BRINGS KYLE SOLLER TO STAR WARS UNIVERSE AT DISNEY +
I have to admit I found Mandalorian series painfully, even excru- ciatingly, dreary to watch, probably the most monotonous, poorly acted,
Kyle Soller will star in the new Star Wars TV series
unoriginally written and over pretentious crap with absolute lack of inspiration and freshness, but Disney + is still planning another new sf series based on Star Wars franchise, this time a prequel to Rogue One movie following Diego Luna's Cassian Andor character who in the film itself worked with the Rebel Alliance in order to unearth a design flaw in the killer Death Star base. The series has now added two more names to the cast, Poldark's Kyle Soller and also Stellan Skarsgard who will star in unknown roles with the plot also being kept under wraps. The sf spy thriller series, which was supposed to shoot this year, will also feature Andor's droid K-2SO. Tony Gilroy is penning the opening episode and will helm a few of the episodes too. Obi Wan Kenobi series is also in works with Ewan McGregor in the lead role.
Although the second season gloriously ended for BBC's tentpole drama POLDARK this Sunday evening with some shocking twists and events, British national broadcaster has already released a teaser for the third season revealing some of the things we will watch in the third run along with some of the new characters who will join Aidan Turner in the historical drama. There are rumours that BBC might air it next spring instead September to avoid the clash with ITV's Victoria!
OLD AND NEW CAST In the third season Eleanor Tomlinson will return as Ross's brave
wife Demelza, Heida Reed as Elizabeth, pregnant and married to Jack
Farthing as evil George Warleggan, Ruby Bentall returns as Verity, now a
mother, with Luke Norris as Dr Dwight Enys and Gabriella Wilde as
Caroline Penvenen, his love. New additions will be Demelza's
brothers,devilish Drake (Harry Richardson) and religious Sam (Tom York)
with Ellise Chappell playing the new governess at the house of
Warleggan. Set in 1794, the new, nine episode, season will see Ross
traverse new family, new loves and new battles, as the French revolution
casts a shadow over life in Cornwall!
'ROGUE ONE' BANNERS!
FOR A STAR WARS STORY!
They've done with the trailers, but with just a little bit more than a month till the premiere, Disney has released a new TV spot for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY along with two new banners with the main characters and the stormtroopers! Felicity Jones is leading a team of rebels in the film, including Diego Luna and Riz Ahmed, who are trying to steal the plans of the infamous Death Star! Mads Mikkelsen plays her father who took part in building the planet destroying mega weapon!
Of course, the main news for most movie goers today is the reveal of the final ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY trailer and poster! Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen and Alan Tyduk, the sf adventure, set in a time of cosmic unrest, will see them playing a group of unlikely heroes who band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. This prequel which explains how the Rebels got the plans of Death Star, hits cinemas this December and hopefully won't be as dreadfully boring as The Force Awakens (it made us sleep, it did).
1ST AMBER HEARD PHOTO
AS QUEEN MERA OF ATLANTIS In other sf news, the first look of Amber Heard as Mera the queen of
Atlantis from JUSTICE LEAGUE movie has been revealed. That one is out
November next year, but she will also appear in AQUAMAN with Jason Momoa
as his royal wife in the summer 2018.
'KNIGHTFALL' EPIC SERIES
FIRST LOOK REVEALED!
Meanwhile, you can also take a first look at History Channel's new epic TV series KNIGHTFALL which will air sometime next year around the world! Tom Cullen stars as Landry, a veteran warrior of the Crusades, who becomes the leader of the Templars and serves as the driving force behind their quest to retrieve Christianity’s most prized relic: The Holy Grail. You can read more about it in our previous spotlight on the ten episode saga!
First of all, people, I expect your congratulations :) because our yesterday's post was actually Hollywood Spy's 3,000th one! Thank you for suffering through so much, so far! Your main treat for today, I'm sure you've already seen it, is the brand new trailer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY which arrived earlier today after a couple of previous teasers revealing everybody's favourite villain Darth Vader. The spin off of the popular sf saga should land into theatres December 16th!
ROGUE ONE
follows the Rebels who are trying to get
their hands on the plans for the Empire's infamous Death Star. Felicity
Jones plays Jyn Erso who leads the mission accompanied by a wayward
band of Rebels who are trying to secure the plans so that the Rebel
Alliance can destroy the Empire's new, deadly weapon, an armoured space
station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Diego Luna,
DonnieYen, Riz Ahmed are some of the stars playing the Rebels. Mads
Mikkelsen plays Jyn's father, who helped building the Death Star.
'ALLIED' WW2 TRAILER
SENDS MARION COTTILARD AND BRAT PITT TO CASABLANCA
Your second trailer for today is for Robert Zemeckis' WW2 thriller which hits theatres this November. In ALLIED Brad Pitt plays a U.S. intelligence officer, who teams up (in a fake marriage) with French Resistance fighter played by Marion Cotillard on a mission to kill a German ambassador – in Casablanca, to be later on reunited in London!
Photos from Comic Con are arriving big time, people, and we have a bunch of them today from EW! First of WONDER WOMAN which will ride into cinemas earlier than expected - June 2nd, 2017! The freshly released new photos show Gal Gadot in her stunning costumes and also next to Chris Pine who plays Colonel Steve Trevor, her love interest in the movie.
PRINCESS OF AMAZONS Diana, princess of the Amazons, was raised on a sheltered island and
trained to be an unconquerable fighter. After an American pilot (Steve
Trevor) crashes on the island and tells her about a world war that is
happening, Diana leaves her home to try to stop the war. As you know Connie Nielsen will
be Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, a revolutionary leader, who struggles to
shelter her only daughter from the outside world. Robin Wright is
Antiope, who trains Wonder Woman to fight preparing her to deal with
that world. Lisa Loven Kongsli is Antiope's lieutenant, Menalippe! The
movie will have three settings with the second part of the movie set in War World One London, and the
third part in modern days.
'THE DARK TOWER' 1ST PHOTOS
WITH MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY AND IDRIS ELBA
EW has also uncovered new photos from the greatly anticipated Stephen King movie adaptation of THE DARK TOWER featuring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba which is still under production. Idris Elba plays Roland Deschain, also known as The Gunslinger who crosses paths with a teenage boy named Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), who lives in our world and possesses a powerful psychic gift known as The Shine. The Man in Black, played by Matthew McConaughey, (on his quest to find and destroy THE DARK TOWERwhich serves as a hub at the centre of many dimensions) wants to exploit this power to find new worlds to destroy, with Roland finding new purpose in protecting this boy!
'STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE'
GETS A TROPICAL NEW POSTER
Meanwhile, Disney has released a new poster today for this year's biggest sf movie STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE which features Stormtroopers and Rebels fighting under the Death Star on the exotic planet of Jedha - a pilgrimage place for people with faith in the Force! The movie will follow Rebels trying to steal the plans of Death Star.
The latest issue of EW brings the first look at this December's STARWARS: ROGUE ONE spin off movie showing Felicity Jones (as Jyn Erso) and Diego Luna (as Captain Cassian Andor) as rebels who are trying to steal the plans for the Death Star and their mission will see them infiltrate the ranks of the Imperial Forces. It has been confirmed, as you can see on the cover, that Darth Vader is also back in his younger days. Since the story precedes the first movie A NEW HOPE the film will show old ships, troopers and androids from the early days of the Empire. Also starring in the film are Mads Mikkelsen as her father Galen, Donnie Yen (As Chirrut Imwe) and Riz Ahmed (As Bodhi Rook).
MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE
EPIC SERIES TEASER IS HERE!
Now, I can already tell you, people, with VICTORIA, POLDARK, VERSAILLES, TUTANKHAMUN, WILL, THE COLLECTION and other historical series we're really expecting an epic Autumn this year, and Italian RAI isn't holding back either, since the eight part epic series MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE is set to air this Autumn around Europe. RAI has released the first teaser, it is in Italian but you can get the glimpse of the visuals at least.
RICHARD MADDEN LEADS CAST The Medici family suffers a great loss with the death of its
patriarch Giovanni (Dustin Hoffman). When the designated heir Cosimo
(Richard Madden) discovers that his father was poisoned, he decides to
keep the news to himself and tries to get on the assassin’s trail.
Cosimo, who has long abandoned his dream of becoming an artist, then
takes his father’s place as head of the bank and of the Signoria, where
he needs to defend himself against the hostility of the noble families.
When the Duke of Milan annexes the city of Lucca away from Florentine
dominion, Cosimo must decide whether to side with the nobility, as
Giovanni would have done, or to free himself from his father’s shadow! Click to read more on the series in our premium spotlight!
Certainly the biggest movie event of the day, today, was the release of the first teaser trailer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY which takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope! As a spin-off, it goes into new territory, exploring the galactic struggle from a ground-war perspective while maintaining that essential Star Wars feel that fans have come to know. Directed by Gareth Edwards, the movie, out December 16th, stars Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed, Alan Tudyk, Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker, Donnie Yen and Wen Jiang!
STEALING DEATH STAR PLANS! The movie is set in a period of Civil War. The Rebel's have scored
their first major victory against the Galactic Empire after a surprise
attack from a hidden base. And It's during this sneak raid that a team
of Rebel spies manage to steal the secret plans to the Empire's ultimate
weapon: The dreaded Death Star!
FELICITY JONES & DIEGO LUNA LEAD THE CAST
Felicity Jones is Jyn Oso whom the Rebels send on a daring mission! Diego Luna is her accomplice Cassein Willix with whom she infiltrates the Imperial forces! Riz Ahmed is also a resistance fighter, while Ben Mendelsohn is an Imperial villain. Genevieve O’Reilly reprises her role of rebel leader Mon Mothma! According to some rumours Mads Mikkelsen is Jyn's father, who worked on designing the Death Star! There are also rumours that she could be mother of Daisy Ridley's FORCE AWAKENS' character.
It's a Disney day today, people, since the studio has announced a number of great news today, starting with pop star Shakira who will lend her voice to Gazelle and she will also sing the main song TRY EVERYTHING written by Sia in ZOOTOPIA! Gazelle will be the biggest pop star next March in ZOOTOPIA, the modern mammal metropolis in which the main hero an optimistic police bunny discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy!
'GIGANTIC' JACK & MAGIC BEAN ANIMATED FILM But probably the biggest is the announcement of GIGANTIC, Jack and
the Magic Bean animated Disney movie directed by TANGLED's Nathan Greno
with the story set in Spain during the Age of Exploration, and
following adventure seeker Jack as he discovers a world of giants hidden
within the clouds. He hatches a grand plan with Inma, a 60-foot-tall
girl, and agrees to help her stop a group of villains called Storm
Giants! The movie is set for 2018 release after MOANA in 2016.The music
is being written by FROZEN composers!
DISNEY'S
'FINDING DORY'
NEW CHARACTERS REVEALED
They have also revealed the first image from FINDING DORY sequel arriving next summer to reunite Dory with friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? With voices from Ellen DeGeneres and Diane Keaton, new characters will include a cantankerous octopus, a misguided beluga whale and a kind hearted whale shark!
DISNEY'S FIRST POSTERS FROM
'ALICE IN WONDERLAND: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS'
Disney has also released first two posters for live action adventure sequel ALICE IN WONDERLAND: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS which arrives into cinemas next May with the return of Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as the title character Alice. Anne Hathaway will also return as White Queen and Helena Bonham Carter as Red Queen and Stephen Fry as Cheshire Cat! Joining Alice in her quest to save Mad Hatter, will be Rhys Ifans as Zanik Hightopp, the Mad Hatter's father and Ed Speleers as James Harcourt.
DISNEY'S RELEASES 1ST PHOTO
FROM STAR WARS ROGUE ONE Disney has also revealed the first cast photo from STAR WARS: ROGUE
ONE spin off which includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker,
Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen and Riz Ahmed. The movie with deal with the
stolen plans of Death Star and is directed by Gareth Edwards for
December 2016 release.
SAM CLAFLIN AND RIZ AHMED JOIN FELICITY JONES IN THE SPINOFF
While the geekdom is in frenzy, anxiously awaiting December premiere of STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS, the spinoff to the popular science fiction saga STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE is already casting its stars. Set between 'Episode III Revenge of the Sith' and the original 'Star Wars' movie 'A New Hope', ROGUE ONE will revolve around a group of rebels looking to steal blueprints to the Death Star. Due to be released December 2016, it will have Oscar nominee Felicity Jones in the lead roles alongside rising star Sam Claflin! Ben Mendelsohn and another of our fave British stars Riz Ahmed will also star in the Gareth Edwards directed movie! After that, December 2017 will bring STAR WARS VIII to the cinemas.
'VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN'
FIRST PHOTO WITH JAMES MCAVOY AND DANIEL RADCLIFFE Although it is out this October in USA and September in Europe, we
haven't seen any photos nor a trailer for VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN ... but now
we have the first set picture of James McAvoy as the lunatic scientist
who wants to create a monster and Daniel Radcliffe as his assistant
Igor.
