1ST MOVIE IMAGES FROM DANCE FIRST WITH GABRIEL BYRNE, AIDAN GILLEN, MAXINE PEAKE, DYSTOPIAN DRAMA BEAST WITH LEA SEYDOUX, GEORGE MACKAY, WW2 FILM IRENA'S VOW WITH DOUGRAY SCOTT

 FIRST MOVIE IMAGES FROM 

DANCE FIRST BIOPIC

A bunch of new movie images for you today, starting with Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett in DANCE FIRST biopic on the Waiting for Godot writer. With him as the famous Irish playwright, Aidan Gillen plays James Joyce. Maxine Peake also stars and Sandrine Bonnaire too as his wife. The story covers various phases in Beckett’s life from Parisian bon vivant, to World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse. Its focus, however, is on Beckett’s reaction to winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969, which was a turning point in his life as he grappled with his own inner demons. 

DYSTOPIAN THE BEAST

We also have first photos from Venice Film Festival dystopian romance THE BEAST from Bertrand Bonello set in a near future where artificial intelligence reigns supreme and human emotions have become a threat. Gabrielle (Lea Seydoux), a woman haunted by an irrational fear, is being told that she must purify her DNA to heal from past traumas in order to get a proper job. Through the process, Gabrielle revisits past lives and immerses herself in buried memories from 1910 and 2014, where she reunites with Louis (George MacKay), her great love. While their bond has transcended lifetimes and eras, it’s also at the root of her premonition that something tragic will happen. Beside Venice, the movie will also hit Toronto, New York and London film festivals.

WORLD WAR 2 SET IRENA'S VOW

There are also first two images from World War Two set movie IRENA'S VOW coming from director Louise Archambault and with Dougray Scott in the lead role. The movie will premiere September 10th at Toronto Film Festival following the life of 19-year-old Irena Gut (Sophie Nélisse), a housekeeper at the home of a high-ranking Nazi officer in Poland who hides a dozen Jewish workers in the basement of the German major’s house after she learns that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. The story is based on the true life of  Polish nurse Irene Gut Opdyke who was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations medal for showing remarkable courage in her attempt to save Polish Jews during World War II.

ATMOSPHERIC FIRST POSTER FOR PERIOD SET 17TH CENTURY DRAMA FANNY LYE DELIVER'D WITH MAXINE PEAKE, CHARLES DANCE

  'FANNY LYE DELIVER'D'

 GETS ITS FIRST MOVIE POSTER!

The film premiered in October at London Film Festival

The only thing I have for you this Saturday is the first poster for festival favourite FANNY LYE DELIVER'D which premiered this Autumn at London Film Festival, directed and written by Thomas Clay, but still does not have a release date. The cast of the 17th century drama is led by Maxine Peake and Charles Dance. 

Set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657. The story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of possibility - albeit at great personal cost. Living a life of Puritan stricture with husband John and young

Although it was shot in 2015, the film spent three years in post production

son Arthur, Fanny Lye's world is shaken to its core by the unexpected arrival of two strangers in need, a young couple closely pursued by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy.

1ST PHOTOS FROM 'HOPE GAP' WITH BILL NIGHY, ANNETTE BENING, JOSH O'CONNOR AND 19TH CENTURY DRAMA 'GWEN' WITH ELEANOR WORTHINGTON COX AND MAXINE PEAKE

   1ST 'HOMPE GAP' PHOTOS

WITH BILL NIGHY, ANNETTE BENING AND JOSH O'CONNOR

Your cinematic treat for today are the first photos from family drama HOPE GAP starring Bill Nighy, Annette Bening and Josh O'Connor. Directed by Gladiator writer William Nicholson, the movie sees Josh play Jamie, the

Bill Nighy plays the man who wants to leave his wife after 30 years of marriage

son of married couple Grace (Annette Bening) and Edward (Bill Nighy). When Jamie comes to visit for the weekend at their seaside home, Edward

God's Own Country's star Josh O'Connor plays their son

informs him that he plans to leave Grace after three decades of marriage. HOPE GAPS tracks the unravelling of three lives, through stages of shock, disbelief, anger and resolution.

   1ST 'GWEN' MOVIE PHOTO

FROM 19TH CENTURY SNOWDONIA

There is also the first photo of little Britannia star Eleanor Worthington Cox in historical drama GWEN. In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl tries desperately to hold her home together.

Gwen is premiering this month at Toronto Film Festival

Struggling with her mother's (Maxine Peake) mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. A growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family.

PERIOD SET MOVIES AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL: 'ONE NATION, ONE KING' 18TH CENTURY FRENCH DRAMA WITH GASPARD ULLIEL, MIKE LEIGH'S 'PETERLOO' WITH RORY KINNEAR, MAXINE PEAKE, NICO MIRALLEGRO

    'ONE NATION, ONE KING'

FREEDOM HAS A STORY

You've heard about this one from me before, but it will premiere September 7th at Venice Film Festival and we have a new English language trailer and

The movie airs September 7th at Venice

gorgeous new poster too coming from our beloved Studiocanal!

ONE NATION, ONE KING (Un peuple et son roi) arrives into French cinemas as well this September! With the cast lead by Gaspard Ulliel, Niels Schneider, Olivier Gourmet and Louis Garrel, the movie follows the 1789 French Revolution told through the eyes of those who rose up to start it, and made history, in an inspirational and epic drama featuring some of the finest French actors of their generation and complimented by the visually stunning filmmaking of Pierre Schoeller.

    'PETERLOO' ARRIVES

 TO VENICE FILM FESTIVAL!

Also premiering in Venice, tomorrow to be precise, is Mike Leigh's historical drama PETERLOO starring Maxine Peake, our dearest Nico

Peterloo arrives tomorrow in Venice

Mirallegro and Rory Kinnear! An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro democracy rally at St Peter's Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reform and protest against rising levels of poverty. Many protesters were killed and hundreds more injured, sparking a nationwide outcry but also further government suppression. The Peterloo Massacre was a defining moment in British democracy which also played a significant role in the founding of The Guardian newspaper.

PERIOD SET TUESDAY: 'PETERLOO' MIKE LEIGH'S 19TH CENTURY DRAMA TRAILER WITH RORY KINNEAR, MAXINE PEAKE, NICO MIRALLEGRO! DEV PATEL, ANEURIN BARNARD PHOTOS FROM 'PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD'

  FIRST DEV PATEL PHOTOS

FROM 'THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD' MOVIE

Dev Patel plays David Copperfield in the film

ADAPTATION

Period set delights for you today, beginning with photos arriving from the sets of Armando Iannucci's big screen version of THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD based on Charles Dickens’ semi autobiographical chronicle of the life of the iconic title character!  They show Dev Patel who takes the role of the titular hero. The story follows Copperfield in the 1840's as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, all the while on a journey full of life, colour and humanity. Dickens actually modelled the character after himself. You can also see Aneurin Barnard in the photos,

Aneurin Barnard, who is no stranger to period set projects, also stars

who is in the cast next to Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Morfydd Clark, Anthony Welsh and Rosalind Eleazar!

1ST 'PETERLOO' TRAILER

FROM NEW MIKE LEIGH DRAMA

There's also the first trailer for another historical drama waiting to hit cinemas November this year - Mike Leigh's PETERLOO which charts the

This is Leigh's first movie after 2014 drama Mr Turner

1819 Peterloo Massacre when British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester where government backed cavalry charged into

At least 15 innocent people were left dead in the massacre

a peaceful crowd of 80,000 that gathered  to demand democratic reform. Maxine Peake, our dearest Nico Mirallegro and Rory Kinnear lead the cast!

1ST PHOTOS FROM UPCOMING HISTORICAL MOVIES 'BORN A KING' WITH ED SKREIN ON THE PRINCE OF ARABIA AND MIKE LEIGH'S 'PETERLOO' WITH MAXINE PEAKE, NICO MIRALLEGRO

'BORN A KING'

FIRST PHOTOS WITH ED SKREIN

Ed Skrein is the prince's host in Britain

Fresh photos from some new period set projects coming up in the future for you today, people, beginning with the ones from BORN A KING a period set drama from director Agusti Villaronga with Ed Skrein in the lead role!

BORN A KING
an extraordinary real life story set in 1919,  is a coming of age story about Faisal, a 14 year old teenage Arab prince who is dispatched from the deserts of Arabia to London by his warrior father, Prince Abd Al-Aziz, on a high stakes diplomatic mission to secure the formation of his country. In London he must negotiate with some of the pre-

Prince Faisal later on became King of Arabia in the 1960s!

eminent figures of the age, including Lord Curzon (Kenneth Cranham) and Winston Churchill (Celyn Jones), while forming a friendship with Princess

The budget of the movie was close to $20 million!

Mary who helps guide him through the corridors of power. Laurence Fox plays Laurence of Arabia, Lewis Reeves is Prince of Wales, while lovely

Hermione Corfield plays Princess Mary in the movie.

Hermione Corfield is Princess Mary. You can also check out the first clip from the movie below set at a state dinner at the British court.

1ST 'PETERLOO' PHOTO

FROM NEW MIKE LEIGH DRAMA

Another historical drama waiting to hit the festivals and cinemas sometime this year is Mike Leigh's PETERLOO which charts the 1819 Peterloo

This is Leigh's first movie after 2014 drama Mr Turner

Massacre when British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester! Maxine Peake, our dearest Nico Mirallegro and Rory Kinnear lead the cast!