We have the first images of our dearest Henry Cavill in the movie reboot of famous HIGHLANDER from director Chad Stahelski. As you remember the production was delayed last year when Cavill was injured during the shooting. Russell Crowe
will join him as the mentor of Connor MacLeod a Scottish warrior who is
good with the sword and, although he was born in the 16th century, has
to fight other immortal enemies in our present times so that they could
not steal the power of all eternal beings of their kind. Karen Gillan and Djimon Hounsou are also in the cast.
After scoring a win at Toronto Film Festival big screen adaptation of Stephen King's THE LIFE OF CHUCK with Tom Hiddleston is hitting theatres June 6th and we have the first trailer today. Told in reverse, the film follows Chuck Krantz from his death and ending with his early childhood.Chiwetel Ejiofor and Karen Gillan play Marty and Felicia, a divorced couple whose world is unraveled by the mystery of Chuck Krantz, with Mia Sara and Mark Hamill as Chuck’s grandparents. Matthew Lilard, Kate Siegel, David Dastmalchian, also star in this life affirming movie.
ITVX has released first trailer from their surprising comedy series DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED which focuses on the cancel culture. Hugh Bonneville plays a middle aged and widely-respected news anchor called Douglas Bellowes while Karen Gillan stars as his canny sidekick Madeline. Ben Miles, Alex Kingston and Simon Russell Beale also star. The four part series will hit ITV and ITVX later this month.
DOUGLAS LIVES A PERFECT LIFE
He enjoys his privileged status as
national treasure and host of current affairs show “Live at Six” while
off-air he shares a harmonious home with wife Sheila, a newspaper
editor.
But their world is turned upside down when, at a family wedding, he’s
overheard making an “ill-advised joke.” As a guest threatens to expose
Douglas on social media the rumor mill goes into overdrive and sparks
off a digital storm that quickly upends his life and career. With her 2
million social media followers, tech-savvy co-anchor Madeline could
throw Douglas a lifeline by posting in his defense … but will she?
Mary Tudor will be played by Karen Gillan in new historical comedy FOOLS with Patsy Ferran as her court jester. Directed bu Guy Jenkin, the film is set in 1553. England’s first Queen, Mary I, takes the throne. The country is on the brink of chaos, and the ambitious Cardinal Pole (Jim Broadbent) plots to secure control. He has overlooked, however, a humble court-jester. The pious, and apparently humorless queen finds relief in her brilliant slapstick routines and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Brenda Blethyn will also star.
COMEDY SERIES WITH HUGH BONNEVILLE AND KAREN GILLAN
ITVX has released first images from their surprising comedy series DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED which focuses on the cancel culture. Hugh Bonneville plays a middle aged and widely-respected news anchor called Douglas Bellowes while Karen Gillan stars as his canny sidekick Madeline. Ben Miles, Alex Kingston and Simon Russell Beale also star.
DOUGLAS LIVES A PERFECT LIFE
He enjoys his privileged status as
national treasure and host of current affairs show “Live at Six” while
off-air he shares a harmonious home with wife Sheila, a newspaper
editor.
But their world is turned upside down when, at a family wedding, he’s
overheard making an “ill-advised joke.” As a guest threatens to expose
Douglas on social media the rumor mill goes into overdrive and sparks
off a digital storm that quickly upends his life and career. With her 2
million social media followers, tech-savvy co-anchor Madeline could
throw Douglas a lifeline by posting in his defense … but will she?
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.
If those three announced titles from yesterday weren't looney enough for your when it comes to craziness of their scripts, here's one even crazier: as Deadline reports, Karen Gillan will be joined by Aaron Paul and Jesse Eisenberg in science fiction movie DUEL which, both written and directed by Riley Stearns, sees her playing a woman who, after receiving a terminal diagnosis, opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.
'THE LEGION' TRAILER
SENDS MICKEY ROURKE TO ROME
Legion is available on net from May
Your trailer for today is for American Spanish historical movie co production THE LEGION (aka Legionnaire's Trail) which is available on VOD from May starring Mickey Rourke and Bai Ling!
Nero's reign. The invasion of Parthia has been a fiasco. Two Roman legions have been brought to a stand still in the snowy mountains of Armenia, and the men are dying slowly in the cold. The rest of the Roman army is in Syria, only two weeks march away but the mountains swarm with Parthian patrols. Noreno (Lee Partridge), a half-Roman, is entrusted the mission of crossing the mountains to ask for help. However, he might not be the best option, he's an expert runner, but he despises Rome.
I'm not sure whether this one is the second one or the third one in the series (depending whether we count the original movie with Robin Williams),
The film hits cinemas a week before Christmas
but JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL has just released a new trailer and fun new character posters revealing the old cast is back from Dwayne Johnson and Karen Gillan to Nick Jonas and a new non human cast member - a gorgeous black mare named Bethany! The movie hits cinemas December 13th, only seven months after it wrapped shooting back in May (it usually takes more than a year to do post production after the shooting). The ensemble will this time include two major 90's comedy stars Danny DeVito and Danny Glover beside Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Bravestone, Kevin Hart as Franklin Finbar,
Jake Kasdan directs the film again
Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, Jack Black as Professor Sheldon Oberon, Nick Jonas as Jefferson McDonough, and Awkwafina and Colin Hanks also in the cast. The first movie earned almost one billion dollars two years ago.
What's The Story? A team of friends return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own but
discover that nothing is as they expect. The players need to brave parts
unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the
world's most dangerous game. Young Spencer (Alex Wolff) has kept the
pieces of the Jumanji video game which he
The movie will start circling Europe, Brasil, Russia, Asia from December 4th
later repaired in the basement
of his grandfather's house. When Spencer's friends Bethany, Fridge, and
Martha arrive, they find Spencer missing and the
Who has prettier hair, Bethanny or Nick Jonas?
game running and
decide to re-enter Jumanji to save him. Spencer's grandfather Eddie
(Danny DeVito) and his friend Milo Walker (Danny Glover) end up getting
sucked into the game too before any of Spencer's
Some will be hot, some will be cold in new Jumanji!
friends can select
their avatars. With a new quest offered to them by Nigel Billingsley, friends must help Eddie and Milo get used to their game avatars, get
them to help find Spencer and Bethany, and escape Jumanji once again and
for all.
While you are having your Thanksgiving feast if you are reading us from America, you can hop over to the jungle with us through the final premium spotlight on the sequel to the 90's classic movie hit with brand new character posters ! Dwayne Johnson brings JUMANJI sequel WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE to theatres December 20th this winter in a brand new 3D action adventure directed by Jake Kasdan! Today you can check out a new trailer below filled with humour and also a few new posters!
The movie is a tribute to Robin Williams
LOST IN THE GAME In a brand new Jumanji adventure, four high school kids discover an
old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting,
literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is
that you don't just play Jumanji - you must survive it. To beat the game
and return to the real world, they'll have to go on the most dangerous
adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago,
and change the way they think
about themselves - or they'll be stuck in
the game forever, to be played by others without break.
JUMANJI CAST
Spencer Miller, a nerdy
gamer who goes to detention with Fridge, Martha, and Bethany and
discovers the Jumanji video game, is played by Alex Wolff,
Story takes place 20 years after the first film
while
Dwayne Johnson is Dr. Smolder Bravestone, an archaeologist and explorer, Spencer's avatar. Jack Black appears as Professor Shelly Oberon, a
Although the jungle is in Africa, the movie was shot on Hawaii
cartographer and cryptographer, Bethany's avatar.
Madison Iseman plays Bethany White, the prettiest
girl in school and a cheerleader who goes to
Pop star Nick Jonas plays a brave helicopter pilot in the movie
detention with Spencer, Fridge, and Martha.
Kevin Hart is Franklin "Moose" Finbar, a zoologist
and weapons specialist, Fridge's avatar.
Ser'Darius Blain is Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, a football jock who also ends up in detention
Robin Williams' character will appear in the film through archive footage
together
with Martha, a wallflower bookworm, whose avatar commando Ruby Roundhouse is played by Karen Gillan! Pop superstar Nick Jonas
plays
This is a 2nd movie for Dwayne Johnson with the Welcome to the Jungle title
Alex, a mysterious guide and adventurer in the game who helps the avatars escape Jumanji, while Bobby Cannavale is John Bardon, the antagonist of the Jumanji video game.
If you are wondering what you are doing this Christmas, you are going to the jungle! Dwayne Johnson brings JUMANJI sequel WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE to theatres December 20th this winter in a brand new 3D action adventure directed by Jake Kasdan! Today you can check out a new trailer below filled with humour and also a few new posters!
Story takes place 20 years after the first film
LOST IN THE GAME In a brand new Jumanji adventure, four high school kids discover an
old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting,
literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is
that you don't just play Jumanji - you must survive it. To beat the game
and return to the real world, they'll have to go on the most dangerous
adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago,
and change the way they think
The movie is a tribute to Robin Williams
about themselves - or they'll be stuck in
the game forever, to be played by others without break.
JUMANJI CAST
Spencer Miller, a nerdy gamer who goes to detention with Fridge, Martha, and Bethany and discovers the Jumanji video game, is played by Alex Wolff, while
Dwayne Johnson is Dr. Smolder Bravestone, an archaeologist and explorer, Spencer's avatar. Jack Black appears as Professor Shelly Oberon, a cartographer and cryptographer, Bethany's avatar.
Madison Iseman plays Bethany White, the prettiest
Pop star Nick Jonas plays a brave helicopter pilot in the movie
girl in school and a cheerleader who goes to detention with Spencer, Fridge, and Martha.
Kevin Hart is Franklin "Moose" Finbar, a zoologist
Although the jungle is in Africa, the movie was shot on Hawaii
and weapons specialist, Fridge's avatar.
Ser'Darius Blain is Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, a football jock who also ends up in detention together
Robin Williams' character will appear in the film through archive footage
with Martha, a wallflower bookworm, whose avatar commando Ruby Roundhouse is played by Karen Gillan! Pop superstar Nick Jonas
This is a 2nd movie for Dwayne Johnson with the Welcome to the Jungle title
plays Alex, a mysterious guide and adventurer in the game who helps the avatars escape Jumanji, while Bobby Cannavale is John Bardon, the antagonist of the Jumanji video game.
All kinds of exciting stuff rule in the first trailer for the sequel of JUMANJI titled WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE which lands in cinemas this Christmas starring Dwayne Johnson, Nick Jonas
The adventure starts this Christmas
and Karen Gillan.
JUMANJI, WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, directed by Jake Kasdan, sees four high school kids discover an old video game console and get drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji - you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they'll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves - or they'll be stuck in the game forever. Their avatars are Dr Smolder Bravestone (Dwayne Johnson), Moose
Finbarr (Kevin Hart), Professor Shelly
The movie will also pay tribute to Robin Williams!
Oberon (Jack Black) and Ruby
Roundhouse (Karen Gillan)! The movie will pay tribute to Robin Williams
who starred in the original hit movie.
'INHUMANS' SF SERIES
FIRST TRAILER IS HERE!
With September 29th scheduled at ABC for the premiere of their new Marvel series INHUMANS (with two episodes the same evening after
Trailer is possibly arriving this Thursday?
they finish playing in IMAX cinemas from September 1st) the first trailer has been released today as promised!
INHUMANS explores epic adventure of a royal family lead by Black
Bolt (Anson Mount) the enigmatic, commanding King of the Inhumans, with a
voice so powerful that the slightest whisper can destroy a city. After
the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they
barely escape to Hawaii where they are greeted with surprising
interactions with the lush world and humanity around them. Now they must
find a way to reunite with each other and return to their home before
their way of life is destroyed
The first two episodes are so massive they'll first air in Imax cinemas
forever. Also starring are Iwan Rheon as evil Maximus, Serinda Swan as Medusa, Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon, Isabelle Cornish as Crystal, Ken Leung as Karnak, Sonya Balmores as Auran and Mike Moh as Triton.
While half of the United Kingdom is swooning over his brooding expressions and dashing hairdo and royal uniforms on Sunday evenings as he plays Prince Albert in ITV's Victoria epic series which is battling for ratings against BBC's Poldark, it seems Tom Hughes will cross over to the rival BBC to take the lead role in their three part thriller series PAULA which will, also starring Denise Gough, focus on the suspense and chaos that suddenly appear in a young chemistry teacher’s life after her hot one night stand with a good looking but dangerous man.
'JUMANJI' SEQUEL CAST PICS
WITH DWAYNE JOHNSON, NICK JONAS AND KAREN GILLAN
Sony Pictures has started production on the sequel to popular
adventure classic JUMANJI and its lead star Dwayne Johnson has shared
first set photos revealing him with the cast and one with him and pop
superstar Nick Jonas who also stars. Apparently some of the young actors
will play real kids, while Dwayne as Dr Smolder Bravestone, Nick Jonas, Jack
Black as professor Shelly Oberon and Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse
will be their avatars within the game itself.
'THE CROWN' EPIC SAGA
GETS NEW POSTER & TRAILER
In the trailer department, a long new one has been released for Netflix $100 million expensive ten part drama THE CROWN which will follow the life of the current Queen Elizabeth II from the moment she stepped on the throne. Arriving this November it will depict her marriage with Prince Phillip played by Matt Smith and her relationship with many politicians including Winston Churchill played by John Lithgow. Claire Foy plays the lead role in the first season set in the 1950's at the beginning of Elizabeth's rule. Oscar winner Stephen Daldry directs.
Now, this ain't exactly Dezzy's cup of Earl Grey Tea with a dash of lemon and a spoon of honey (which I'm sipping right now rejoicing in the news that my dearly beloved Chris Evans and Lily Collins are dating), but I know that some of you freaks like weird stuff :) so you might as well enjoy this one: it seems that after the success of WGN America's SALEM, HBO is looking to start a good old witch hunt of their own. As Deadline reports they have already gathered cast for 17th century series pilot THE DEVIL YOU KNOW coming from ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK creator Jenji Kohan and helmed by Gus Van Sant!
SALEM WITCH TRIALS Described as a provocative period drama, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW explores
the circumstances around one of the most compelling chapters in American
history — the infamous Salem Witch Trials in 17th century New England,
where intolerance and repression set neighbour against neighbour and led
a town to mass hysteria.
EDDIE IZZARD, KAREN GILLAN, EWEN BREMNER STAR
Eddie Izzard is leading the cast as Thomas Putnam, the rigid and devoutly Puritan patriarch of the powerful Putnam family. He is a leader in agrarian Salem Village, but his top position is being threatened from many sides. Nadia
Alexander is his daughter, bright and ambitious.
Ismenia Mendes plays a captured servant girl from Maine who must summon her inner resources. Ever Carradine will play Thomas’ wife, who is sickly but strong among her peers. Damien Molony is Thomas’ eldest son. Julian Rhind Tutt plays Minister Samuel Parris, a hard-line Puritan, who isn’t very popular, until the accusations start. Matthew James Thomas is Henry Paine, a newcomer from England. Nigel Lindsay plays Dr. Griggs, a man of science and reason. Ewen Bremner is Israel Porter, patriarch of the powerful Porter clan. Karen Gillan plays Jane Porter, his youngest daughter.
shooting. Russell Crowe
will join him as the mentor of Connor MacLeod a Scottish warrior who is
good with the sword and, although he was born in the
16th century, has
to fight other immortal enemies in our present times so that they could
not steal the power of all eternal beings of their kind. Karen Gillan and Djimon Hounsou are also in the cast.
shooting. Russell Crowe
will join him as the mentor of Connor MacLeod a Scottish warrior who is
good with the sword and, although he was born in the
16th century, has
to fight other immortal enemies in our present times so that they could
not steal the power of all eternal beings of their kind. Karen Gillan and Djimon Hounsou are also in the cast.
