DELIGHTFUL THE DUKE TRAILER WITH JIM BROADBENT, HELEN MIRREN, MATTHEW GOODE! JEREMY IRVINE, FINN WITTROCK TO LEAD HBO'S GREEN LANTERN TV SERIES

    HBO MAX GREEN LANTERN   

CASTS JEREMY IRVINE AS LEAD

HBO Max is preparing a DC Universe series based on beloved hero GREEN LANTERN and they have set Jeremy Irvine and Finn Wittrock as leads. Coming from Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Seth Grahame Smith, it will reinvent the classic DC property through a story

Jeremy Irvine and Finn Wittrock will take the lead roles

spanning decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott (Jeremy Irvine), and 1984, with cocky alpha male Guy Gardner (Finn Wittrock) and half-alien Bree Jarta. They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns, from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.

 

  THE DUKE TRAILER IS HERE  

WITH JIM BROADBENT, HELEN MIRREN AND MATTHEW GOODE

This one was delayed for a long time due to corona, but Roger Michell's movie THE DUKE is finally arriving to UK cinemas this September with Jim Broadbent leading the true story of Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi

The Duke finally hits cinemas this September in UK

driver, who stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting

Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren play the lead roles

on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge -

Matthew Goode plays a lawyer in the new movie

Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. Helen Mirren plays his wife, Matthew Goode his lawyer. 

VENICE 2020: JIM BROADBENT, HELEN MIRREN SHINE IN THE DUKE ART HEIST DRAMEDY, DAVID WENHAM, AHMED MALEK IN 19TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN WESTERN THE FURNACE

     'THE DUKE' MOVIE 

EXPLORES A HEIST OF ART THAT WILL STEAL YOUR HEART

We are reporting from Venice Film Festival today where two of the films I wrote about before received praise this week. THE DUKE, with Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren, has aired at Bienalle this week, lauded as

The Duke will hit UK cinemas this November

very moving and heartwarming, and will arrive into cinemas in November. In this fun true story, he plays a man who made the headlines in 1961 after Goya’s painting of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery in London.

 The Roger Michell Movie Is Set
in 1961, when Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in

The incident was, and still is, the only art theft in National Gallery's history

London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly. What

Kempton's heist was inspired by his fierce belief that war widows and old-age pensioners should not be forced to pay the BBC licence fee.

happened next became the stuff of legend. An uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage. Matthew Goode and Fionn Whitehead also star.

     'THE FURNACE' MOVIE 

DEPICTS AUSTRALIAN GOLDRUSH

Also praised this week at the Lido, was another period set movie, this time an Australian Western THE FURNACE in which David Wenham plays a thief who joins forces with an Afghan cameleer. Roderick Mackay's debut

David Wenham and Ahmed Malek play the lead roles in The Furnace

feature was applauded for depicting a wonderful mix of cultures in the 19th century Australia and beautiful desert landscapes vistas which dominate the movie.

     What's The Story About?
Set during Western Australia's early gold rush in the 1890s, the film revolves around an Afghan cameleer (Ahmed Malek, thousands of cameleers were imported by The Crown in the mid 19th century to transport goods across the

The film was shot around Mount Magnet in Australia's Midwest

inhospitable country. They developed a kinship with the Aborigines to find better routes) and a bushman (David Wenham) racing to melt down gold

The film does not have a cinematic release date yet

bars at a secret furnace while being pursued by a police sergeant! The richness of different cultures and religions in the film is seen also in the fact that the characters speak English, Pashto and the local Yamatji Badimia language.

JIM BROADBENT IS A NATIONAL MUSEUM ROBBER IN FIRST THE DUKE PHOTO WITH HELEN MIRREN! FIRST COW PERIOD SET DRAMA TRAILER WITH JOHN MAGARO AND A COW

  'THE DUKE' 1ST PHOTO WITH

JIM BROADBENT & HELEN MIRREN

Pathe has released the first photo of Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren from THE DUKE the true story of 60 year old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London in the 60s. He sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on

Roger Michell is directing the movie that doesn't have a release date yet

condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. An uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery’s history.

  'FIRST COW' TRAILER

 HAS A MILK GIVING LEAD STAR

The cow is out March 6th

There's also a trailer with some really  terrible music and I don't even know what to think about a movie about a man and his cow, but you can check it out yourself: FIRST COW is set to stomp into theatres March 6th based on a novel by Jonathan Raymond.  

What's The Story?
A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.

JIM BROADBENT AND HELEN MIRREN TO BE ART STEALERS IN THE DUKE HEIST MOVIE! DANIELLE MACDONALD, JOANNA LUMLEY SET FOR OPERATIC ROMCOM FALLING FOR FIGARO

   'THE DUKE' HEIST DRAMA

TO SEND JIM BROADBENT AND HELEN MIRREN STEALING

This certainly sounds delightful! As Deadline reveals today, Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren will star in THE DUKE for Pathe! They will play a husband and wife in a movie based on the real-life story of 60 year old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the

Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent will play husband and wife

National Gallery in London. Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned out he was spinning a web of lies, with the full story not emerging for another 50 years. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery’s history.

   'FALLING FOR FIGARO'

PUTS OPERA INTO A ROMCOM

Another delightful project will combine romantic comedy with opera! Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumley have been cast in FALLING FOR FIGARO! Set in the fierce world of opera singing competitions, the movie follows Millie (Macdonald), a brilliant young fund manager who decides to leave her unfulfilling job and long term boyfriend behind to chase

Joanna Lumley and Danielle Macdonald will star in the romcom

her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands. She begins intense vocal training lessons with renowned singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey Bishop (Lumley) and meets Max, another of Meghan’s students, who is also training for an upcoming contest.The movie will feature music from famous operas including The Barber Of Seville, The Marriage Of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Romeo And Juliet, and Carmen.