NEW 'THE BEGUILED' PERIOD SET THRILLER TRAILER WITH NICOLE KIDMAN, COLIN FARRELL! 'SIREN' MERMAID TV SERIES AND 'LEGEND OF THE MONKEY' FANTASY SERIES

'SIREN' TRAILER

FOR NEW FREEFORM TV SERIES

Two trashy looking series for you today :) FreeForm has released first trailer for their 2018 series SIREN set in a coastal town known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean. Alex Roe leads the cast. 

 'LEGEND OF THE MONKEY'

NEW FANTASY TV SERIES
This also looks trashy and horribly cast :) Netflix has teamed up with ABC Australia on new fantasy series LEGEND OF THE MONKEY! Inspired by famous Chinese fable Journey to the West it will have ten episodes about a teenage girl and a trio of fallen gods on a perilous journey as they attempt to bring an end to a demonic reign of chaos and restore balance to their world. The 100's Chai Hansen leads the funny cast.

NEW 'THE BEGUILED' TRAILER

 NICOLE KIDMAN & COLIN FARRELL

There is also a new trailer released for period set thriller drama THE BEGUILED which competes this year at Cannes Film Festival directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning, it is set during the Civil War at a Southern girls’ boarding school. After an injured Union soldier (Colin Farrell) is taken in by the sheltered women, they tend to his wounds. While he is conning his way into each of the lonely women’s hearts, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually on him. Check out the extremely spooky new trailer for it below before it opens up in cinemas around the world at the end of June this summer.

EPIC THURSDAY: OFFICIAL POSTER & TRAILER FOR 'WHITE PRINCESS' EPIC TV SERIES! 'THE BEGUILED' 19TH CENTURY THRILLER TRAILER WITH NICOLE KIDMAN, COLIN FARRELL, KIRSTEN DUNST

'WHITE PRINCESS' GETS

OFFICIAL EPIC TV SERIES TRAILER!

Starz has revealed today the first official poster and trailer for their THE WHITE PRINCESS series scheduled for April 16th! The historical drama is told from the perspective of the women waging the ongoing battle for the English throne: Lizzie (Jodie Comer), Lady Margaret Beaufort (Michelle Fairley) and Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville (Essie Davis).

The story begins as one of England’s most politically turbulent times, The War of the Roses, is coming to an end. An uneasy peace is achieved when former King Richard III is defeated at the Battle of Bosworth, and the victor, Henry Tudor, future King Henry VII (Jacob Collins Levy), is married to Lizzie, a princess from a rival house and Richard III’s former lover.

'THE BEGUILED' TRAILER

 NICOLE KIDMAN & COLIN FARRELL

Another costume delight for you today is exquisitely atmospheric first trailer and photos from Sofia Coppola's new period set drama THE BEGUILED,  an unusual 19th century set thriller with the ensemble cast lead by Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning and Colin Farrell. To arrive into cinemas at the end of June, the movie is the big screen adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name which already had its adaptations.

THE STORY OF THE BEGUILED
is set at a Virginia girls’ school in 1864 during the Civil War, The Miss Martha (Nicole Kidman) Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies, which has been sheltered from the outside world... that is until the day they discover a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) and take it upon themselves to show him some real southern hospitality!  While imprisoned in the Confederate girls' boarding school, the injured Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him.

LUKE EVANS, DANIEL BRUHL TO LEAD 'THE ALIENIST' 19TH CENTURY CRIME TV SERIES! NEW 'HIDDEN FIGURES' POSTER WITH TARAJI P. HENSON, OCTAVIA SPENCER, KEVIN COSTNER

  LUKE EVANS TO STAR IN

'THE ALIENIST' PERIOD SET SERIES

In the long series of Hollywood movie stars who are moving over to the small screens, the latest one is our beloved Welshman Luke Evans! He and Daniel Bruhl will lead new period set THE ALIENIST TV series at TNT!

An adaptation of Caleb Carr's novel THE ALIENIST is set in the Gilded Age of New York City in 1896, a city of vast wealth, extreme poverty and technological innovation. When a series of haunting, gruesome murders of boy prostitutes grips the city, newly appointed Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt calls upon criminal psychologist (or alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and newspaper reporter John Moore (Luke Evans) to conduct the investigation in secret. They are aided by a makeshift crew of singular characters, among them the intrepid Sara Howard, a young secretary on Roosevelt’s staff who is determined to become NYC’s first female police detective. Using the emerging disciplines of psychology and early forensic investigation techniques, this band of social outsiders tracks down one of New York’s first serial killers.

  'HIDDEN FIGURES' POSTER

WITH TARAJI P. HENSON, OCTAVIA SPENCER, KEVIN COSTNER

You can also check out a new poster for Taraji P. Henson's new drama movie HIDDEN FIGURES which is out from January next year.  As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Octavia Spencer, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst and Jim Parsons also star. 

KIM CATTRALL, TOBY JONES, BILLY HOWLE JOIN AGATHA CHRISTIE'S 'WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION' BBC SERIES! 'HIDDEN FIGURES' TRAILER WITH TARAJI P. HENSON, OCTAVIA SPENCER

  'WITNESS FOR PROSECUTION'

KIM CATTRALL LEADS BBC SERIES

Only a week or so ago I informed you that young Andrea Riseborough has been picked out as the first cast member of BBC's new Agatha Christie two part series adaptation of THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSE- CUTION and now Kim Cattrall, Billy Howle and Toby Jones have joined her too!

THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSE- CUTION is set in 1920's London following the brutal murder of the glamorous Emily French (Kim Cattrall)  that shocked the neighbourhood. All evidence points to Leonard Vole (Billy Howle), a young man who just happens to have been left the heiress's enormous fortune. But Leonard, despite the claims of Emily's housekeeper Janet (Monica Dolan), is adamant that he is innocent and turns to his chorus girl partner Romaine (Riseborough) to help him prove it. Toby Jones will play Leonard's solicitor, John Mayhew, while David Haig will be King's Counsel, Sir Charles Carter.

  'HIDDEN FIGURES' TRAILER

TARAJI P. HENSON, KEVIN COSTNER AND OCTAVIA SPENCER

Here's a female centric trailer for you: the first one for period set drama HIDDEN FIGURES starring two award winning actresses Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer! Opening next January  it brings the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). These brilliant African American women worked at NASA. And they helped guide a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence. Their work turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big. Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst also star.

SAM NEILL, HENRY GARRETT TO LEAD AMC'S EPIC MINI SERIES THE FIRST 'SON' OF TEXAS! TARAJI P. HENSON, OCTAVIA SPENCER, KEVIN COSTNER IN 'HIDDEN FIGURES'! 'RIO I LOVE YOU' TRAILER WITH RODRIGO SANTORO, VINCENT CASSEL, RYAN KWANTEN

'HIDDEN FIGURES' CASTS

TARAJI P. HENSON, OCTAVIA SPENCER, KEVIN COSTNER AND KIRSTEN DUNST

Another movie gathering a rather strong cast is period set drama HIDDEN FIGURES which will have Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst and Janelle Monae in its cast. It tells the untold true story of the African American female mathematicians at NASA who provided the calculations that helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. The story is told through the personal accounts of the four women known as the “Colored Computers,” and their accomplishment is set against the background of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement.

 'THE SON' EPIC MINI SERIES

SAM NEILL AND HENRY GARRETT TO LEAD THE CAST

Here's another new historical drama for you! 'Deadline' reports that AMC has done casting for their ten episode epic mini series THE SON with Sam Neill leading the ensemble! Based on the Philipp Meyer book the multi gene- rational epic tale depicts the rise and fall of one Texas family.

THE FIRST SON OF TEXAS
Sam Neill will be Eli, the charismatic patriarch of the McCullough family who was kidnapped as a child and raised among the Comanche tribe and applies the brutal Comanche world view to his business dealings. He was born on the day Texas became an independent Republic, earning the nickname “First Son of Texas” and is a relic of the Wild West, uneasy with the inexorable taming of Texas and the uncertain future of his legacy. Henry Garrett  will be his eldest son  who grew up in Eli’s shadow and struggles to make his impossible father proud while still forging his own identity. Zahn McClarnon is Toshaway, a Comanche war chief who captures young Eli and becomes his father figure. Paola Nunez will play the last member of the wealthy Spanish aristocracy in South Texas, a college educated woman ahead of her time.

 'RIO, I LOVE YOU' TRAILER

WITH RODRIGO SANTORO, RYAN KWANTEN, VINCENT CASSEL

You can also check out the trailer for a movie which has played around the world years ago but is coming to USA cinemas this year. RIO, I LOVE YOU boasts a stunning cast including Rodrigo Santoro, Harvey Keitel, Vincent Cassel, Ryan Kwanten, John Turturro, Jason Isaacs, Vanessa Paradis. Composed of 11 dynamic short film segments created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe, the film focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighbourhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.