OPHELIA PERIOD SET DRAMA WITH DAISY RIDLEY, NAOMI WATTS, CLIVE OWEN, TOM FELTON FINALLY GETS A TRAILER AND RELEASE DATE!

   'OPHELIA' TRAILER SENDS

Ophelia finally arrives next June!

DAISY RIDLEY INTO 14TH CENTURY

Even though it premiered back at the very beginning of 2018 at Sundance Film Festival, OPHELIA period set drama is finally getting a theatre release this summer, opening in Northern American cinemas June 28th! The reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy Hamlet, has the story told from Ophelia's perspective! The movie, set in the 14th century but spoken in modern language, is based on the award winning book by Lisa Klein and is

Massimo Cantini did the amazing costumes in the movie

also directed by a woman - Claire McCarthy who is currently directing BBC epic series The Luminaries, an adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush!

THE STORY OF OPHELIA  
Daisy Ridley appears in the movie as the titular character. She plays the most trusted lady-in-waiting to the Queen Gertrude of Danmark (played by

Daisy Ridley plays the lead role of Ophelia in the film

Naomi Watts) who took her into Elsinore Castle as a rebellious and motherless child! Soon enough, Ophelia captures the attention of the young

Naomi Watts plays Gertrude the Queen of Denmark!

Prince Hamlet (played by George MacKay) and a forbidden love blossoms and passionate romance kindles between the two in secret! As the kingdom is

The dialogues in the movie are spoken in modern language.

on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue, lust and betrayal begin to tear Elsinore Castle apart from within in this reimagining of the famed

The movie is based on an award winning book by Lisa Klein

Hamlet. When Hamlet’s father is murdered and the prince’s wits begin to unravel into an insatiable quest for vengeance, Ophelia sharply navigates the

Clive Owen plays evil king Claudius.

rules of power in Denmark all while struggling to choose between her true love and her own life. The movie, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival also stars Clive Owen as Claudius and Tom Felton as Laertes with Nathaniel Parker as the king!

1ST 'OPHELIA' TRAILER WITH DAISY RIDLEY, NAOMI WATTS, CLIVE OWEN, TOM FELTON, GEORGE MACKAY! 1ST 'ALL IS TRUE' PHOTO WITH KENNETH BRANAGH AS SHAKESPEARE NEXT TO JUDI DENCH, IAN MCKELLEN

   1ST 'ALL IS TRUE' PHOTO

FROM KENNETH BRANAGH FILM WITH JUDI DENCH, IAN MCKELLEN

1st photo has been released for Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare drama ALL IS TRUE which also stars Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, set in 1613 when Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground.

The movie will get a limited week long release in December ahead of the awards season but will get official release date in 2019

Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife (Dench) and daughters. In so doing, he is forced to examine his own failings as husband and father. McKellen is the Earl of Southampton.

   'OPHELIA' TRAILER

STARRING DAISY RIDLEY, CLIVE OWEN AND NAOMI WATTS

Speaking of Shakespeare first trailer has been released for Claire McCarthy's OPHELIA period set drama which is arriving into cinemas next January starring Daisy Ridley as the titular character.  She plays the most

Daisy Ridley and George MacKay are Ophelia and Hamlet

trusted lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Danmark (played by Naomi Watts). She soon captures the attention of Prince Hamlet (played by George

Massimo Cantini did the amazing costumes in the movie

MacKay) and a forbidden love blossoms. As war brews, lust and betrayal begin to tear Elsinore Castle apart from within in this reimagining of the

The movie is based on a book by Lisa Klein

famed Hamlet. The movie, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival also stars Clive Owen as Claudius and Tom Felton as Laertes and Nathaniel Parker as the king! 

GORGEOUS NEW PHOTOS FROM EPIC MOVIES 'ROBIN HOOD' WITH TARON EGERTON, JAMIE DORNAN, JAMIE FOXX, 'OPHELIA' WITH DAISY RIDLEY, NAOMI WATTS, CLIVE OWEN

 NEW 'ROBIN HOOD'

PICS ARRIVE FROM SHERWOOD!

Epic bliss and splendour today, my spylings, with new photos from some of this year's upcoming historical movies arriving for your pleasure and delight!

Young Taron Egerton takes the role of the legendary archer

Earlier last year I showed you first photos from the latest big screen version of ROBIN HOOD and now the studio has released a bunch of new ones and

Ben Mendelsohn is the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham

there is one thing that will immediately pop into your eyes - the costumes will obviously have a certain edge differing from what you might expect from good old Mediaeval times.

A GRITTY NEW TAKE
Directed by Otto Bathurst, this gritty new take on the classic Robin Hood story will see young Taron Egerton playing the legendary archer from the Sherwood forest, with Jamie Foxx as Little John, the leader of outlaws group

Jamie Foxx plays Little John the leader of Merry Men

Merry Men. Eve Hewson appears in the film as Maid Marian while Jamie Dornan is Will Scarlet, half brother of Hood, member of Merry Men, and

Eve Hewson is the new Maid Marian

husband of Marian. Ben Mendelsohn is the villain as the Sheriff of Nottingham with Paul Anderson as Guy of Gisborne! Tim Minchin is Friar Tuck, Josh Herdman is Righteous and Björn Bengtsson is Tydon!

NEW 'OPHELIA' PHOTOS ARRIVE

FROM 14TH CENTURY DENMARK

Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly has  revealed a new photo from another costume drama in their latest issue! Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts in OPHELIA!  Based on Lisa Klein’s novel it follows the lowborn protagonist

Ophelia will premiere next month at Sundance Film Festival

as she becomes the most trusted lady-in-waiting for Naomi Watt's queen Gertrude and strikes up a relationship with her son, Hamlet (George MacKay). Along the way, Ophelia gets caught up in the court’s deadliest

The movie is directed by Claire McCarthy

betrayals and secrets, all while trying to find her own path. Clive Owen as Claudius and Tom Felton as Laertes, will also visit 14th century Denmark!

PERIOD SET MONDAY: 1ST 'VICTORIA' EPIC TV SERIES 2ND SEASON CLIP WITH JENNA COLEMAN, TOM HUGHES! 1ST 'OPHELIA' PHOTO WITH DAISY RIDLEY AS HAMLET'S TRAGIC LOVE

FIRST 'VICTORIA' CLIP

FROM THE SECOND SEASON!

Period set news for you this Monday, people, starting with the first clip from the second season of VICTORIA epic series released today to celebrate Victoria's Day. It shows a scene from the christening of Victoria's (Jenna Coleman) and prince Albert's (Tom Hughes) first child that was born at the end of the first season.

The second season will see her expand her family with new babies (she had nine kids in total) while trying to balance family life with her royal duties in mid 1800's. Prince Albert is, meanwhile, still struggling to find a suitable role for himself in their marriage and in the kingdom. VICTORIA will also face the Irish potato blight of 1845, where more than a million people died and people hated her calling her the famine queen cause she donated just 2000 pounds. When it returns this Autumn, with eight episodes plus a two hour Christmas special, VICTORIA will also have some new actors in the cast, Diana Rigg as the new Duchess at court and Victoria's new Mistress of the Robes and Martin Compston to name two. David Oakes returns as everybody's favourite charmer Prince Earnest, Albert's brother.

FIRST 'OPHELIA' PHOTO

DAISY RIDLEY AS HAMLET'S LOVER

The first photo, of Daisy Ridley in the title role, has been published for OPHELIA movie, which, set in the 14th century but spoken in a contemporary voice, is a dynamic re-imagining of the Shakespeare’s tragedy that tells the untold story of her tragic romance with the prince. She is the Queen’s (Naomi Watts) most trusted lady-in-waiting. Beautiful and intelligent, she soon captures the attention of the handsome Prince Hamlet (George MacKay) and a forbidden love blossoms. Clive Owen is Claudius, Tom Felton is Laertes and Devon Terrell Horatio.

CHARLIE HUNNAM TO LEAD 'PAPILLON' REMAKE? DAISY RIDLEY, NAOMI WATTS FOR 'OPHELIA' HAMLET REIMAGINED? EMILIA CLARKE, JACK HUSTON ARE 'ABOVE SUSPICION' FOR PHILLIP NOYCE

CHARLIE HUNNAM TO LEAD

'PAPILLON' MOVIE REMAKE?

It's all remakes and adaptations today, people, starting with news coming from 'Deadline' about Charlie Hunnam potentially taking the role of Steve McQueen in the remake of prison break drama PAPILLON! The original movie followed a man unjustly convicted of murder in 1930s France and condemned to life in a South American prison. He plots his escape, aided by a counterfeiter (originally played by Dustin Hoffman) who finances PAPILLON’s prison escapes in exchange for protection in prison. Hunnam has finished shooting KING ARTHUR: KNIGHTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE for Warner Bros. recently.

'ABOVE SUSPICION' CASTS

EMILIA CLARKE & JACK HUSTON
And yet another big screen adaptation will be a movie version of Joe Sharkey's ABOVE SUSPICION which will be directed by Phillip Noyce who already cast new Ben Hur Jack Huston and GAME OF THRONES Dragon Queen Emilia Clarke for the lead roles! As 'Deadline' writes today, it is a true story of a newly married FBI poster-boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it’s a ticket to disaster for both of them. This scandal shook the foundations of America's top law enforcement agency, ending in the first ever conviction of an FBI agent for murder.

'OPHELIA' S VERSION OF 

HAMLET TO STAR NAOMI WATTS OR DAISY RIDLEY?

Meanwhile, in the sea of the fresh adaptations of Shakespeare's plays (there's STILL STAR CROSSED, WILL and also FAMILY SHAKE- SPEARE), yet another one will be OPHELIA which, as 'Deadline' reports, is eyeing Naomi Watts and Daisy Ridley as potential stars. It is actually an adaptation of Lisa Klein's book which shows the story of Hamlet through the eyes of the doomed heroine who driven mad by Hamlet's behaviour and the death of her father drowns herself in the river.  Set in the 14th century but spoken in a contemporary voice, OPHELIA will put the titular character centre stage.