take her North in her quest. Once in the North she meets charismatic aeronaut and adventurer Lee Scoresby (Lin Manuel Miranda) who joins them on their epic journey and who becomes one of Lyra’s closest allies.

WATERSHIP DOWN BBC & NETFLIX ANIMATED ADVENTURE TRAILER IS HERE WITH JAMES MCAVOY, NICHOLAS HOULT, GEMMA ARTERTON, TARON EGERTON, BEN KINGSLEY, TOM WILKINSON

   'WATERSHIP DOWN'

TRAILER FROM BBC ADAPTATION

BBC keeps on releasing trailers for their festive programmes, and on the menu today is WATERSHIP DOWN an animated adventure which will premiere during prefestive weekend, December 22nd and 23rd and
 then air on Netflix on the 23rd worldwide. The forthcoming small screen adaptation of Richard Adams' timeless classic will also feature song Fire on Fire by Sam Smith, which he recorded with BBC Concert Orchestra. BBC has released the first trailer from the film featuring main characters Hazel (voiced by James McAvoy), Fiver (Nicholas Hoult), Bigwig (John Boyega), Clover (Gemma Arterton) and Strawberry (Olivia Colman) among others. The stellar voice cast also includes Rosamund Pike, Taron Egerton, Gemma Chan, Rory Kinnear, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Kingsley and others. The mini series will air in two hour and a half long episodes.

THE STORY OF WATERSHIP DOWN
adapted for the screen by Tom Bidwell, uses Richard Adams’ bestselling novel as its source to bring an innovative interpretation to the beloved classic. Set in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England, this tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stout-hearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, towards a promised land and a more perfect society.

1ST PHOTOS FROM BBC & NETFLIX CHRISTMAS ADAPTATION OF WATERSHIP DOWN WITH JAMES MCAVOY, NICHOLAS HOULT, BEN KINGSLEY, GEMMA ARTERTON, OLIVIA COLMAN, TARON EGERTON

  1ST 'WATERSHIP DOWN'

PHOTOS FROM BBC ADAPTATION

I don't know if you can really believe it, but we are less than two months away from Christmas! BBC always prepares traditional TV delights for festive viewing, and this year you will enjoy mini series WATERSHIP DOWN which will also air later on Netflix worldwide. The forthcoming small screen adaptation of Richard Adams' timeless classic will also feature song Fire on Fire by Sam Smith, which he recorded with BBC Concert Orchestra. BBC has released the first photos from the film featuring main characters Hazel (voiced by James McAvoy), Fiver (Nicholas Hoult), Bigwig (John Boyega), Clover (Gemma Arterton) and Strawberry (Olivia Colman) among others. The stellar voice cast also includes Rosamund Pike, Taron Egerton, Gemma Chan, Rory Kinnear, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Kingsley and others. The mini series will air in two hour and a half long episodes.

THE STORY OF WATERSHIP DOWN
adapted for the screen by Tom Bidwell, uses Richard Adams’ bestselling novel as its source to bring an innovative interpretation to the beloved classic. Set in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England, this tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stout-hearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, towards a promised land and a more perfect society.

RUTA GEDMINTAS JOINS JAMES MCAVOY IN BBC'S 'HIS DARK MATERIALS' FANTASY SAGA AS WITCH QUEEN SERAFINA PEKKALA!

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CASTS QUEEN SERAFINA PEKKALA

Ruta will be new Serafina Pekkala!

The shooting is well under way, but BBC still keeps casting roles for their eight episode TV adaptation of Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS epic saga. The latest one to join the cast is Ruta Gedmintas from The Tudors, who will play Serafina Pekkala, the queen of the Lake Enara witches.

The story, that follows two children who embark on a magical adventure through parallel universes, will see Dafne Keen in the lead role of little Lyra, James McAvoy as Lyra's father Lord Asriel, James Cosmo as elderly Gyptian Farder Coram. Ruth Wilson will be the magnetic and dangerous Mrs Coulter. Clarke Peters, Georgina Campbell and Anne Marie Duff (McAvoy's ex wife) also join the cast as the Master of Jordan College, journalist Adele Starminster and Ma Costa! Will Keen (Dafne’s father) will play Father MacPhail, a mysterious man whom Lyra meets at a London society party. Joining him there is Ariyon Bakare as Lord Boreal.

JAMES MCAVOY CAST AS LORD ASRIEL IN BBC'S EPIC TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF FANTASY SAGA 'HIS DARK MATERIALS'!

'HIS DARK MATERIALS' EPIC SAGA

JAMES MCVOY IS LORD ASRIEL!

Such splendid news! After casting little Dafne Keen in the lead role for their epic adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy saga HIS DARK

James McAvoy will be Lord Asriel!

MATERIALS (which was previously made into Golden Compass movie), BBC has cast James McAvoy in the lead male role in the eight part TV series! He will be noble explorer Lord Asriel the father of Lyra! Dafne Keen will star as Lyra, a girl from a parallel universe, in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later on joined by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As Lyra learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny the two kids are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds! Clarke Peters will play the master who raises Lyra whose mother Marisa Coulter will be played by Ruth Wilson! This epic saga has three books - Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass! Oscar winner Tom Hooper directs!

GORGEOUS POSTERS FOR WIM WENDERS' 'SUBMERGENCE' WITH JAMES MCAVOY, ALICIA VIKANDER, CHINESE EPIC ACTION 'DETECTIVE DEE AND FOUR HEAVENLY KINGDOMS' WITH MARK CHAO, CARINA LAU, WILLIAM FENG

   NEW 'SUBMERGENCE' POSTERS

JAMES MCAVOY, ALICIA VIKANDER

A few new posters to bright up your boring Monday, spylings, starting with two lovely ones for action drama SUBEMERGENCE directed by legendary

Submergence is out in April in USA

Wim Wenders and starring James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander in a movie based on a best selling novel by J. M. Ledgard.

LOVE HAS NO LIMITS  

In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More (James McAvoy), is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away in the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander) prepares to dive in a submersible to the ocean floor. In their confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter

The movie is already out in Russia, Spain and parts of Asia.

on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance. First reviews over at IMDB say Alicia again fails to create any chemistry with her on screen partner. But then again she did not even have it with her real life husband Michael Fassbender in Ocean Between Us.

    'DETECTIVE DEE 2' POSTER

The sequel is out this July in China

FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS

First poster has been released for a sequel to Young Detective Dee Rise of the Sea Dragon from 2013 DETECTIVE DEE AND FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS which is out in China this summer! It stars Mark Chao as Detective Dee who is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu (Carina Lau) while investigating a crime spree. Asian star William Feng is also in the cast!