OCTAVIA SPENCER TO LEAD 'ON HER OWN GROUND' PERIOD SET MINI SERIES ON C.J. WALKER! AIRING DATES REVEALED FOR TOM HARDY'S EPIC 19TH CENTURY TV SERIES 'TABOO'!

OCTAVIA SPENCER TO LEAD

'ON HER OWN GROUND' PERIOD SET TELEVISION MINI SERIES

Period set projects news today, starting with our lovely and ultra talented Oscar winning actress Octavia Spencer who will lead new mini TV series ON HER OWN GROUND based on a best selling C.J. Walker biography! She was a famous entrepreneur and philanthropist!

The daughter of slaves, Walker was orphaned at seven, married at 14 and widowed at 20. She spent the better part of the next two decades labouring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then, with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women, everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds, building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Along the way, she formed friendships with great early 20th century political figures!

TOM HARDY'S 'TABOO'

EPIC DRAMA GETS AIRING DATES

Speaking of period set series, BBC and FX have set premiere dates for TABOO Tom Hardy's epic show! The eight part series will start airing at BBC on January 7th and January 10th over at FX in USA! In the story set in 1814, Hardy is James Keziah Delaney, a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father’s shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. But his father’s legacy is a poisoned chalice. And with enemies lurking in every dark corner, James must navigate increasingly complex territories to avoid his own death sentence. Encircled by conspiracy, murder and betrayal, a dark family mystery unfolds in a combustible tale of love and treachery.

'MOTHER'S DAY' POSTER WITH JENNIFER ANISTON, KATE HUDSON, JASON SUDEIKIS, JULIA ROBERTS! FRANKA POTENTE IS MADAM IN TOM HARDY'S 'TABOO' EPIC SERIES! GREGG SULKIN GETS 'STATUS UPDATE'

 FRANKA POTENTE JOINS

TOM HARDY'S 'TABOO' EPIC TV SERIES

I haven't seen her in quite a long time, but 90's German movie star Franka Potente (RUN, LOLA, RUN) has just joined Tom Hardy's Victorian series TABOO which, set in 1814,  follows James Keziah Delaney (Tom Hardy), a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father’s shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. But his father’s legacy is a poisoned chalice, and with enemies lurking in every dark corner, James must navigate increasingly complex territories to avoid his own death sentence. Franka Potente will play Helga, a business minded madam who shares a history with James.

 GREGG SULKIN

TO GET 'STATUS UPDATE'
Meanwhile, something for the ladies, ex Disney star and now a sex symbol Gregg Sulkin will lead comedy movie STATUS UPDATE  in which he will play Josh, a five star high school quarterback who wants to be a journalist. When he writes an article about his social experiment of changing his Facebook status from “single” to “interested in men,” a fellow male student with a crush on him creates a tribute video to “Josh the Gay Quarterback” that goes viral. The media picks it up, and Josh becomes a hero to gay teens. As his relationships get tested, can he keep the secret that he’s straight?

  'MOTHER'S DAY' POSTER

WITH JENNIFER ANISTON, JASON SUDEIKIS AND KATE HUDSON

You can also check out a new poster for  Garry Marshall's MOTHER'S DAY which is out April 29th! Starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts (looking worse than ever) and Jason Sudeikis the film tells intertwining stories about the lives of several mothers (and Mr. Mom) as the title holiday approaches.

UNSETTLING 1ST BBC 'TABOO' EPIC TV SERIES TRAILER WITH TOM HARDY! TYLER SHERIDAN IS STEVEN SPIELBERG'S 'READY PLAYER ONE'! CW'S MARS SF SERIES CASTS CARL BEUKES

'READY PLAYER ONE' 

SPIELBERG CASTS TYLER SHERIDAN FOR THE LEAD ROLE

And it seems Steven Spielberg has found his lead youngster for the movie adaptation of Ernest Cline's cult sf novel READY PLAYER ONE: young Cyclops from X MEN movies Tyler Sheridan will apparently play Wade Owen Watts, a poor orphan who spends most of his time in a massive online game and virtual society whose currency is the most stable in the very troubled world. Like other players, Wade wants to solve a puzzle hidden in the game by its creator, as doing so supposedly unlocks access to a mind-blowing fortune. Olivia Cooke and Ben Mendelsohn have been cast already.

CW'S MARS SET SERIES

CASTS CARL BEUKES AND OTHERS
In TV news, I've recently announced that CW is preparing a Mars set sf series and now they are gathering cast:  Mouzam Makkar, DOMINION's Archangel Gabriel Carl Beukes and Tongayi Chirisa will play the team of explorers sent to Mars to join the first human colony on the planet, only to discover that their predecessors have vanished. Led by a woman whose husband is among the missing, the colonists are forced to change their mission from exploration and settlement to investigation and survival, while navigating the hostile planet and their own personal demons.

'TABOO' EPIC TV SERIES

TRAILER WITH TOM HARDY IS HERE

The first trailer has been released for Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott's historical series TABOO, BBC and FX eight part drama to air next year. Set in 1814, it sees Hardy playing James Keziah Delaney, a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father’s shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. But his father’s legacy is a poisoned chalice, and with enemies lurking in every dark corner, James must navigate increasingly complex territories to avoid his own death sentence. Encircled by conspiracy, murder, and betrayal, a dark family mystery unfolds in a combustible tale of love and treachery.

TOM HARDY'S TABOO' 19TH CENTURY SERIES ADS CAST! VIN DIESEL'S 'RIDDICK' SF SAGA TO GET 'MERC CITY' SPINOFF TV SERIES! NETFLIX REBOOTS 'LOST IN SPACE' TV SERIES

TOM HARDY'S 'TABOO'

EPIC SERIES GETS ITS CAST

TV updates for you today, people, starting with the news on BBC One's and FX's epic series TABOO starring Tom Hardy which has just revealed its cast! In the story created by himself, Tom Hardy plays James Keziah Delaney who returns to 1814 London after 10 years in Africa to discover that he has been left a mysterious legacy by his father. Driven to wage war on those who have wronged him, Delaney finds himself in a face-off against the East India Company, whilst playing a dangerous game between two warring nations – Britain and America. Michael Kelly will be American doctor Dumbarton, Jonathan Pryce is Sir Stuart Strange, the head of the East India Company and Delaney’s nemesis, Oona Chaplin is Delaney’s half-sister while David Hayman will be his trusted man-servant.

NEW SF SERIES ANNOUNCED

'MERC CITY' FROM VIN DIESEL'S 'RIDDICK' EPIC SAGA    
Meanwhile, besides announcing the fourth movie in famous sf epic saga RIDDICK, Vin Diesel has revealed that it will be turned into TV series as well titled MERC CITY! It will follow the Mercs and Bounty Hunters of the Riddick Universe. The fourth movie in the saga, will be called CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: FURIA!
'LOST IN SPACE' REBOOT  
At the same time, Netflix is planning to reboot LOST IN SPACE TV series, this time a more grounded sf saga about a young family of space explorers who get lost in the galaxy and encounter strange alien lifeforms while trying to overcome insurmountable odds. Dracula Untold writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless are penning it!

CHRIS PRATT & CHANNING TATUM FOR MALE 'GHOSTBUSTERS' SPIN-OFF MOVIE? KRISTOFFER NYHOLM TO DIRECT TOM HARDY'S 'TABOO' 19TH CENTURY EPIC SERIES

ALL MALE 'GHOSTBUSTERS' 

SPIN-OFF TO BE LEAD BY CHRIS PRATT AND CHANNING TATUM  ?

The movie news of the day is that MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION writer Drew Pearce has finished the script for a male version of GHOST- BUSTERS spin-off movie which would exist in the same universe as the female centric one with Melissa McCarthy, but this one would have Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum in the lead roles! Unlike the female one which is being directed by Paul Feig, the male GHOST- BUSTERS would be helmed and produced by the Russo brothers (CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER) and by Ivan Reitman, who did the original 1980's movie. Chris Pratt has JURASIC WORLD and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY sequels to shoot, while Channing Tatum has left X MEN GAMBIT spin-off movie earlier this week.

TOM HARDY'S 'TABOO' EPIC

 SERIES FINDS A DIRECTOR
And in case you almost forgot that Tom Hardy is supposed to star in new historical series TABOO, they are reminding us of it with the news that Kristoffer Nyholm  (THE KILLING) is to direct the first four of the eight episodes of the epic series. BBC and FX are producing TABOO in which Hardy plays James Keziah Delaney, who returns to London in 1813 after 10 years in Africa to discover that he has been left a mysterious legacy by his father. Driven to right the wrongs of the past, Delaney finds himself in a face-off against the East India Company, while playing a dangerous game between two warring nations — Britain and the newborn U.S. Hardy has actually written the story with his father.

STUNNING 'CINDERELLA' TRAILER WITH CATE BLANCHETT, RICHARD MADDEN, HELENA BONHAM CARTER! FX ORDERS TOM HARDY'S 'TABOO' EPIC TV SERIES! CHRIS PRATT IS 'COWBOY, NINJA, VIKING'

FX ORDERS TOM HARDY'S

 'TABOO' HISTORICAL ADVENTURE DRAMA INTO SERIES

I have announced this project a year or so ago, but now the info is that FX has officially ordered TABOO historical series! Actor Tom Hardy has written the drama with his father Chips Hardy and he will also take the lead role of a 19th century adventurer in Africa! To be executive produced by Ridley Scott, the eight episode first season should air sometime in 2016 and it will follow James Keziah Delaney (Tom Hardy), a rogue adventurer who returns from Africa with 14 ill-gotten diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father. Refusing to sell the family business to the East India Company, he sets out to build his own trade and shipping empire and finds himself playing a very dangerous game!

CHRIS PRATT IS

'COWBOY, NINJA, VIKING'
While his fans are, for some reason, raising havoc around the net because he wasn't voted the Sexiest Man Alive this year (People magazine gave that title deservedly to Chris Hemsworth), Chris Pratt is pondering on future projects. According to 'Collider' he will lead the cast in COWBOY NINJA VIKING as an assassin with Multiple Personality Disorder who possesses the skills of a cowboy, a ninja, and a viking! Pratt will be Duncan, a counter-intelligence agent known as a 'triplet' because of his three distinct personalities. Duncan escapes his handlers, hunting down the millionaire who masterminded the 'Triplet' program. As you know, Chris also has JURASSIC WORLD ahead of him!

STUNNING 'CINDERELLA' TRAILER

WITH CATE BLANCHETT, RICHARD MADDEN, LILY JAMES AND HELENA BONHAM CARTER

Something we've waited for a really long time is finally here: the first deeply enchanting trailer for Disney's and Kenneth Branagh's CINDERELLA which will dance its way into cinemas next March! You can also check out the first poster shot exclusively by Annie Leibovitz! 

ELLA IN A BLUE GOWN
The story of Cinderella follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine (marvellous Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella's father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. It appears her fortunes may be about to change when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a ball, raising Ella's hopes of once again encountering the charming Kit (Richard Madden). Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand, and a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin and a few mice, changes Cinderella's life forever. Hayley Atwell plays CINDERELLA's mother, Derek Jacobi plays the King, and Stellan Skarsgård is the King's scheming adviser.