Creator of Heated RivalryJacob Tierney has just got an order from Netflix for ALEXANDER epic series on the teen years of the
Netflix has issued a straight to series order
Macedonian warlord. The adaptation of Annabel Lyon's book The Golden Mean, has the following plot: as the Athenian empire crumbles, the world’s greatest mind, Aristotle, arrives in Macedonia to tutor a volatile young prince Alexander. Amid palace intrigue, forbidden love, brutal war and ruthless ambitions, their unlikely friendship shapes an empire and alters the course of history. This brand new historical television series will reimagine the classic power struggle between mentor and protégé with a raw, modern energy that feels both epic and incredibly intimate. Hope they cast actors better than the bland ones in Heated Rivalry. Jason Bateman is the executive producer.
Netflix has released first teaser for Taron Egerton's new action packed thriller movie CARRY-ON which will stream December 13th also starring Jason Bateman with Logan Marshall Green and Sofia Carson also in the cast. Written by T.J. Fixman and Michael Green, this new movie follows a young TSA agent as he fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight. CARRY-ON is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who’s no stranger to airplane danger; he previously directed the Liam Neeson action flick Non-Stop. The film marks the first collaboration between Netflix and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, a partnership that was announced in 2021. See the teaser below:
Netflix has announced some brand new series tonight including an hour long mini series BLACK RABBIT with Jude Law and Jason Bateman who will also direct a few episodes of the new series. In it, when the owner of a New York City hotspot (Bateman) allows his turbulent brother (Law) back in his life, he opens the door to escalating dangers that threaten to bring down everything he’s built.
JAMIE DORNAN'S THE UNDERTOW
Meanwhile, Netflix has also given a role of twins to Jamie Dornan in their new UK original series THE UNDERTOW a crime noir series that will see the Irishman play identical twins Adam and Lee. Suffocating in a loveless marriage to Adam, Nicola (Mackenzie Davis)’s
life takes a dramatic turn when Adam’s long-estranged identical twin
brother Lee comes crashing back into her life, and their tangled
romantic past threatens to destroy the present.
PERIOD SET HOUSE OF GUINNESS
They have also set Steven Knight to pen period set HOUSE OF GUINNESS about one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – The Guinness
Arthur Guinness also known as Ernest
Family. Set in 19th century Dublin and New York, it will focus on the consequences of the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his cunning will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the growing juggernaut that is one of the most beloved alcoholic drinks today.
Just two trailers for you today, the first one coming from Meg Ryan who is starring and directing (after she cast her own son Jack in the film too) ITHACA, which also stars Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard!
14 year old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest
bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has
gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older
sister and his little brother. And so it is that as spring turns to
summer, 1942, Homer Macauley delivers messages of love, hope, pain...
and death... to the good people of Ithaca. And Homer Macauley will
grapple with one message that will change him forever. Based on William Saroyan's 1943 novel, The Human Comedy,
ITHACA is a coming of age story about the exuberance of youth, the
abruptness of change, the sweetness of life, the sting of death, and the
sheer goodness that lives in each and every one of us.
'OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY'
TRAILER WITH JENNIFER ANISTON AND JASON BATEMAN
The second trailer is for December 9th comedy movie starring Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn and Jason BatemanOFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY in which she plays the company CEO who tries to close her hard partying brother’s branch, and he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
It seems that after playing Big Friendly Giant, fresh Oscar winner Mark Rylance will work with Steven Spielberg for the third time after Bridge of Spies, in the big screen adaptation of David Kertzer's KIDNAP- PING OF EDGARDO MOR- TARA. He will be Pope Pius IX in the movie which recounts the story of a young Jewish boy in Bologna, Italy in 1858 who, having been secretly baptised, is forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son becomes part of a larger political battle that pits the Papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
'THE FAMILY FANG' TRAILER
JASON BATEMAN & NICOLE KIDMAN
In the trailer department, check out the first one for Jason Bateman's and Nicole Kidman's THE FAMILY FANG in which they play Baxter and Annie, who are scarred from an unconventional upbringing but return to their family home after an unlikely accident.
When their parents (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett)
— performance artists famous for elaborate public hoaxes — suddenly go
missing under troubling circumstances, Baxter and Annie investigate.
Unsure whether it’s foul play or just another elaborate ruse, nothing
can prepare them for what they discover. The movie is out next month.
'A MONSTER CALLS' TRAILER
WITH LIAM NEESON, FELICITY JONES AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER
You can also check out an atmospheric new trailer for the movie adaptation of Patrick Ness' A MONSTER CALLS with deeply unsettling voice from Liam Neeson in which young LewisMacDougall is a boy who attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith! Out October it also stars Sigourney Weaver.
And while you're probably going to cinema this Thanks giving to watch THE LAST DINO- SAUR, we're going animated today too, beginning with a new trailer and poster for Disney's ZOO TOPIA which will bring the menagerie to the theatres next March following a fox (Jason Bateman) who is framed for a crime he didn't commit. Hot on his tail (quite literally) is the town's top cop, a rabbit (Ginnifer Goodwin) who will stop at nothing to catch her prey.
But when they both become targets of a conspiracy, they're forced to join up and work together.
'THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS'
GETS A HOLIDAY TRAILER! Meanwhile, a new wonderfully festive (don't miss the uber hilarious end with a hampster) holiday
trailer has been released for THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS out next July!
Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max's life as a
favourite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy
mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they
find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army
of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets
and their owners.
'THE LITTLE PRINCE'
NEW ANIMATED TRAILER!
Although it has already aired around the world, French animated movie THE LITTLE PRINCE will arrive into US cinemas next March and we have a new trailer featuring voices from a rather stellar cast which includes Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard, Paul Rudd, James Franco, Benicio del Toro, Ricky Gervais and Paul Giamatti!
LISTEN TO YOUR HEART At the heart of it all is The Little Girl who meets the Aviator who
introduces his new friend to an extraordinary world where anything is
possible. A world that he himself was initiated into long ago by THE
LITTLE PRINCE. It's here that The Little Girl's magical and emotional
journey into her own imagination - and into the universe of The Little
Prince - begins. And it's where The Little Girl rediscovers her
childhood and learns that ultimately, it's human connections that matter
most, and that what's truly essential can only be seen with the heart.
Remember how I recently informed you that Anne Hathaway is going to star in a monster movie? And you couldn't really believe it? To add to your disbelief, an elegant and refined DOWNTON ABBEY star has joined COLOSSAL as her boyfriend! 'Variety' reports that Dan Stevens (who is currently shooting BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in which he is a much more beautiful beast unlike the actress who plays the beauty in it) will play the ex boyfriend who realises the error of his ways and fights to win her back.
Anne plays a woman who moves back to her hometown after losing her
job and boyfriend in New York. She soon discovers that she is strangely
connected to a giant creature that is wreaking havoc in Seoul, South
Korea. Jason Sudeikis has also been added to the cast!
DISNEY'S'ZOOTOPIA'
CHARACTER PHOTOS ARE OUT
Disney has revealed cast members and character pictures for their new animated movie ZOOTOPIA which arrives into theatres next March following rookie Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) who arrives to the city of ZOOTOPIA and discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery. Pop sensation Shakira is ZOOTOPIA's pop star Gazelle.
CHIEF BOGO THE BUFFALO
Idris Elba is Chief Bogo, head of the Zootopia Police Department. A tough cape buffalo with 2,000 lbs of attitude, Bogo is reluctant to add Judy Hopps, Zootopia's first bunny cop, to his squad of hardened rhinos, elephants and hippos.
MAYOR LIONHEART
J.K. Simmons lends his voice to Mayor Leodore Lionheart, the noble leader of Zootopia, who coined the city's mantra that Judy Hopps lives by: "In Zootopia, anyone can be anything."
CHEETAH CLAWHAUSER
Nate Torrence lends his voice to the Zootopia Police Department's most charming cheetah, Benjamin Clawhauser. Clawhauser loves two things: pop star Gazelle and donuts. From his reception desk, he greets everyone with a warm smile and a helpful paw, covered in sprinkles.
BELLWETHER THE SHEEP
Jenny Slate provides the voice of Assistant Mayor Bellwether, a sweet sheep with a little voice and a lot of wool, who constantly finds herself under foot of the larger-than-life Mayor Lionheart.
MRS. OTTERRON
Octavia Spencer will give her voice to Mrs. Otterron, a desperate otter who turns to Officer Judy Hopps for help in solving her husband’s mysterious disappearance.
FINNICK THE FENNEC
Tommy “Tiny” Lister lends his voice to Finnick, a fennec fox with a big chip on his adorable shoulder.
WEASELTON THE CROOK
Alan Tudyk appears as Duke Weaselton, a small-time weasel crook with a big-time weasel mouth, who tries to give Judy the slip during a police chase.
FLASH THE SLOTH
Raymond Persi lends voice to Flash, the fastest sloth working at the DMV — the Department of Mammal Vehicles.
THE NEW RECEPTIONIST TO THE ALL FEMALE 'GHOSTBUSTERS'
Well, I'm sure most of you would rather call him than THE GHOSTBUSTERS! Director Paul Feig has announced today that Thor himself Chris Hemsworth will play the receptionist in the all new all female reboot of THE GHOSTBUSTERS! This means that Chris will cater to Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, who are all signed to play the female band of GHOSTBUSTERS who nobody wants to work with! The movie which is scheduled for July next year will have McCarthy as the leader of the team. Before that you will see Chris Hemsworth and his supersized schlong in the reboot of VACATION comedy this July.
'ZOOTOPIA' TRAILER
DISNEY'S NEW ANIMATED MOVIE
Here's a Disney treat for you: the first trailer for new animated movie ZOOTOPIA out next March! The modern mammal metropolis of ZOOTOPIA is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's a melting pot where animals live together. A place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big animals isn't so easy.
Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery.
THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!
One of the youngest Oscar nominees, lovely Hailee Steinfeld will explore THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT according to 'Deadline'! The ROMEO AND JULIET and ENDER'S GAME star will topline the big screen adaptation of last year’s YA novel by Jennifer E. Smith, in which the story follows Hadley (Hailee Steinfeld) over a 24-hour period. What first looks like a rotten day as she waits in an airport for a flight to London for her father’s second wedding brightens up when she meets a young British chap. Turns out they’re seated together, and sparks fly.
JASON BATEMAN TO SELL
HIMSELF IN 'IPO MAN' MOVIE Meanwhile, another lovely face, Jason Bateman will both direct and star in IPO MAN, an adaptation of Meet The Man Who Sold His Fate To Investors At $1 A Share,
a 'Wired magazine' article about a man who found a novel commodity for a
public offering: himself. He sold about 900 shares of himself out of 10,000 in total to friends and other people. It created a host of problems for the actual
guy, Mike Merrill, when shareholders demanded control over life
decisions like whether to have a vasectomy or even whether he should
move in with his longtime girlfriend (and minority shareholder).
'EX MACHINA' SF TRAILER
THERE IS NOTHING MORE HUMAN THAN THE WILL TO SURVIVE
Here's a sf trailer for you today: EX MACHINA will arrive next April following Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet search giant, who wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company's brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan's latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated, seductive - and more deceptive - than the two men could have imagined. Isaac and Gleeson both star in upcoming new STAR WARS movie too!
