WATCH TRAILERS FOR HISTORICAL ADVENTURE MOVIES KINGSLAYER WITH JOHN RHYS DAVIES AND STUART BRENNAN AS RICHARD THE LIONHEART, 'THE FOURTH MUSKETEER' WITH NEW D'ARTAGNAN

  KINGSLAYER MOVIE TRAILER  

RICHARD THE LIONHEART

A legend will rise sometime this year

Two historical adventures from the indie circles for you today, starting with the trailer for a movie I mentioned once before: KINGSLAYER from director and writer Stuart Brennan should be out sometime this year! With his kingdom on the brink of chaos, Richard the Lionheart must decide what he fights for: his crown, or his love for a commoner. Days away from his coronation, a secret meeting with the woman he loves turns into a life and death fight for survival for the future King of England, Richard the Lionheart. Ambushed by hired mercenaries, and with the identity of the man who ordered his murder a mystery, Richard is left with no allies he can trust. Standing alone as civil war looms, the young prince is forced to face not only his enemies, but the harsh responsibilities of leadership. From BAFTA award winner Stuart Brennan, and Golden Globe winning producer Gareth Wiley, this impressive action epic, based on true historical events, features a high profile cast including John Rhys Davies, Carolina Carlsson, Ryan Gage and Ian Hanmore, with Stuart Brennan portraying Richard himself.

 

  THE FOURTH MUSKETEER 

ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE

While we are waiting for the mega expensive French movie version of Dumas' story to appear on the big screens next year, you might be in the mood

The film is out on DVD in United Kingdom

to settle with a much (almost dramatically) cheaper version of THE FOURTH MUSKETEER, both written and directed by Steve Lawson. The movie is available in UK on DVD market. Matt Ingram Jones plays D'Artagnan, Mollie Hindle is Milady with the most ridiculous make up ever (probably did it herself) and Ade Dimberline is Athos. Sean Cronin is Rochefort. At the behest of his father, young d'Artagnan travels from rural Gascony to Paris, where he becomes embroiled in a devious plot between the King's Musketeers and the Guardsmen of Cardinal Richelieu.

1ST PHOTOS FROM BILL NIGHY'S LIVING PERIOD SET DRAMA, JOHN RHYS DAVIES' HISTORICAL ADVENTURE KINGSLAYER, SLOW HORSES SERIES WITH JACK LOWDEN, GARY OLDMAN, SF FLICK DUAL WITH AARON PAUL, KAREN GILLAN

 FIRST LIVING PHOTO 

FROM BILL NIGHY MOVIE

The Oliver Hermanus directed drama LIVING has released first photo with Bill Nighy in a film that takes place in 1952 London, where veteran civil servant Williams has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding

Bill Nighy takes the lead in Living movie

England post WWII. As endless paperwork piles up on his desk, he learns he has a fatal illness. Coaxed by a vivacious colleague, he begins his quest to find some meaning in his life before it slips away. Tom Burke also stars.

 1ST DUAL MOVIE PHOTO 

AARON PAUL & KAREN GILLAN

There is also the first photo from Aaron Paul starring movie DUAL which centers on Sarah (Karen Gillan), a woman who, upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends

Aaron Paul and Karen Gillan lead Dual sf movie

and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.

 FIRST KINGSLAYER PHOTOS 

FROM NEW MEDIEVAL MOVIE

Meanwhile, Stuart Brennan (who both directs and stars in this one) has already shot his medieval adventure KINGSLAYER with John Rhys

Stuart Brennan both stars in and directs the movie

Davis. It follows a young Richard the Lionheart, before he ascended to become King of England, as he must fight for his life and learn the

Legendary John Rhys Davies leads the cast

responsibilities of leadership amidst a treacherous ambush. Ryan Gage, David Hayman and Carolina Carlsson also star in the historical adventure.

 

 SLOW HORSES DRAMA 

TO LAUNCH IN APRIL

There are also first photos from new Apple TV six episode mini series SLOW HORSES which will hit the streamer April 1st starring Jack Lowden and Gary Oldman.  It follows a team of British intelligence agents

Jack Lowden leads the cast in Slow Horses

who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies

Gary Oldman leads the team of Slow Horses

who end up in Slough House due to their career ending mistakes. Jack Lowden leads the cast as a young agent who, after botching a mission, joins

Kristin Scott Thomas also stars in Slow Horses

Lamb. Tasked with little more than paper-pushing, the jaded boss expects little from his team until they find themselves embroiled in a terrifying plot. Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce and Olivia Cooke also star.

JOSH HARTNETT, JOHN RHYS DAVIES, CHARLOTTE RAMPLING IN 'VALLEY OF THE GODS' SF MOVIE! 'ROOTS' EPIC TV SERIES TRAILER WITH MALACHI KIRBY, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS, MATTHEW GOODE, JAMES PUREFOY

  'VALLEY OF THE GODS' SF FILM

JOSH HARTNETT, JOHN RHYS DAVIES & CHARLOTTE RAMPLING

Well this is a rather nice cast: Josh Hartnett has just been joined by two acting legends John Rhys Davies and Charlotte Rampling in sf movie VALLEY OF THE GODS which, as 'Deadline' reports, intertwines the stories of the richest man on earth, an ancient Najavo legend and writer John Ecas (Josh Hartnett), who possesses an unbridled imagination.

 John, the film’s narrator, has the ability to alter reality, launching the narrative into the realm of spectacular fantasy. The film follows the three narratives as the characters attempt to escape the inevitable drama that is about to unfold when supernatural visions ultimately clash with impending reality. Charlotte Rampling is currently nominated for an Oscar for 45 YEARS, while Davies is playing Elven King in THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES.

  'ROOTS' EPIC TV TRAILER

 MALACHI KIRBY, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS, MATTHEW GOODE

In the video department today, check out the first trailer for History Channel's scripted mini series ROOTS which will be simulcast also on Lifetime and A&E from May 30th! To air in two hour episodes in four days, it is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship! With Malachi Kirby playing the lead role of Kunta Kinte, the star studded cast also includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Laurence Fishburne, James Purefoy, Mehki Phifer and Matthew Goode! 

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON 'THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES' EPIC FANTASY SERIES WITH AUSTIN BUTLER, MANU BENNET, JOHN RHYS DAVIES, IVANA BAQUERO

'THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES'  

THE LAUNCH OF THE EPIC SERIES
Just two more days people, two days before the biggest epic fantasy TV adventure of 2016 starts on the small screens with the two hour premiere episode of MTV's THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES on Tuesday January 5th! The ten episode series will bring us the television adaptations of Terry Brooks' best selling fantasy saga following the elves and trolls of Shannara!

THE STORY OF ELVES
The most expensive series in MTV's history follows the inhabitants of the Four Lands, a place set thousands of years into the future where cataclysmic war among humans has yielded a new order after wiping out most of the humans, leaving various troll, dwarf, elf and other species to battle one another and a set of demonic presences in a place called the Forbidding. The lead characters are Wil Ohmsford (Austin Butler), a healer who suddenly discovers his powers, and Amberle Elessedil (Poppy Drayton), who becomes one of the Chosens (guardians of a mystical tree that provides peace in their lands), and sets on a quest outside her elfin kingdom, where she will meet Wil. They will be joined by outlawed scavenger Eretreia (Ivana Baquero). Daniel Macpherson and John Rhys Davies also star in John Favreau directed and produced series.

AUSTIN BUTLER IS WIL

 Austin Butler leads the cast in the lead role of Wil Ohmsford - half human and half elf - who discovers that he is the last of the legendary Shannara family.

POPPY DRAYTON IS AMBERLE  
Elven princess, agile, fit and capable, she has become the first female to be accepted as one of the Chosen, the special group of Elves responsible for the protection and care of the ancient Ellcrys tree. But unlike the rest of the Chosen, Amberle’s dangerous and heroic journey is just beginning.

IVANA BAQUERO IS ERETRIA  

A young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who’s been forced touse her beauty and wits to survive. She’s a human who has been raised in a den of thieves known as the Rovers. When she rescues elven prince Wil (Austin Butler) from danger she becomes unwittingly tied to his quest to save the Four Lands.

MANU BENNET IS ALLANON
 Manu Bennett from HOBBIT and SPARTACUS will play a powerful druid named Allanon, the last of his kind. He is preserving the knowledge of ancient times as a practitioner of the mystic arts.

STUNNING NEW 'THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES' TRAILER AND POSTER WITH JOHN RHYS DAVIES, MANU BENNETT, DANIEL MACPHERSON, IVANA BAQUERO, POPPY DRAYTON

'THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES'  

 EPIC SERIES TRAILER & POSTER

Continuing our reports from New York Comic Con, you can feast your eyes today on the brand new trailer (showing stunning post apocalyptic landscapes and tons of magic) and stunning poster for MTV's small screen adaptation of famous fantasy epic novels THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES It has also been revealed that the epic series will start airing its ten episodes January 5th opening the brand new year television season of new shows with a special two hour episode!

THE WORLD OF ELVES
Based on super popular Terry Brooks epic fantasy SHANNARA novel saga the series follows Elvin princess Amberle (Poppy Drayton), human Eretria (Ivana Baquero) and elf-human hybrid Wil (Austin Butler) on their quest to save the world from an evil demon with their adventures set hundreds of years after the society has destroyed itself through nuclear holocaust. Daniel Macpherson, Manu Bennett, John Rhys Davies also star in John Favreau directed and produced series. Don't forget our previous spotlight on the main characters of the upcoming series!

NEW TRAILER AND CHARACTER PHOTOS FOR MTV'S EPIC FANTASY TV SERIES 'SHANNARA' WITH AUSTIN BUTLER, POPPY DRAYTON, DANIEL MACPHERSON, JOHN RHYS DAVIES, MANU BENNETT, AARON JAKUBENKO

'SHANNARA' EPIC TV SERIES

 NEW TRAILER AND CAST PHOTOS

Along with the first character photos a new trailer has been released last night at those godawful MTV Awards for upcoming new epic fantasy series SHANNARA which is, believe it or not, arriving to MTV next January. Set thousands of years in the future in the world of elven kingdoms, the ten episode series will be the small screen adaptation of Terry Brook's popular fantasy novels. Austin Butler leads the cast in the lead role of Wil Ohmsford - half human and half elf - who discovers that he is the last of the legendary Shannara family.

POPPY DRAYTON IS AMBERLE  
Elven princess, agile, fit and capable, she has become the first female to be accepted as one of the Chosen, the special group of Elves responsible for the protection and care of the ancient Ellcrys tree. But unlike the rest of the Chosen, Amberle’s dangerous and heroic journey is just beginning.

DANIEL MACPHERSON IS ARION

The heir to the Elvin throne, Arion takes himself very seriously and is the opposite of his wilder brother Ander (Aaron Jakubenko).

IVANA BAQUERO IS ERETRIA  
A young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who’s been forced to use her beauty and wits to survive. She’s a human who has been raised in a den of thieves known as the Rovers. When she rescues elven prince Will (Austin Butler) from danger she becomes unwittingly tied to his quest to save the Four Lands.

AARON JAKUBENKO IS ANDER

 Amberle’s uncle, an Elven Prince with the reputation for being the wild party boy who has yet to find his way in the world.

JOHN RHYS DAVIES IS EVENTINE
King Eventine, Amberle's grandfather, who has ruled the Elvin kingdom of Arborlon for decades)!

MANU BENNET IS ALLANON

 Manu Bennett from HOBBIT and SPARTACUS will play a powerful druid named Allanon, the last of his kind.

EMILIA BURNS IS TILTON

Emilia Burns (Terra Nova) will be Commander Tilton, the Captain of the Black Watch, the legendary protectors of the Ellcrys and the Gardens of Life