SEND KATE WINSLET & SAOIRSE RONAN INTO 19TH CENTURY
Kate Winslet will topline Ammonite drama
In casting news, Francis Lee, whose outstandingly brilliant God's Own Country is one of the best movies we've seen this decade and more, has just cast Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan for his new period set drama AMMONITE!
With the shooting planned to start next March, the movie, set in a UK
coastal town in the 1840s, will have its story following the unlikely
romance between palaeontologist Mary Anning and a London woman of means
to whom she must unexpectedly play nursemaid. The film comes from the
King's Speech and Lady Macbeth producers!
'WARRIOR' TEASER
1800'S STREETS OF CHINATOWN
Your action packed treat for this snowy Saturday is the first teaser that Cinemax has released for their new period set action series WARRIOR which arrives next year starring Andrew Koji, Kieran Bew, Langley
The Warrior should start sometime early next year on Cinemax
Kirkwood, Jason Tobin and Tom Weston Jones! Inspired by an idea from martial arts legend Bruce Lee, it is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco's Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. It follows a
Andrew Koji takes the lead role in the new action packed series
martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown's most powerful organized crime families.
All bow, peasants, the queens have arrived! Are you excited, spylings, for the premiere of lavish historical drama MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS which should crown the Autumn movie season when it opens December 7th in Northern American cinemas? Or are you too put off by Saoirse Ronan's overly crude Scottish accent (the real Mary spoke with the French one after growing up on the French court as the dauphin's fiancée) or by the historical inaccuracies (Mary and Bess have never actually met in person but they seem to talk a lot eye to eye in this one)? The movie will open in the rest of the world in January
Mary's son George was Elizabeth's heir in the end
following Mary Stuart's attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, which finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
explores the turbulent life of the
charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary
defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland
to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the
rule of the compelling
The movie is based on a book by John Guy
Elizabeth I. Each young Queen beholds her
"sister" in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and
female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the
game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more
than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne,
threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and
conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones!
THE ROYAL COURTIERS
Oscar winner Alexandra Byrne is doing the costumes
Beside Saoirse as the titular character, the cast also includes Margot Robbie as her cousin Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland, Jack Lowden as Lord Darnley, Mary, Queen of Scots' second husband,
Joe Alwyn as Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth's counsellor and lover,
David Tennant as John Knox, a Protestant cleric and Mary's great adversary,
Guy Pearce as William Cecil,
Gemma Chan as Elizabeth Hardwick, a friend and confidante of Elizabeth I and keeper of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Martin Compston as Earl of Bothwell, Mary, Queen of Scots' third husband,
Ismael Cruz Córdova as David Rizzio, Mary's close friend and confidant.
Brendan Coyle as Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, father of Lord Darnley! Ian Hart, Adrian Lester and James McArdle are also starring.
That's it! The Spy is officially proclaiming this the best, most dramatic and visually most pleasing trailer we have seen so far this year! Filled with visual
Mary arrives to cinemas this Winter!
splendour, perfect cinematography, stunning choreography and memorable lines, the first, long awaited, trailer has finally been released for historical drama MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS which will ascend, or die trying, to the cinematic throne this November in Europe, December in USA, January in UK. The stellar cast includes Saoirse Ronan as Queen Mary, Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I, Guy Pearce, Jack Lowden as Lord Darnley, Joe Alwyn as Lord Dudley, David Tennant as John Knox, Martin Compston, Brendan Coyle, Gemma Chan and Ismael Cruz Cordova.
The movie was directed by Josie Rourke
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS explores the turbulent life of the charismatic
Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies
pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to
reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the
rule of the compelling Elizabeth I. Each young Queen beholds her
"sister" in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and
female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to
Saoirse Ronan leads the stellar cast as Mary Queen of Scots!
play the
game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more
than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne,
Jack Lowden plays Mary's husband Lord Darnley, father of future king James!
threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and
conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones - and change the
course of history.
Here's something we will watch this summer! CW has ordered a ten episode summer season of new sf series THE OUTPOST which will see Jessica Green playing Talon, the lone survivor of a race called “Blackbloods.” Years after her entire village is destroyed by a gang of brutal mercenaries, Talon travels to a lawless fortress on the edge of the civilized world, as she tracks the killers of her family. On her journey to this outpost, Talon discovers she possesses a mysterious supernatural power that she must learn to control in order to save herself, and defend the world against a fanatical religious dictator. Jake
Anand Desai Barochia, Andrew Howard, Jake Stormoen are male leads!
Stormoen, Imogen Waterhouse, Andrew Howard, Anand Desai-Barochia and Robyn Malcolm also star in the show produced by Dean Devlin.
'SEAGULL' TRAILER
STARRING ANNETTE BENING, BILLY HOWLE & SAOIRSE RONAN
First trailer and exclusive poster have been released over at Entertainment Weekly for SEAGULL period set Anton Chekhov adaptation starring Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening who plays an ageing actress Irina Arkadina who visits her brother, Pjotr, and son, Konstantin (Billy Howle) on a secluded country estate. As temperatures (and passions) rise in the throes of summer, Irina disrupts the placid social scene by introducing a successful novelist, Boris
(Corey Stoll), to Nina (Saoirse Ronan), a free-spirited young woman from a neighbouring estate. Nina ultimately falls in love with Boris, which causes a stir among
The movie is set to be released May 11th this year
her peers — namely Irina’s son, whose affections for Nina come to a head as Boris seemingly chews up her heart and spits it out.
BIOPIC CASTS ANEURIN BARNARD, SAM RILEY, ANYA TAYLOR JOY
Aneurin Barnard will be scientist Langevin
Earlier this winter I informed you that Rosamund Pike will play Marie Curie in the biopic titled RADIOACTIVE and now 'Deadline' reports that Sam Riley, Aneurin Barnard,Miniaturist star Anya Taylor Joy and Simon Russell Beale have joined the cast too!
RADIO ACTIVE will follow the Nobel Prize winner Curie when she meets fellow
scientist Pierre Curie (Sam Riley) in 1893. The pair go on to marry,
raise two daughters and change the face of science forever by jointly
winning the Nobel for the discovery of radium in 1903. After the death
of her husband, Curie continues her research and invites scandal when
she has an affair with another prominent scientist, Paul Langevin
(Aneurin Barnard). However, it
Anya Taylor Joy will play Marie Curie's daughter in the movie
is Marie’s commitment to science which
prevails, and the responsibility that comes with discoveries that change
the world.
Anya Taylor Joy will be Curie’s daughter, Irene, while Simon Russell
Beale is Professor Lippmann of the Université de Paris who collides with
Marie.
'ON CHESIL BEACH' TRAILER
STARRING SAOIRSE RONAN, BILLY HOWLE AND EMILY WATSON
The movie should hit cinemas in US this May
You can also see tons of familiar faces in the first trailer for delicate new drama ON CHESIL BEACH which is out in cinemas this June!
Adapted by Ian McEwan from his best selling novel, the drama centres on a young couple (Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle) of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. The film stars also Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson, and Samuel West.
Photo updates from some of our most anticipated 2018 period set projects this Saturday, people! The spy has found a few new photos from MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS which arrives (or possibly rides as you can see in one of
Notice the intricate details on Mary's gown!
the photos) into theatres this September starring two current Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan as Mary and Margot Robbie as English queen Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots riding a horse in a magnificent blue gown
depicted at the time when the Scottish queen plotted against her cousin Elizabeth in order to take over her throne which only led to her own demise.
Jack Lowden (left) plays one of Mary's husbands
Jack Lowden, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Martin Compston, Brendan Coyle and Joe Alvyn also star. Spy on it more here!
CHRIS PINE'S 'OUTLAW KING' Beautiful horses and strange hairdos can also be seen in two new
photos from the sets of THE OUTLAW KING from Netflix in which Chris Pine
plays
Chris Pine plays legendary Scottish hero Robert the Bruce
Scottish legend Robert the Bruce who, back in the 14th century,
tried to bring his country freedom from English oppression. Aaron Taylor
Johnson is his
The movie will feature a lot of riding scenes and battles
right hand another Scottish hero James Douglas with Florence Pugh and Callan
Mulvey also in the cast. Spy on it more here!
ITV'S 'VANITY FAIR' EPIC SAGA
British ITV has, meanwhile, revealed key art for their new period set series VANITY FAIR featuring Olivia Cooke as the lead heroine Becky Sharp who
Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp from Thackeray's Vanity Fair
back in the 18th century tries to win better social status by hanging around aristocrats. Tom Bateman also stars. Spy on it more here!
'MEDICI: MAGNIFICENT' SEASON 2 And a new photo arriving from Italy from
the second season of MEDICI MASTERS OF FLORENCE: THE MAGNIFICENT
airing sometime this
Alessandra Mastronardi as Lady de Medici in the second season
spring. The new photo shows Alessandra Mastronardi who stars in the story of Lorenzo de Medici (Daniel Sharman) who is now the star of the
show alongside his brother Giuliano (Bradley James). Spy on it more here!
The Spy is posting a bit earlier today because I need to share these epic delights with you while they're still hot from the oven! First, two epic photos from MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS: Saoirse Ronan is leading her troops in
Margot Robbie is one very angry queen, Elizabeth I of England
one as Mary, together with Jack Lowden who plays her husband Lord Darnley, while Margot Robbie is ruling London court as queen Elizabeth in another one. Out next November it depicts Mary Stuart's attempt to overthrow
Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden are Mary and Darnley!
her cousin Elizabeth I, which finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution. David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Martin Compston, Brendan Coyle and Joe Alvyn also star.
FIRST 'ROBIN HOOD'
PHOTOS WITH TARON EGERTON
Entertainment Weekly has also published first exclusive photos from new ROBIN HOOD movie showing Taron Egerton as the legendary archer
Taron Egerton will shoot his arrows next September
from Sherwood forest! Another photo shows him with Eve Hewson who plays Maid Marian. The cast also includes Jamie Foxx as Little John and
Eve Hewson joins Taron Egerton as Maid Marian
Jamie Dornan as very hunky Will Scarlett! Ben Mendelsohn is Sheriff of Nottingham in a more gritty new take on the famous legend which will ride into cinemas late September 2018.
'THE TERROR' EPIC SERIES
POLAR TEASER AND PHOTOS
AMC has, meanwhile, finally released first photos and set a date for their long awaited new historical series THE TERROR which will, based on a novel by Dan Simmons, start its ten episode life March 26th with a two hour
Ciaran Hinds leads the cast of the epic drama
premiere! The cast is led by Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Ciarán Hinds, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis, Nive Nielsen, Ian Hart and Trystan Gravelle.
THE STORY OF THE TERROR
Inspired by a true event, follows the Royal
Navy’s 19th century perilous voyage as the crew attempts to discover the
Northwest Passage. Faced with
Ten episode period set horror thriller starts next March
treacherous conditions, limited
resources, dwindling hope and fear of the unknown, the crew is pushed to
the brink of extinction, frozen, isolated and
Ridley Scott is executive producing the series
stuck at the end of the
earth. THE TERROR highlights all that can go wrong when a group of men,
desperate to survive, struggle not only with the elements but with one
another.
WITH AIDAN TURNER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, ELEANOR TOMLINSON
We are totally artsy today, with two new films about famous painters! LOVING VINCENT is a very unusual movie hitting British cinemas this October with the story following the life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh.The movie uses unique animation technique which depicts the painter's own famous style of painting. The movie which has played around movie festivals this summer will enter USA cinemas at the end of September and move around Europe and world in October with the cast including Poldark stars Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson, with Saoirse Ronan and Douglas Booth. Van Gogh himself is played by Robert Gulaczyk.
'GAUGUIN' BIOPIC
VINCENT CASSEL IN TAHITI
Coming from France as soon as the end of September is a movie on another famous painter GAUGUIN who is portrayed by famous French star Vincent Cassel. The movie is set back in 1891. Gauguin exiles himself in Tahiti. He wants to find his painting, as a free man, as a savage, far from the moral, political and aesthetic codes of civilized Europe. He sinks into the jungle, braving solitude, poverty, sickness. There he will meet Tehura, who will become his wife, and the subject of his greatest canvases.
First photo has been released for historical drama MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS showing Saoirse Ronan as the Scotish ruler. The movie is currently shooting in United Kingdom under the helm of Josie Rourke. Margot Robbie stars as Elizabeth I, Jack Lowden is Lord Darnley, Joe
The 16th century film has started shooting in UK
Alwyn is Robert Dudley, Martin Compston is Earl of Bothwell with Guy Pearce, Brendan Coyle and David Tennat also in the cast! Gemma Chan will be one of Elizabeth's ladies.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS explores the turbulent life of Mary Stuart.
Widowed as the Queen of France at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry
and returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But
Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I.
Each young
The movie will mostly focus on her effort to overthrow Elizabeth
Queen beholds her "sister" in fear and fascination. Rivals in
power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two
must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence.
Determined to
First unofficial photo of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth i!
rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her
claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty.
Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both
thrones, and change the course of history.
'THE HAPPY PRINCE' PHOTOS
WITH RUPERT EVERETT, COLIN FIRTH AND COLIN MORGAN
First photos have arrived for another period set project: Rupert Everett's movie on Oscar Wilde THE HAPPY PRINCE which boasts the most stellar of casts including Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson and Tom Wilkinson!
Colin Morgan plays Oscar's lover Lord Alfred Bosie Douglas
HAPPY PRINCE IS THE UNTOLD
story of the last days in the tragic
times of Oscar Wilde. This great mean of letters, once one of the most
famous authors in England, is now a superstar on the skids. We are taken
through his last nocturnal ramble through Paris. Totally inebriated
Oscar falls off a table at a Varieté. In
The movie has been both directed and written by Rupert Everett
bed, dying, the past floods
back. Friends appear. The room expands and shrinks inside his addled
head, transporting him to other times and places. We immerge into the
great love stories of Oscar Wilde, notably his relationship to Lord
Alfred Douglas, which observed under the microscope of death is revealed
for what it really is - a passionate affair
Colin Firth plays Reggie Turner in the movie
based on snobbery. And yet,
through the smoky fumes of absinthe and cigars, appears a twinkle of
love: Robbie. Sternly devoted to Oscar like no other friend ever has
before, true and faithful. Oscar's visions intensify. Past scenes of
passion, injured pride, ignorance and humiliation are reviewed in his
minds eye.
Well. this we certainly like! After he played a Russian count in War and Peace, our dearest Jack Lowden will go royal again in new MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS movie in which Saoirse Ronan plays the tragic queen, while Margot Robbie is her enemy cousin Elizabeth of England. Lowden will be famous Lord Darnley!
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS will be based on John Guy's The True Life of Mary
Stuart which shows her not as a woman who uses her feminine charms to
achieve her goals (she was first married to the French king, then to a
couple of other aristocrats in Scotland, before being forced to give her
throne to her son James after which she was executed by Elizabeth) but
as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. CW's series
Reign, which also follows Mary's life, ends with the final ever episode
next Friday after four seasons. She married Darnley thinking he will
strengthen her claim to the English throne but he got killed in the end.
MICHIEL HUISMAN TO LEAD
'THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE'
You will watch Michiel in 'Guernsey' as well
In the world of the small screens, The Hollywood Reporter writes today that Netflix has hired Age of Adaline and Game of Thrones star Michiel Huisman as the lead in their new THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE ten episode series. The series will be a modern re-imagining of Shirley Jackson's classic 1959 novel of the same name. The story revolves around four people living in an 80 year old mansion.
Michiel Huisman will take on the role of Steven Crane, the oldest Crane sibling and a published writer of supernatural books — including a memoir about his family's time living at Hill House. There was a movie version of this story twenty years ago with Catherine Zeta Jones and Liam Neeson.
According to latest rumours from Hollywood, impossibly talented and divinely gorgeous Nicole Scherzinger is currently the leading choice for the role of the green witch Elphaba in the Stephen Daldry helmed Winter 2019 movie adaptation of WICKED! She already gave legendary performances in Cats and Phantom of the Opera, and gave voice to Moana's mother last year. Below you can check out her ground breaking version of Sia's Never Give Up from Oscar nominated Lion.
WICKED spotlights the untold stories of Wizard of Oz's characters,
namely the Wicked Witch of the West and her unlikely friend, Glinda the
Good Witch. It follows green skinned Elphaba through the life changing
events which eventually label her WICKED also featuring spoiled rich
girl Glinda, local prince and heartthrob Fiyero and even the Wizard of
Oz himself. As Elphaba fights injustice and seeks to undo the mistakes
of the past, dark secrets and personal tragedies shape the history of
Oz!
'FANTASTIC BEASTS' SEQUEL
CALLUM TURNER JOINS THE CAST AS NEWT'S BROTHER
Meanwhile, the gorgeous villain we loved to hate in War And Peace, Callum Turner has joined the sequel FANTASTIC BEASTS 2 and will play Eddie Redmayne's character Newt Scamander's brother which is hardly surprising given that he's Eddie's lookalike! As you know Jude Law and Johnny Depp have already joined the cast, Jude as young professor Dumbledore and Depp as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. David Yates is directing again and as it was previously announced that each of the potential five movies in the franchise will be set in another city, this one will have the story revolving in Paris which means we can expect magical beasts and monsters of French charms. The movie is set for November 2018!
'MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS'
MARGOT ROBBIE IS VIRGIN QUEEN
And the third stunner for today comes in the lovely blond form of Margot Robbie who has just been given the task of ruling England in historical movie MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS as the Virgin Queen Elizabeth! That is what 'Hollywood Reporter' writes today!
A few years ago I already informed you that the titular role of the
unfortunate and tragic Scottish queen will go to Saoirse Ronan. Her
efforts to try to throw down her aggressive cousin Elizabeth from the
English throne and the ensuing battle between the two of them will be
the main focus of the upcoming period set drama. Although Elizabeth
eventually imprisons and beheads Mary, her son James I later gets the
throne his mother coveted so much and becomes the king of England,
Scotland and Ireland, after Elizabeth fails to give birth to her own
heir. The movie has a female director Josie Rourke!
A month ago I informed you that CW is preparing a pilot for the reboot of the famous soap opera THE DYNASTY and now we have the new Krystle or Cristal in the modernized version! Vampire Diaries star Nathalie Kelley will take the role!
Here's the new twist: the story will be told primarily through the
perspectives of two women at odds: Fallon Carrington, daughter of
billionaire Blake Carrington, and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal, a
Hispanic woman marrying into this WASP family and America's most
powerful class. In an age where dynasties appear everywhere - from
reality TV to the polling booths - this epic drama features the one
percent in all its glitz and gloss, while exposing the dark underbelly: a
corrupt world built on backroom deals, betrayal, and, in some cases…
murder.
SAOIRSE RONAN TO LEAD
'SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY'
Deadline reports today that Saoirse Ronan will lead the adaptation of bestselling novel SWEET- NESS IN THE BELLY by Camilla Gibb. She will play Lilly Abdal, a woman caught between two places: one of her birth parents and the other, where she was adopted, raised and fell in love. Orphaned in Africa as a child, Lilly’s first experience of her parents’ homeland of England is as a refugee, escaping civil war. As lost in this cold new world as her fellow immigrants, Lilly becomes the heart of this disenfranchised community in London, attempting to reunite people with their scattered families. But as her friend Amina discovers, Lilly’s mission isn’t purely altruistic and a passionate lost love affair is revealed between Lilly and Aziz, an idealistic doctor.
EVA LONGORIA
TO GUEST STAR IN 'EMPIRE'
And to end the day with lovely ladies, here's a new info on desperate housewife Eva Longoria: she will be the latest guest star in Fox's hit show EMPIRE trying to boost up its ratings which have been falling down steady with the start of the third season which is to return March 22nd with Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) and Lucious starting their biggest battle ever against each other after his dirty attack on her lover played by Taye Diggs!
Eva Longoria will play Charlotte Frost, the formidable director of
the all-powerful state gaming commission. Charlotte has the power to
make-or-break Lucious’ (Terrence Howard) dreams of expanding Empire’s
reach to Las Vegas and beneath her alluring façade, lies a force of
darkness and corruption.
While she is waiting to see whether she will win Best Actress Oscar tomorrow for her role in BROOKLYN, Saoirse Ronan has booked another new role for her: she has boarded period set movie ON CHESIL BEACH. Adaptation of Ian McEwan book and set in England in 1962 it follows Florence (Ronan), one half of two young lovers, in the touching story of how their unexpressed misunderstandings and fears shape the rest of their lives. It is a tender story that shows how the entire course of a life can be changed – by a gesture not made or a word not spoken. Epic mini series' THE HOLLOW CROWN's Dominic Cooke is having his directorial movie debut.
'WILL' EPIC TV SERIES
OLIVIA DEJONGE FEMALE LEAD In TV waters, young Olivia Dejonge will play the female lead in
Shekhar Kapur's and TNT's hip historical musical series WILL, the wild
story of young William Shakespeare (LaurieDavidson) and his arrival
onto the punk rock theater scene that was 16th century London – the
seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences,
religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It’s described as the hot,
contemporary, dangerous version of Shakespeare’s life, played to a
modern soundtrack, exposing all his recklessness, lustful temptations
and brilliance. Dejonge will play WILL's love interest.
'MAGGIE'S PLAN' TRAILER
ETHAN HAWKE,JULIANNE MOORE
The only trailer I have for you today is for unusual comedy movie MAGGIE'S PLAN starring Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Maya Rudolph and Travis Fimmel.
Maggie 's plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But one daughter and three years later, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex wife are actually perfect for each other?
