SEE TOM BATEMAN STRIKE A LOVE DEAL IN THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS PRIME VIDEO ROMCOM TRAILER

   THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS  

MOVIE TRAILER WITH TOM BATEMAN

The movie will stream this September

Prime Video has released fun full trailer for their brand new movieTHE LOVE HYPOTHESIS which will launch Autumn programming on the streamer when it starts September 23rd with Tom Bateman in the lead role. 

 

WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE FILM?

The highly anticipated romantic comedy based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Ali Hazelwood, follows Olive (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her future in academia. But when she

Tom Bateman takes the lead role

 realizes her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay), Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman) to prove she’s moved on. What begins as a desperate act of friendship spirals into a fake relationship with rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial agreement. When their arrangement begins to blur the lines between performance and reality, Olive is forced to test her most daunting hypothesis yet: that love might actually be worth the risk. Check out the fun new trailer below and tell us what you think, will you be tuning in this Autumn to check it out?

  

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS TV SERIES ADAPTATION WITH TOM BATEMAN

   THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS  

FIRST SERIES PICS WITH TOM BATEMAN

Prime Video has released first images for their brand new series THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS which will launch Autumn programming on the streamer when it starts September 23rd with Tom Bateman in the lead role. The highly anticipated romantic comedy based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Ali Hazelwood, follows Olive (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her future in academia. But when she realizes her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy(Nicholas Duvernay), Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman) to prove she’s moved on. What begins as a desperate act of friendship spirals into a fake relationship with rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial agreement. When their arrangement begins to blur the lines between performance and reality, Olive is forced to test her most daunting hypothesis yet: that love might actually be worth the risk.

TOM BATEMAN AND MICHELLE KEEGAN TO LEAD NEW HARLAN COBEN'S SERIES THE WOODS OVER AT NETFLIX

   THE WOODS SERIES  

MICHELLE KEEGAN AND TOM BATEMAN TO LEAD

After leading Harlan Coben's series Fool Me Once at Netflix, Michelle Keegan is back at the streamer as she will lead his new adaptation THE WOODS at the streamer together with Tom Bateman and Serbian star Rade Serbedzija. Bateman plays Paul “Cope” Copeland, whose sister Camille vanished from a summer camp, a loss that tore his family apart. Now a top barrister and devoted single father to 10-year-old daughter Cami, Cope appears to have rebuilt his life. But when the body of a man turns up, 20 years after he was supposedly murdered alongside Camille, Cope becomes convinced his sister may have made it out of the woods alive too. Determined to uncover the truth, Cope reunites with his first love, Lucy Silverfield (Keegan), and together they begin a search for answers, unearthing years of lies, cover-ups and family secrets that threaten to destroy everything he has built.

NEW MOVIE ROLES FOR LUKE BRACEY, BRYAN BROWN, GREGG SULKIN, TOM BATEMAN, MARK SHEEN, JAIME PRESSLY, GEMMA WHELAN

   CASTING NEWS REEL  

LUKE BRACEY IN OUVERTURE

I have a number of fresh casting news for you  today so I am putting them all in one news bulletin post: over in Australia Bruce Beresford is preparing a comedy movie OUVERTURE in which Luke Bracey plays a successful stage designer who returns to his small Australian hometown to say goodbye to his dying mother. Bryan Brown, Susie Porter and Celia Massingham will also star.

GREGG SULKIN IN THE PET NUP

Meanwhile, Gregg Sulkin, Emeraude Toubia, Halston Sage and Jaime Pressly have joined Elaine Del Valle's romantic comedy THE PET NUP: While a recently divorced couple navigates new life and love apart, the arrangement in their “Pet-Nup” forces them to extremes as they fight for custody of the one thing in their life that can’t be split in two: their dog. 

STARS FOR NEW KENNETH BRANAGH FILM

Although the plot is kept under wraps for some reason, Kenneth Branagh has gathered a number of known names for his latest movie production THE LAST DISTURBANCE OF MADELINE HYNDE. This contemporary psychological so far has Patricia Arquette, Michael Sheen, Tom Bateman, Vicky McClure, Michael Balogun, Kristina Tonteri-Young and Karla Crome in the cast alongside Aiysha Hart and Gemma Whelan.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON PERIOD SET COMEDY SERIES FUNNY WOMAN WITH GEMMA ARTERTON, RUPERT EVERETT AND TOM BATEMAN!

  FUNNY WOMAN SERIES  

A NICK HORNBY ADAPTATION

Funny Woman starts February 9th

With Peacock ordering new dramedy series Cleo, a feminist take on Egyptian queen Cleopatra (which we cannot wait not to see), there is another period set comedy coming much sooner: although it seems I mentioned it first a very long time ago and that it has taken years for FUNNY WOMAN to find its way onto the small screens, the six part comedy series will finally arrive to Sky Max February 9th and also to their streamer NOW! This comedy about a fictional British comedy actor, based on Nick Hornby's popular best selling book, has Gemma Arterton as the titular funstress with Rupert Everett, David Threlfall, and hunky Tom Bateman also in the cast. 

 

  FUNNY GIRL STORY

 It's the height of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has just been crowned Miss Blackpool - but there's got to be more to life than being a beauty queen in a seaside town, right? She wants to be... someone. The bright lights of London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to find out who that someone is. The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one she'd read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory - an audition for a TV comedy show. Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X factor that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a ground-breaking new sitcom which will have an impact on British comedy for decades to come. Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but as Barbara 'finds her funny' she re-defines the prevailing attitude to funny women and in the process, reinvents herself.

 WHO ELSE IS IN FUNNY GIRL?

Rupert Everett stars as Barbara’s agent Brian Debehnam, David Threlfall as Barbara’s father, George, and Tom Bateman as dangerously charming actor Clive. Together with Django, which launches February 17th, Funny Woman is the part of Sky's new originals which are hitting the small screens next month.

GEMMA ARTERTON IS FUNNY WOMAN IN SKY'S PERIOD SET COMEDY SERIES TRAILER WITH RUPERT EVERETT & TOM BATEMAN

  FUNNY WOMAN TRAILER  

FOR GEMMA ARTERTON COMEDY

Although it will be out only in October, Sky has released a trailer for Gemma Arterton's period set comedy series FUNNY WOMAN, a six episode show that also stars Rupert Everett and Tom Bateman! It's the height of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has just been crowned Miss Blackpool - but there's got to be more to life than being a beauty queen in a seaside town, right? She wants to be... someone. The bright lights of London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to find out who that someone is. The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one she'd read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory - an audition for a TV comedy show. Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X factor that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a ground-breaking new sitcom which will have an impact on British comedy for decades to come. Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but as Barbara 'finds her funny' she re-defines the prevailing attitude to funny women and in the process, reinvents herself. Famous writer Nick Hornby is producing and writing the series.

Brand new comedy based on Nick Hornby's book starring Gemma Arterton #FunnyWoman #UnmissableSky pic.twitter.com/bY6RhZfOei

— Sky TV (@skytv) May 18, 2022

SEE KENNETH BRANAGH, ARMIE HAMMER, GAL GADOT, DAWN FRENCH, JENNIFER SAUNDERS, TOM BATEMAN, ANNETTE BENING IN NEW DEATH ON THE NILE MOVIE TRAILER

 DEATH ON THE NILE TRAILER 

WITH A STELLAR CAST

Official trailer has been released for Kenneth Branagh's Agatha Christie movie adaptation DEATH ON THE NILE which will sail into cinemas

Death on the Nile arrives next February

February 11th starring  Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Emma Mackey. Kenneth himself plays Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot whose Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking

Kenneth Branagh is again directing the film in Christie series

denouement! Check out the exciting new trailer below and tell us what you think, or are you still disappointed with the godawful Murder on the Orient Express adaptation?

VIGGO MORTENSEN, COLIN FARRELL, TOM BATEMAN, JOEL EDGERTON CAST IN THAI CAVE RESCUE FILM THIRTEEN LIVES! ITV'S DARLING BUDS OF MAY TV SERIES REMAKE THE LARKINS CASTS DAUGHTER OF THE FAMILY AND BLACKWASHES HER LOVE INTEREST

THIRTEEN LIVES RESCUE PIC

GETS A STELLAR CAST

And there are quite a lot of famous names in it: as Deadline reports, Thai cave rescue film THIRTEEN LIVES has just cast Viggo Mortensen (as expert in rescues), Colin Farrell (as veteran cave diver), Tom Bateman (as British diving officer), Joel Edgerton (as a cave diver) who will play the heroic rescuers who took part in a dangerous operation that cost one rescue diver his life while all of the boys, and the coach, were saved before

Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Tom Bateman will star in the movie

floodwaters completely filled the caves. The rest of the cast will consist of Asian actors. Ron Howard is directing the true story of the rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach from a flooded, impenetrable cave system in Thailand in 2018. Thai families, the government, and a community of farmers and neighbors came together alongside volunteers from around the world to get them out of the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in Chiang Rai Province.

 

  THE LARKINS TV SERIES  

FINDS THE DAUGHTER OF THE BELOVED LARKIN FAMILY

Earlier this winter I announced that ITV is preparing a new TV series adaptation of beloved classic Darling Buds of May titled THE LARKINS and

Sabrina Bartlett will be the oldest daughter

now they've cast the daughter of the family - Knightfall, Victoria and Poldark actress Sabrina Bartlett will play Mariette, the oldest child of the Larkin family led by Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan who live more of less carefree on their idyllic farm in England where they indulge in laughs, family love and food, tons of food . But since everything these days has to be woke, her love interest has been blackwashed (but with a very cute actor) in the series and Tok Stephen will play Cedric Charlton, an accountant from the city, who arrives in sunny 1950s Kent to investigate the family's perhaps

Tok Stephen will be the blackwashed accountant in love

slightly dodgy tax affairs, and slowly finds himself drawn to both the country lifestyle, and Mariette herself. The series is based on H.E. Bates' novels, with the creators of The Durrells working on this six part adaptation.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON BEHIND HER EYES NETFLIX THRILLER MINI TV SERIES WITH TOM BATEMAN AND EVE HEWSON

   BEHIND HER EYES   

NEW NETFLIX TV SERIES

If you are in the mood for some spooky mystery do not despair as Netflix is bringing you psychological thriller series BEHIND HER EYES, a small

This new mini series starts February 17th

screen adaptation of the novel by Sarah Pinborough. The six episode series will stream from February 17th. The series did not have production problems with the covid as it was shot back in 2019.

  BEHIND HER EYES 

 sees Simona Brown playing Louise, a single mother who, tired of her unfulfilling role as a secretary, begins an affair with her new boss David (Tom Bateman). In a strange turn of events, Louise begins a friendship with David’s wife, Adele (Bono's daughter Eve Hewson). The unconventional love triangle leads Louise to become

The series was created by Steve Lightfoot

embroiled in a dangerous web of secrets, as no one and nothing is what it seems. Check out the confusing trailer below and tell us what you think. I hear the ending of the book itself is very unpredictable.

KENNETH BRANAGH'S DEATH ON THE NILE TRAILER SETS SAIL WITH ARMIE HAMMER, TOM BATEMAN, GAL GADOT, DAWN FRENCH, JENNIFER SAUNDERS, ANNETTE BENNING, RUSSELL BRAND

     'DEATH ON THE NILE'

 HERCULE POIROT IS BACK!

Here's another new trailer for you: I cannot say I was thrilled with his previous Agatha Christie adaptation, but Kenneth Branagh's DEATH ON THE NILE will be out in cinemas October 23rd with him directing and

The ship sets sail October 23rd!

playing famous detective Hercule Poirot. Tom Bateman leads the cast with Annette Benning, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders with another British comedian Russell Brand, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot!  

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a

Legendary duo Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French star in the film too! Jennifer will play a rich cleptomaniac, and Dawn will be her nurse.

cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travellers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.

NEW 18TH CENTURY INDIA SET LAVISH TV SERIES BEECHAM HOUSE READY TO OPEN ITS DOORS NEXT SUNDAY WITH TOM BATEMAN, LEO SUTER, LESLEY NICOL

'BEECHAM HOUSE' OPENS

ITS LAVISH DOORS NEXT SUNDAY!

I've already informed you about this one a few weeks ago in our extensive lavish spotlight in which you can read more about the plot and the rich gallery

Beecham House starts airing next Sunday on ITV, June 23rd!

of characters, but today I'm bringing you the airing date: exotic new historical drama BEECHAM HOUSE will start airing its six episode first season next Sunday, June 23rd at ITV!

 18TH CENTURY INDIA
As you know Tom Bateman stars in the series set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, depicting the fortunes

Gurinder Chada both wrote and directed the whole saga!

of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns. He plays enigmatic, soulful John Beecham,

Each episode took about 12 days to shoot!

a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, to begin a new life with his family. Lesley Nicol plays his robust mother, Leo

Similar to Poldark, you can expect a shirtless hero in Beecham House too

Suter is his playboy brother, while Gregory Fitoussi plays villainous General Castillon!

It is interesting that just like Aidan Turner in Poldark, Tom Bateman will have a shirtless scene in the very first episode, cleaning up the garden with a

Tom Bateman takes the lead role after leading Vanity Fair for ITV

machete while showing us his muscles, so ladies need to prepare their smelling salts. The series was shot on gorgeous locations in India, from

Gregory Fittousi is French General Castillon, John's enemy

beautiful gardens to royal palaces and ancient forts. This includes fortified Chomu Palace in Jaipur, whose Samode Palace and Amber Fort will

Marc Warren is Samuel Parker, an old friend of John's

also be seen in the series. Famous Taj Mahal was also used as the background for some of the scenes. The interior of the Beecham House itself was built in England. 

SPECTACULAR TRAILER AND NEW PHOTOS FROM BEECHAM HOUSE NEW INDIA SET EPIC TV SAGA WITH TOM BATEMAN, MARC WARREN, LEO SUTER

'BEECHAM HOUSE' TRAILER

FOR NEW INDIA SET EPIC TV SAGA

Beecham House opens its doors June 23rd

An exquisite epic delight for you this weekend: first trailer has been released for six part historical saga BEECHAM HOUSE which will air this summer on British ITV and later on at PBS in Northern America set in 18th century India!

BEECHAM HOUSE
set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns. Tom Bateman takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, BEECHAM HOUSE, to begin a new life with his family. Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during

Gurinder Chada both wrote and directed the new epic TV seres

his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an

Tom Bateman leads an ITV series again after Vanity Fair

honourable member of the region’s trading community. In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with a child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal

Victoria's Leo Suter plays Beecham's younger brother Daniel!

(Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and

Beecham House will also air on PBS Masterpiece probably this Autumn

particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August? Lesley Nicol is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter who she is determined to

Marc Warren will play John's friend Samuel Parker

help form a union with John. The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John

Gregory Fitoussi is villainous General Castillon

to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel  (Leo Suter) to leave the East India Company and join him at BEECHAM HOUSE. Gregory Fitoussi plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his

Tom Bateman's John will be sporting tons of Indiana Jones costumes1

motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence. Adil Ray  is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Medha Shankar) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s

Downton Abbey's Leslie Nicol plays John's mother

attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at BEECHAM HOUSE with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to BEECHAM HOUSE? Finally Laura Dutta plays Begum Samru, a real woman who existed in 18th century India and was the head of a professional trained mercenary army.

1ST BEECHAM HOUSE INDIA SET EPIC TV SERIES PHOTOS WITH TOM BATEMAN, LEO SUTER! DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES BBC EPIC SERIES TRAILER WITH JAMIE DORNAN, MATTHEW RHYS

  1ST 'BEECHAM HOUSE'

PHOTOS FROM INDIA SET SAGA

The first photos are in from ITV's upcoming new historical saga BEECHAM HOUSE which will air sometime next year starring Tom Bateman as a handsome and soulful former soldier, John Beecham, who has acquired the

Tom Bateman leads the cast in the India set TV series

Delhi house to start a new life for his family and a business as a trader. Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation

Beecham House will air sometime next year in six episodes

during his time with the controlling East India Company and appears haunted by his past. Determined to escape that life, he sets his sights on becoming an

Bateman starred in ITV's Vanity Fair and Jekyll and Hyde series

honourable member of the region’s trading community. But in the glorious setting of BEECHAM HOUSE, John’s life remains shrouded in mystery. His arrival provokes gossip amongst the servants and despite filling his residence

Viceroy's House Gurinder Chadha is directing the saga

with relatives and friends, Beecham’s house still has dark corners that crackle with conspiracy and sinister intent. The story also unfolds at a time when the

Hope we can expect tons of exotic sets and costumes!

1,000 year old Mughal rule is over and the British vie with the Maharajas to claim India as their own. The cast also includes Marc Warren, Gregory Fitoussi, Leo Suter and others.

   'DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES'

BBC TV SAGA TRAILER WITH JAMIE DORNAN AND MATTHEW RHYS

Rival BBC has, meanwhile, released the first trailer for their three part mini series DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES which will air later this month on BBC Two!  Set in 1885 it takes place over a desperately tense 24-hour period.

The series is set within just 24 hours!

It’s Beth Winters’ (Ann Skelly) 23rd birthday and also the day she has decided to join the charming Liam Ward (Jamie Dornan) to escape from her limited life and complex relationship with her Protestant landowner

The series will air very soon on BBC Two, possibly end of the month

stepfather Billy (Matthew Rhys). As decades of pain and betrayal finally build to a devastating climax, DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES sees a woman struggling to control her own destiny and will ultimately illuminate tensions that tear both families and nations apart. The trailer does not look too promising! The series starts airing on BBC Two November 28th!