We've really missed him after the end of The Royals, but our dear Tom Austen is finally coming back with the lead role in Marvel's HELSTROM ten
Tom Austen takes the lead role in the series
episode series. In the Hulu series, he and Sydney Lemmon will play the supposed serial killer offspring Daimon Helstrom and Ana Helstrom! Plagued by their family background they will pursue the world’s vilest of the vile – with some family drama of their own. Elizabeth Marvel, Ariana Guerra, Robert Wisdom, June Carryl and Alain Uy will also star.
Tom Austen will play Daimon Helstrom, a professor of ethics who
moonlights as an exorcist, and has no illusions about saving a world he
has no patience for; he just hopes he can help a few of the people
closest to him. In his battle against a hidden world, Daimon is
determined to root out demons as they arise, and will not stop until
they’re vanquished.
Sydney Lemmon will play Ana Helstrom, by day, she runs a successful auction house and suffers no fools, but her true interest lies in hunting down those who hurt others. Traumatized by her father as a child, Ana is driven to rid the world of those like him, even as she secretly worries her father will return.
JAMES NORTON TO LEAD
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN
James Norton will lead the new Netflix movie
Speaking of our favourite blond haired boys, 'Deadline' reports that James Norton has joined Amanda Seyfreid as the male lead in THINGS HEARD AND SEEN, a movie adaptation of Elizabeth Brundage's book All Things Cease to Appear over at Netflix. Natalia Dyer, Rhea Seehorn, Alex Neustaedter and Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham will also star in the movie to be directed by Oscar nominees Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman who also wrote the screenplay which centres on a Manhattan couple who move to a historic hamlet in the Hudson Valley and come to discover that their marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals their new home’s history.
Iwasn't, as you remember, amazed by the 1st trailer released for next February'sBLACK PANTHER earlier this summer but the second one was a bit better and now the studio has released some really beautiful character posters showing most of the cast in full costume while playing the members of the fantastical African nation where Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa rules over a secretive and futuristic society!
IN THE HEART OF WAKANDA
Danai Gurira is Okoye, female secret service chief
In Marvel lore, T’Challa’s homeland is the site of massive natural
deposits of Vibranium, the near-mystical metal that comprises Captain
America’s shield, is woven into his BLACK PANTHER, and has allowed the
people of Wakanda to make technological leaps nearly a century ahead of
the rest of the world.
But as T’Challa learns upon ascending the throne, the minute others know
you have something valuable, someone
will try to take it from you.
In self-defence, Wakanda has closed itself off from the other nations of
Earth, maintaining a false front that it’s a mere third-world nowhere –
full
Michael B. Jordan is KillMonger
of mines, farms, and jungle creatures.
The truth is, its mines
produce the rarest, most precious metal on earth, its fields grows the
Heart Shaped Herb, a
Angela Bassett is Wakanda's Queen Mother
Vibranium enriched plant
that grants its leaders
superhuman strength, and its jungle creatures provide inspiration for
one of the sleekest superheroes to ever leap from the page to the
screen.
MEET THE REST OF THE CAST
Lupita Nyong’o plays Nakia, a covert agent whose job is to stifle word of Wakanda’s secrets, hunting down its enemies with deadly force.
Charismatic
Lupita N'Yongo is Nakia, one of Wakanda's top spies
Michael B. Jordan is Erik Killmonger, a dissident from
the country and aspiring prince who has colluded with a hostile foreign
adversary in a bid to
Letitia Wright is Shuri, king's sister and a warrior scientist
bring down the rightful heir to Wakanda’s throne.
He has aligned with Andy Serkis’ Ulysses Klaue, the Vibranium poacher who instead of an arm has a
Daniel Kaluuya is W’Kabi, the head of security for the Border Tribe
piece of sonic mining equipment
stolen from Wakanda, but the real danger is what he could tell the
outside world about the nation’s secrets. T’Challa is also
Martin Freeman is CIA agent Ross
facing an
unrest among the tribal leaders of Wakanda, who fear the young king is
repeating his father’s mistakes by engaging too much with the outside
Winston Duke is M'Baku, a villain from a mountain tribe
world. Angela Bassett is Ramonda, the mother of the king. Danai Gurira is the head of the Dora Milaje, the all-female special soldiers
unit that protects
Andy Serkis is Klaue, vibranium poacher
the kingdom! Martin Freeman is C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross who teams up with the king to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Marvel has released the second trailer for February 2018 adventure BLACK PANTHER along with a new poster! Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis lead the cast. Check out the new trailer below, it looks better than the ridiculously kitschy first one we've seen earlier this year.
BLACK PANTHER follows T'Challa who, after the death of his father,
the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically
advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful
place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T'Challa's
mettle as king, and as Black Panther, is tested when he is
Walking Dead's Danai Gurira plays the king's bodyguard Okoye
drawn into a
formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world
at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his
allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes
and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.
While Marvel is planning to start their own streaming service sometime next year with their own series, there is a part of their superhero universe you'll be able to watch this Autumn: TV series THE GIFTED, based on their X-Men franchise, which starts its ten episode run on Fox October 2nd starring Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker as parents who take their children on the run after they discover their mutant abilities.
SUPER HEROES ON THE RUN The series from writer Matt Nix and X-Men director Bryan Singer
focuses on a suburban couple (Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker) whose ordinary
lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children
The Gifted starts this October on Fox
possess
mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the
family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to
survive.
THE GALLERY OF SUPERHEROES
The series will be executive produced by Underworld's Len Wiseman, who is also directing together with Bryan Singer, with
Stephen Moyer in the lead role of Reed Strucker: A father trying to balance his
Sean Teale is Eclipse, who manipulates photons
family responsibilities with his job as a district attorney.
Amy Acker is Caitlin Strucker:
A mother and nurse struggling with her split from Reed and increasingly challenging teenage children played by Natalie
Emma Dumont can control magnetism as Polaris
Alyn Lind and Percy Hynes White. Sean Teale is Marcos Diaz or Eclipse: A rebellious mutant who can absorb and manipulate photons.
Jamie Chung is Clarice Fong or Blink: A sarcastic, lively mutant with teleportation powers.
Coby Bell is Jace Turner: A man struggling with
Blair Redford is mutant leader Thunderbird
the cold-blooded requirements of his job.
Emma Dumont is Lorna Dane or Polaris: A brave and loyal mutant whose abilities include controlling magnetism.
Blair Redford is John Proudstar or Thunderbird: A
Jamie Chung is Blink, a teleporter
strong-willed mutant, leader of the underground community. Jermaine Rivers will guest star as Shatter: A mutant who can turn his skin into a hard, protective crystal. Elena Satine as Dreamer: A mutant that can add or subtract others' memories.
The time is almost upon us, people - Marvel's latest super hero epic television series will hit IMAX cinemas next weekend with two opening episodes and will then start its regular small screen airing schedule from the 29th of September on ABC following a divided royal family of superhumans. The royal family of Atillan is splintered by a military coup in their own
world, they barely escape to Hawaii. They must find a way to reunite
with each other and return to their home before their way of life is
destroyed forever. Check out the gallery of characters below:
KING BLACK BOLT
The royal family is lead by Black Bolt, played by Anson Mount,
the enigmatic, commanding King of the Inhumans, with a voice so
powerful that the slightest whisper can destroy a city. For that
particular reason he does not speak in the series.
QUEEN MEDUSA
Serinda Swan will play Medusa, Black Bolt's wife and queen, a fiercely
resilient warrior who has the ability to move and control her hair the
way most people use their hands and fingers.
EVIL BROTHER MAXIMUS His treacherous and evil brother Maximus is played byIwan Rheon! Dreamimg of wearing the crown himself he starts the coup which spells doom for his family! He has no special powers.
PRINCESS CRYSTAL
Princess Crystal is played by Isabelle Cornish! She is the youngest member of the royal family with the ability to control the elements. She also has a 2,000 pound dog Lockjaw with the ability to teleport.
KING'S ADVISOR KARNAK Karnak, Black Bolt’s cousin and closest advisor with an ability to see
the fault in all things – people, plans, structures, everything, is portrayed by Ken Leung!
GENERAL GORGON
Gorgon,king's cousin, is played by Eme Ikwuakor! He is a member of the Royal family, and leader
of Attilan’s military who has super strong legs and can generate
destructive seismic waves with them.
KING'S COUSIN TRITON The king of Inhumans Black Bolt has one more cousin called Triton who is played by Mike Moh in the series. His special power is ability to live underwater. The cast also includes Sonya Balmores as Auran, Head of the Royal Guards on Attilan!
Another photo treat from 'EW' today as well - the 1st photo with the cast assembled for Marvel's new television series INHUMANS in full costume! They're planning a show of such epicness that the first two episodes will first be aired in Imax cinemas in USA September 1st only to be launched officially at ABC September 26th!
INHUMANS follows the royal court of a race of hybrid alien human
super beings who’ve undergone a transformative “terrigenesis,” a process
that unlocks sometimes strange, but uniquely powerful gifts! The story
takes place on Earth and in the INHUMANS’ technologically advanced city
Attilan — where the Royal Family faces a critical juncture where
everything they’ve ever known is at risk. They are ruled by Black Bolt
(Anson Mount), whose voice has a destructive power. Iwan Reon is his
evil brother Maximus who wants to usurp his rule. Eme Ikwuakor is
Gorgon, leader of Attilan’s
military who has super strong legs which can generate seismic
waves. Isabelle Cornish is Crystal, the youngest member of the
family who can control the elements. She also has a 2,000 pound
dog Lockjaw with the ability to teleport. Serinda Swan is Medusa, Black Bolt's wife and queen, a resilient warrior who can move and control her hair the
way most people use their hands and fingers. Ken Leung is Karnak, Black Bolt’s closest advisor who can see the fault in all things – people, plans,
structures, everything!
Probably the main television news of the day is that young star Finn Jones, whom you mostly remember by that delight- fully gay role of his in GAME OF THRONES as Ser Loras the Knight of Flowers, will take the lead role in Netflix series adaptation of Marvel's IRON FIST! The expert of ancient martial arts, who, as 'EW' reports, at age of 9 travels with his family from New York to a lost mystical city called K’un-L’un. After some tragic twists of fate, he is adopted by the city’s ruler and taught advanced martial arts and the mystical power of the Iron Fist that gives him enhanced healing, telepathy, along with super strength and reflexes. As an adult, Rand returns to his native New York and begins a career as a superhero. DEXTER's Scott Buck will be the show runner. After Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, it will be fourth Marvel series at Netflix.
'ALIEN: COVENANT' CASTS
JUSSIE SMOLLETT AND OTHERS
In movie news, the cast is being rounded up for Ridley Scott's science fiction prequel sequel ALIEN: COVENANT, the second movie in his ALIEN prequel trilogy started two years ago by PROMETHEUS! The first batch of young actors to join Michael Fassbender, who reprises his original role of android David, includes EMPIRE's superstar Jussie Smollett along with Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo (Selma) and Callie Hernandez! The movie which will take place ten years after the previous one will also have Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride and Demián Bichir in the cast together with Australian star Alex England whom you are watching this weekend in GODS OF EGYPT! Billy Crudup is also in talks.
THE STORY To open in cinemas October next year, ALIEN: COVENANT will follow the
crew of the colony ship Covenant, travelling to a remote planet on the
far side of the galaxy. They discover what they think is an uncharted
paradise, but it actually turns out to be a dark, dangerous world. And
the sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David (Michael Fassbender),
survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
'MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY'
WITH DEV PATEL, JEREMY IRONS
Your trailer for today is an inspiring one for ensemble drama movie THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY starring Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry and Toby Jones! Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
As you've heard by now, Marvel had a big announcement yesterday revealing titles and dates for their superheroes flicks coming in next few years: ANTMAN with Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly is coming next year, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR with Chris Evans will arrive in 2016, DOCTOR STRANGE probably with Benedict Cucumberpatch too, and then 2017 will bring us GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY II, THOR: RAGNAROK with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston and BLACK PANTHER movie with Chadwick Boseman ! After that 2018 will bring us AVENGERS III: INFINITY WAR, INHUMANS and female led CAPTAIN MARVEL, with AVENGERS IV set for 2019 cinema release!
BLACK PANTHER Chadwick Boseman has been announced yesterday as BLACK PANTHER, whose
real name is T’Challa and is the heir to the ruling dynasty of the
African kingdom Wakanda, and ritual leader of its Panther Clan. His
senses and physical attributes have been enhanced to superhuman levels
by the heart-shaped herb. He will first appear in CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL
WAR before getting his standalone movie.
LIFETIME OF BBC DRAMA TRAILER
GIVES SNEAK PEEK INTO EPIC 'WOLF HALL' AND JUDI DENCH'S 'ESIO TROT' SERIES
In the TV department today, check out brilliant trailer presenting outstanding BBC dramas, both the current ones and the upcoming ones. Narrated by Benedict Cucumberpatch, the trailer offers first exclusive glimpses into upcoming historical series WOLF HALL with Damian Lewis as Henry VIII, delightful Roald Dahl's adaptationESIO TROT with ginger haired Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman, historical series POLDARK with Aidan Turner and the adaptation of J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY!
MINDBLOWING 'MARCO POLO'
TRAILER FOR NETFLIX HISTORICAL ADVENTURE MINI SERIES
Another highly anticipated historical drama - Netflix epic series MARCO POLO - has gotten its first trailer! To hit Netflix with all ten episodes on December 12th, the series will see Lorenzo Richelmy playing legendary explorer Marco Polo as he navigates the inner court of 13th century ruler, Kublai Khan. From the back alleys of Venice to the perilous Silk Road, from the opulence of the Imperial City to the battlefields of China, Marco Polo is an epic action-adventure, where cultures clash, blood is spilled, and lies are told...
