The family that has been blatantly exploiting nepotism for decades now has just pushed their latest member into the business in MADE IN ITALY which sees Liam Neeson starring together with his son Micheal Richardson
Made in Italy opens this August
(who is also the son of Natasha Richardson, nephew of Joely Richardson, grandson of Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson and nephew of Lynn Redgrave, the list goes on).
Made In Italy
scheduled for August release, is a heart warming father son
story set in glorious Tuscany about bohemian London artist Robert
(Neeson), who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Richardson)
to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife.
Neither expects to find the once beautiful villa in such a state of
disrepair. Renovations go badly, with father and son soon finding
themselves at odds. Robert’s comical lack of DIY experience leads him to
seek help from
The film opens August 7th in selected theatres, drive-ins and video on demand
some colourful locals including the no nonsense Kate
(Lindsay Duncan), an ex-pat making her living selling villas who quickly
captures his attention. For Jack, the state of the house seems to
mirror his search for memories of happier times with his mother. He soon
falls for Natalia (Valeria Bilello), a vivacious young Italian chef,
who restores both body and soul with delights
The movie was shot in idyllic Italian regions of Monticchiello
from her local trattoria –
until the pair find their developing relationship in jeopardy from
Natalia’s jealous and threatening ex-husband. As Robert and Jack
painstakingly restore the villa to its previous glory, they also start
to mend their relationship. The future may now look quite different and
surprise them both.
The beginning of the week brings us a
rather dynamic and exciting teaser for THE KING'S MAN
a period set prequel to Kingsman movie series about a mysterious
British intelligence agency. This one explores its origins with the
The King's Man is out February 14th next year
help
of a rather stellar cast: gorgeous Harris Dickinson next to Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Gemma Arterton (as Mata Hari), Liam Neeson, Daniel Bruhl, Rhys Ifans (as Rasputin), Charles Dance, Matthew Goode (as Tristan), Tom Hollander (who plays three rulers George V and
his cousins Wilhelm II of Germany, Nicholas II of Russia) ,Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci (as Merlin), Alison Steadman (as Guinevere), Neil Jackson, Robert Aramayo (as Yugoslav hero Gavrilo Princip), and Joel Basman (as Gawain). Out next February, it will be set in World War I era: as a collection
of
history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a
war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them!
Frozen II arrives November 22nd!
'FROZEN II' TEASER
BRINGS US A NEW SONG!
Disney has, meanwhile, revealed yet another teaser for FROZEN II, this time with a new song Into the Unknown sung by Idina Menzel. Well, it is no Let it Go, I can tell you that, screeching and sung as her life depends on it, it really is annoying to the ear. You can also check out the new poster for the film which is out this November! Check out the exciting new teaser below and tell us what you think:
First trailer has been released for moving British drama movie ORDINARY LOVE which is out this December starring Liam Neeson and
Ordinary Love is out December 6th in UK
Lesley Manville as
Joan and Tom who have been married for many years. There is an ease to their relationship which only comes from spending a life time together and a depth of love which expresses itself through tenderness and humour in equal part. When Joan is unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their relationship as they are faced with the challenges that lie ahead and the prospect of what might happen if something were to happen to Joan. ORDINARY LOVE is a story about love, survival and the epic questions life throws at each and every one of us.
'FRACTURED' TRAILER
STARRING SAM WORTHINGTON!
Another thriller for you this week, this time coming from Netflix, for their movie FRACTURED with Sam Worthington, which will stream
Fractured streams from October 11th!
from October 11th! Driving home after a tense holiday weekend with his in-laws, Ray Monroe (Sam Worthington), a well meaning but overwhelmed family man, pulls into a rest area with his wife Joanne (Lily Rabe) and daughter Peri (Lucy Capri). The trip takes a turn for the worse when Peri is hurt in an accident and the family rushes to a nearby emergency room run by a staff with dubious intentions.
After being sent away for further testing Peri and Joanne vanish and all records of their visit disappear. Ray's concern turns into a desperate race to find his family and discover the truth of what happened to them.
That is, if you manage to recognise all of them in it! The beginning of the week brings us a rather dynamic and exciting teaser for THE KING'S MAN a period set prequel to Kingsman movie series about a mysterious British intelligence agency. This one explores its origins with the help of a rather stellar cast: gorgeous Harris Dickinson next to Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Gemma Arterton (as Mata Hari), Liam Neeson, Daniel Bruhl, Rhys Ifans (as Rasputin), Charles Dance, Matthew Goode (as Tristan), Tom Hollander (who plays three rulers George V and
Ralph Fiennes is T. E. Lawrence in Matthew Vaughn directed prequel
his cousins Wilhelm II of Germany, Nicholas II of Russia) ,Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci (as Merlin), Alison Steadman (as Guinevere), Neil Jackson, Robert Aramayo (as Yugoslav hero Gavrilo Princip), and Joel Basman (as Gawain).
THE STORY OF THE KING'S MAN Out next February, it will be set in World War I era: as a collection
of
Gorgeous young actor Harris Dickinson takes the role of his protege!
history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a
war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them!
One of the new projects that is trying to find buyers over at Cannes this month is John Madden's (Shakespeare in Love) World War II movie
Colin Firth will lead the new WW2 drama
OPERATION MINCEMEAT which has already found its lead star in Colin Firth!
Based on the book by Ben Macintyre, the film is set in 1943 when the
Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on ‘Fortress Europe’!
The story of the movie will follow two brilliant intelligence officers,
Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, who dream up an
inspired and improbable disinformation strategy to help the cause. It is
a richly human story of the soldiers we seldom see, who fight a
different kind of war in shadows and deception, haunted by the knowledge
that certainty and guarantee of success are nowhere to be found.
'MADE IN ITALY' MOVIE
PAIRS UP LIAM NEESON & HIS SON
Micheal Richardson will star with his father
Meanwhile, the son of late Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson (and also a nephew of Joely Richardson and Lynn Redgrave and grandson of Vanessa Redgrave and famous director Tony Richardson) Micheal Richardson will star with his father in MADE IN ITALY together with Lindsay Duncan and Valeria Bilello! Actor James D'Arcy will direct a movie for the first time with this comedy set in Tuscany, and following bohemian London artist Robert (Neeson), who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Richardson) to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. Neither expects to find the once beautiful villa in such a state of disrepair.
'MRS LOWRY AND SON'
FIRST PHOTO WITH TIMOTHY SPALL AND VANESSA REDGRAVE
Speaking of Vanessa Redgrave, first photo has been released for MRS LOWRY & SON drama which describes the relationship between iconic
The movie will close this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival
British artist L.S. Lowry (Timothy Spall), and his mother Elizabeth (Vanessa Redgrave), with whom he lived until her death. The film will close Edinburgh Film Festival this June!
Over at Cannes, a project that will try to find a studio is romantic movie NORMAL PEOPLE set to star Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson in lead
Lesley Manville will play the cancer stricken wife
roles. As 'Deadline' reports, the movie set to shoot this summer in Ireland, charts the story of a long married couple, Joan and Tom, who have an accumulated ease and deep tenderness to their relationship but when Joan is unexpected- ly diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their bond and exposes challenges arising from an uncertain future. Meanwhile, we're waiting for Hulu to air us the second season of Lesley's Harlots epic series!
ASIMOV'S 'FOUNDATION'
TO BECOME DAVID S. GOYER PRODUCED SF TV SERIES
A trilogy that influenced whole sf world
Itold you last year that a television series is going to be made out of Isaac Asimov's sf classic FOUNDATION and it will be done by David S. Goyer who gave us Da Vinci's Demons and Krypton. And now it has been revealed that Apple is developing it with Skydance Television! The complex saga follows humans scattered on planets throughout
the galaxy, all living under the rule of the Galactic Empire. The
protagonist is a psycho-historian who has an ability to read the future
and foresees the empire’s imminent collapse. He sets out to save the
knowledge of mankind from being wiped out. Most of the famous sf films
have been heavily influenced by this trilogy.
'OCCUPATION' TRAILER
ALIENS ARE COMING!
Occupation should hit cinemas this year
Speaking of science fiction, straight from Australia comes new sf action OCCUPATION which should invade cinemas sometime this year. You can check out new posters and trailer for the movie starring Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison and Charles Terrier.
After their small Australian country town is annihilated by an overwhelming airborne attack, a group of civilians evade capture and discover they are now among the last remaining survivors of an extraterrestrial invasion engulfing the entire planet. As humanity falls under world-wide occupation, they form a home-grown army to fight back against vastly superior enemy forces. On the front lines of the battle for Earth, they are our last hope.
FOR 'FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM' MOVIE
It's poster Saturday, people, I've got a bunch of new ones to show you, starting with the brand new one sheet for FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM with EddieRedmayne who portrays magizoologist Newt
Scamander who, back in 1926, has just completed a global excursion to
find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving
in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without
incident... were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a
misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic
beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj
worlds. Samantha Morton, John Voight, Ron Perlman and Colin Farrell also
star.
'THE SHACK' FIRST POSTER
WITH SAM WORTHINGTON
First poster has arrived for the adaptation of the megapopular bestselling book THE SHACK in which Sam Worthington is a man
whose youngest daughter is kidnapped during a family holiday. Evidence
turns up in an abandoned shack to suggest she was murdered, which
stymies the case. But then, four years later, he receives a note,
apparently from God (OctaviaSpencer), inviting him to go back to the ruined building. He
accepts, against his better judgement, and what he finds there changes
his life forever. The long awaited movie isn't coming out any time soon, since it is scheduled for next spring.
'A MONSTER CALLS' POSTER
IS VERY SPOOKY INDEED
An atmospheric new poster is out for the adaptation of Patrick Ness' A MONSTER CALLS with deeply unsettling voice from Liam Neeson in which young Lewis MacDougall 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.
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.
Now, here's an epic trailer for you, the first one for epic thriller RISEN which is out next January, Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton), are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumours of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. Kevin Reynolds (WATER WORLD, TRISTAN AND ISOLDE, ROBIN HOOD) directs.
