WORLD WAR II FILM WITH COLIN FIRTH, MATTHEW MACFADYEN
Operation Mincemeat arrives January
SeeSawFilms is finally ready to release their new historical movie OPERATION MINCEMEAT in cinemas around Europe this month (April 15th in UK, Russia, India), after a long delay, and after that it should also arrive to Netflix, from May 11th but only for the audiences from the rest of the world. Colin Firth and MatthewMacFadyen play two intelligence officers who, during WWII, use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops. Directed by John Madden, the film also stars Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, JohnnyFlynn, Mark Bonnar, and Matthew's nephew Lorne MacFadyen, Simon Russell Beale, Alex Jennings, Hattie Morahan, Mark Gatiss and Paul Ritter whose final role this was before he died last year.The film is based on a book by Ben Macintyre. He is a well know historian who also helped write the script for the film. It is believed that James Bond's Ian Fleming was the original author of this operation during the Second World War. He is played in the film by Johnny Flynn.
THE STORY IS SET IN 1943
when the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on
occupied Europe, the remarkable true story follows intelligence officers
Ewen Montagu (Firth)
Matthew MacFadyen, Colin Firth, Johnny Flynn
and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conjure
an inspired and improbable disinformation strategy centered on the most
unlikely of secret
January release was delayed when Netflix bought streaming rights
agents: a dead man. They would trick the Nazis into
thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by
way of Greece rather than Sicily.
The film is based on an extraordinary true story!
Their plan was to get a corpse, equip
it with misleading papers, then drop it off the coast of Spain where
Nazi spies would take the bait. It was a plan that helped turn the tide
of the whole war.
SeeSaw Films has published first photos from their new historical movie OPERATION MINCEMEAT which should arrive at the very beginning of January, to Netflix, possibly, as well. Colin Firth and MatthewMacFadyen play two intelligence officers who, during WWII, use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops. Directed by John Madden, the film also stars Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, JohnnyFlynn, Mark Bonnar, and Matthew's nephew Lorne MacFadyen, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan, Mark Gatiss and Paul Ritter.
THE STORY IS SET IN 1943
when the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on
occupied Europe, the remarkable true story follows intelligence officers
Ewen Montagu (Firth)
Matthew MacFadyen, Colin Firth, Johnny Flynn
and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conjure
an inspired and improbable disinformation strategy centered on the most
unlikely of secret
Johnny Flynn is unrecognisable in the film as Ian Fleming!
agents: a dead man. They would trick the Nazis into
thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by
way of Greece rather than Sicily.
The film is based on an extraordinary true story!
Their plan was to get a corpse, equip
it with misleading papers, then drop it off the coast of Spain where
Nazi spies would take the bait. It was a plan that helped turn the tide
of the whole war.
NIGHT COURT MULTICAM
SITCOM ORDERED AT NBC
Speaking of first photo, here's one from a new multicam sitcom that NBC has just ordered into series: NIGHT COURT will be a follow up to the classic sitcom following an unapologetic optimist judge Abby Stone (Melissa
It is not known if the sitcom arrives midseason or next season
Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, who follows in her father’s footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette is reprising his role from the original).
VIKINGS: VALHALLA
1ST EPIC SERIES TRAILER
Netflix has released the first teaser for their epic series VIKINGS VALHALLA which is coming to the streamer next year! Set 100 years after the events of Vikings, Valhalla stars Sam Corlett as Leif Eriksson, the famed
Sam Corlett takes the lead role in the series
explorer who, according to Viking lore, sailed to North America five centuries before Christopher Columbus. It will also chronicle the adventures of other legendary Vikings from history, including Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida
Leo Suter is Harald Hadrada in the series
Gustavsson) Harald Hardrada (Leo Suter), and the Norman King William the Conqueror. Laura Berlin stars as the ambitious Emma of Normandy, Bradley Freegard as the Danish King Canute, Johannes Haukur
The series comes from Tudors' Michael Hirst
Jóhannesson as Harald’s half-brother Olaf; David Oakes as the English counselor Earl Godwin, Caroline Henderson as the Kattegat Jarl Haakon, Pollyanna McIntosh as the Danish Queen Ælfgifu, and Asbjorn Krogh Nissen as Jarl Kåre.
According to Deadline, Netflix has just paid $15 million for World War 2 movie OPERATION MINCEMEAT from John Madden which has
Colin Firth will lead the Operation Mincemeat
a star studded cast lead by Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan, Mark Gatiss and Paul Ritter. Set in 1943 when the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, the remarkable true story follows intelligence officers Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conjure an inspired and improbable disinformation strategy centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. They would trick the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece rather than Sicily. Their plan was
Matthew MacFadyen will play an intelligence officer in the film
to get a corpse, equip it with misleading papers, then drop it off the coast of Spain where Nazi spies would take the bait. It was a plan that helped turn the tide of the whole war.
PAUL MESCAL
TO LEAD BRING THEM DOWN
Breaking star Paul Mescal, who is currently finishing a movie adaptation of popular opera CARMEN down in Australia (a modern day reimagining directed by Benjamin Millepied in which he plays Don Jose),
Paul Mescal is currently shooting Carmen
will move over to his homeland of Ireland later this summer to shoot Irish thriller BRING THEM DOWN in which he and Tom Burke will visit the wild landscape of the West of Ireland, with the story following an Irish shepherd who is drawn into violent conflict with a neighbouring farm when his sheep are massacred by unknown men. Mescal is also starring in THE LOST DAUGHTER movie which Maggie Gyllenhaal directed and which also stars Peter Saarsgard, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Jessie Buckley, and Oliver Jackson Cohen. The story of that one focuses on a woman's beach vacation which takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.
A whole slate of British actors has joined Colin Firth in new WW2 movie OPERATION MINCEMEAT which will now also have
Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn and Tom Wilkinson, alongside Kelly Macdonald, Hattie Morahan, Simon Russell Beale, Paul Ritter and Mark Gatiss! Set in 1943, the story of the film revolves around two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conceived a plan that was dubbed Operation Mincemeat. They would trick the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece rather than Sicily. Their plan was to get a corpse, equip it with misleading papers, then drop it off the coast of Spain where Nazi spies would take the bait. John Madden is directing the adaptation of Ben McIntyre's book.
'LAST KNIGHT: ROOTS OF EVIL'
1ST EPIC SEQUELTRAILER
You can also check out a delightful trailer for the sequel for Disney Russia's adventure THE LAST KNIGHT: ROOTS OF EVIL (Последний
The movie arrives next year at Christmas
богатырь: Корень зла) the sequel of their ultra successful 2017 comedy adventure which earned almost 2 billion Russian roubles. The sequel is out December 24th next year! Peace and tranquillity rule in Belogorye, evil has been defeated, Ivan (Viktor Horinyak) enjoys his well deserved fame. With him are father Ilya, his beloved Vasilisa in pre wedding preparations, old friends Baba Yaga and Vodyanoy and little joys from the modern world: a generator, a microwave, a fan, a vacuum cleaner and other things to ensure a comfortable life - his sword makes it possible to regularly cut a hole between worlds and run for supplies. But longing for his native world burdens Ivan. And he is
Kiril Zaytzev plays famous Russian folk hero Finist
concerned about the inevitable beginning of the Athletic Games - the congress of all the knights of Belogorye, where good men will show boldness and strength. Ivan does not want to disgrace himself in front of his father and
Ekaterina Vilkova is Varvara in the sequel to the great hit
bride. And handsome hero Finist, who has a soft heart for his Vasilisa, has more than enough power and beauty. However, when in the midst of the competition the ancient evil awakens and the very existence of the wizarding
Elena Yakovleva is legendary Baba Yaga in the movie
world is in jeopardy, Ivan has to unite with both old friends and new enemies. They have to go on a long journey, beyond the boundaries of the known world, to discover the origins of evil, find a way to defeat enemies and learn how to restore peace to Belogorye.
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!
this was before he died last year. The film is based on a book by Ben Macintyre. He is a well know historian who also helped write the script for the film. It is believed that James Bond's Ian Fleming was the original author of this operation during the Second World War. He is played in the film by Johnny Flynn.
