GO ON AN ANIMATED FAMILY ADVENTURE THIS WEEKEND WITH APPLE TV PLUS' NEW MOVIE LUCK

   LUCK MOVIE TRAILER 

APPLE'S ANIMATED COMEDY

Apple TV Plus has released their new animated comedy movie LUCK as of yesterday, which means you can enjoy it this weekend with your family. The

Luck streams August 5th on Apple TV +

voice cast includes Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Simon Pegg,  beside Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, Colin O’Donoghue, John Ratzenberger and Adelynn Spoon! 

Directed by Peggy Holmes the film is telling the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world, who when she stumbles into the never-before-seen Land of Luck, sets out on a quest to bring some good luck home for her best friend. But with humans not allowed, her only chance is teaming up with the magical creatures who live there to do it. Jane Fonda lends her voice in it to a Dragon, the exuberant CEO of Good Luck and undisputed luckiest ancient being in all the land. Her character is elegant, stylish and as persuasive as she is powerful. The only thing better than good luck is more good luck, so when bad luck starts to spin out of control, she must face her fears or risk losing good luck forever.

1ST PHOTOS FROM NEW STEPHEN KING APOCALYPTIC TV SERIES THE STAND WITH ALEXANDER SKARSGARD, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, GREG KINNEAR, JAMES MARSDEN, AMBER HEARD

     'THE STAND' SERIES

BASED ON STEPHEN KING'S BOOK

CBS All Access has revealed the first photos from the sets of their new THE STAND series, a small screen adaptation of Stephen King's famous novel which is set, quite timely, in a pandemic apocalypse. Among the photos,

Ready to air sometime later this year, the series will have 9 episodes

you can see Alexander Skarsgard as demonic hell-raiser Randall Flagg and Whoopi Goldberg as benevolent 108 years old Mother Abagail! The cast

Whoopi Goldberg is benevolent Mother Abagail in the series

also includes James Marsden (who is immune to the virus), Amber Heard (whose character is dark and conflicted), Greg Kinnear (as a sociology professor), Heather Graham (as a NY socialite trying to survive in a necropolis)!

The Story Of The Stand    
After the mass destruction caused by a manmade virus called "Captain Trips" a false messiah (Alexander Skarsgard) emerges, possessing incredible powers and hellbent to rule the remaining human society. It's up to a group of

Alexander Skarsgard plays the main villain in the series

people to journey the post-apocalyptic wasteland to stop him and his army. The story of The Stand sees what happens when a virus, a man-made

The series ended production just before the corona outbreak

biological weapon that goes out of control, wipes out about 99 percent of the human population. Those that remain are left with the choice to follow their more baser, primordial instincts, or work together to build something good.

AUSTRALIAN FRIDAY: TONI COLLETTE, WHOOPI GOLDBERG IN 'SHRIVER', SAM NEIL, JEREMY IRVINE JOIN 'GUINEA PIG CLUB', GEOFFREY RUSH, JAI COURTNEY IN 'SILVER BOY', THOMAS COCQUEREL, WILLIAM MOSELEY, CLIVE STANDEN, DAVID WENHAM, CALLAN MULVEY IN 'IN LIKE FLYNN'

 'SHRIVER' COMEDY

CASTS TONI COLLETTE AND WHOOPI GOLDBERG

Two of our favourite ladies in the same movie together: Toni Collette and Whoopi Goldberg will star in comedy movie SHRIVER alongside Thomas Haden Church who plays a loner mistaken for a renowned but reclusive author. He suddenly finds himself the centre of attention at a writer’s conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the book written by the real author. SHRIVER takes on the mistaken identity while sparking a romance with the English professor who runs the conference and is about to pull it all off when the real Shriver appears. It will be an adaptation of a Chris Belden novel of the same title.

 'THE GUINEA PIG CLUB'

SAM NEIL, JEREMY IRVINE JOIN RICHARD E. GRANT'S WW2 FILM
Meanwhile, a rather nice cast has been assembled for period set drama THE GUINEA PIG CLUB as well: as ' Deadline' reports, Richard E. Grant, Sam Neil and Jeremy Irvine will star in the remarkable true story of maverick surgeon Archie McIndoe (Richard E. Grant) who, at the height of World War II, defied the British establishment with his radical methods aimed at healing the severely burned bodies – and more importantly the tortured souls – of Britain’s heroic Royal Air Force pilots. In doing so, he risks his career, his reputation and his marriage.

 'STORM BOY' CASTS

GEOFFREY RUSH, JAI COURTNEY

Even more Australian stars will be seen in Australian family movie STORM BOY in which Geoffrey Rush will play Mike “Storm Boy” Kingley, who recounts his childhood adventures to troubled teen granddaughter Madeline in an effort to prevent her from making the same mistakes he made years before. Jai Courtney will play Hideaway Tom, a protective father who, after the untimely death of his wife and daughter, removes himself and his son from society to live on a remote isolated coastline.

'IN LIKE FLYNN' BIOPIC

CASTS A STELLAR ENSEMBLE
All the rest of our favourite Australian hunks will, meanwhile, join the cast of Errol Flynn's biopic IN LIKE FLYNN! Thomas Cocquerel will play him in the years before he became famous star during his roust about early life in Australia, before he became an internationally famed celebrity. In those days he was an adventurer, opium smuggler, gambler, street fighter, womanizer, and gold prospector. Also starring William Moseley, Clive Standen, Callan Mulvey, Isabel Lucas, Costas Mandylor, David Wenham and Dan Fogler, it will see young Flynn's magnetism inspiring a rag-tag team of friends to set sail on a thrilling adventure in search of elusive New Guinea gold.

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS TO VISIT 'SHAMBHALA'! SHIRLEY MACLAINE, AMANDA SEYFRIED TO HAVE 'THE LAST WORD'! 'BIG STONE GAP' TRAILER WITH ASHLEY JUDD, PATRICK WILSON, WHOOPI GOLDBERG!

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS 

TO CRASH IN 'SHAMBHALA'

Casting news to start the week, people, beginning with our dear Jonathan Rhys Meyers who always chooses deeply spiritual roles and this new one isn't different: according to 'Deadline' he will lead the cast in SHAMBHALA in which the story follows the sole survivor of a plane crash in the mountains of Pakistan who must deal with that trauma against the backdrop of an alien culture and language. The story will be told non chronologically, emphasizing themes of enlightenment and redemption. Australian/ Indian actress Pallavi Sharda and HOMELAND's Akshay Kumar will also star! You will next watch Meyers in Roland Emmerich's STONEWALL!

'THE LAST WORD' DRAMA

STARRING SHIRLEY MACLAINE AND AMANDA SEYFRIED
Meanwhile, Mark Pellington will helm comedy drama THE LAST WORD starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried. The story will follow a retired businesswoman named Harriett (Shirley MacLaine) who wants to control everything around her until the bitter end and decides to write her own obituary to make sure her life is told the way she wants it to be. But when Anne (Amanda Seyfried), a young writer at the local newspaper, is assigned to the task, she refuses to follow the script and instead insists on finding out the true facts about Harriett’s life. The pair then set out to uncover the ups and downs of Harriett’s life, initially as reluctant partners, and what begins as an attempt to shape her own legacy turns out to be a reawakening of passions for Harriett — and a life altering friendship for Anne.

STAR STUDDED 'BIG STONE GAP'

ASHLEY JUDD, PATRICK WILSON, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, JENNA ELFMAN, JANE KRAKOWSKI

A lovely and exquisitely star studded trailer has been released for BIG STONE GAP drama which is out October 9th! Big Stone Gap is home to some of the most charming eccentrics in the state. Ave Maria Mulligan (Ashley Judd) is the town's self proclaimed spinster, a thirty-five year old pharmacist with a "mountain girl's body and a flat behind." She lives an amiable life with good friends and lots of hobbies until the fateful day in 1978 when she suddenly discovers that she's not who she always thought she was. Before she can blink, Ave's fielding marriage proposals, fighting off greedy family members, organizing a celebration for visiting celebrities, and planning the trip of a lifetime, a trip that could change her view of the world and her own place in it forever. Jane Krakowski, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jenna Elfman, Anthony LaPaglia all star!

ENCHANTING NEW FILMS: 'BIG STONE GAP' WITH ASHLEY JUDD, PATRICK WILSON, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, 'HOLDING THE MAN' WITH GUY PEARCE, RYAN CORR, 'A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND' WITH ASA BUTTERFIELD, RAFE SPALL

STAR STUDDED 'BIG STONE GAP'

ASHLEY JUDD, PATRICK WILSON, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, JENNA ELFMAN, JANE KRAKOWSKI

Three enchanting new smaller films for you today, starting with star studded  BIG STONE GAP out this October. Big Stone Gap is home to some of the most charming eccentrics in the state. Ave Maria Mulligan (Ashley Judd) is the town's self proclaimed spinster, a thirty-five year old pharmacist with a "mountain girl's body and a flat behind." She lives an amiable life with good friends and lots of hobbies until the fateful day in 1978 when she suddenly discovers that she's not who she always thought she was. Before she can blink, Ave's fielding marriage proposals, fighting off greedy family members, organizing a celebration for visiting celebrities, and planning the trip of a lifetime, a trip that could change her view of the world and her own place in it forever. Jane Krakowski, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jenna Elfman, Anthony LaPaglia all star!

'HOLDING THE MAN' 

GAY ROMANCE MOVIE WITH GUY PEARCE AND RYAN CORR
A charming movie hitting Australian cinemas this month is gay true story romance HOLDING THE MAN with Guy Pearce and again Anthony LaPaglia and Ryan Corr whom we loved this year in BANISHED epic drama! Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years to laugh in the face of everything life threw at it - the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses - until the only problem that love can't solve, tried to destroy them.

'A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND'

 RAFE SPALL & ASA BUTTERFIELD

Meanwhile, a movie which already played in UK is ready to hit US big screens this September. Previously known as X+Y, and now A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND, the movie is set in a world difficult to comprehend, where Nathan (Asa Butterfield) struggles to connect with those around him - most of all his loving mother (Sally Hawkins) - but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys (Rafe Spall), the pair forge an unusual friendship and Nathan's talents win him a place on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad. From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, Nathan builds complex relationships as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love.

NEW SITCOMS: ADAM BRODY JOINS CBS SITCOM, WHOOPIE GOLDBERG IN 'DELORES & JERMAINE', MARK ADDY JOINS 'SUPER CLYDE'! VANESSA LACHEY IN 'NOT SAFE FOR WORK'! ABC ORDERS 'KEVIN FROM WORK' TO SERIES

ADAM BRODY 

 TO LEAD NEW SITCOM AT CBS

We're sticking to the world of TV comedy pilots today, people, since it is still a dry period in Hollywood: 'Deadline' reports that Adam Brody will lead untitled new sitcom at CBS coming from MODERN FAMILY producer Dan O'Shannon. The story will revolve around a group of friends and family at three different times in their lives. Adam Brody will play Andrew, a guy who sees the best in everything. Even at 40, when life’s twists and turns have taken a bit of wind out of his sails, it only takes the reappearance of his childhood crush, Holly, to awaken his love of life and belief in happy endings. Tyler Labine and Kelly O’Sullivan have already been cast!

SITCOM 2015 CASTING UPDATES

WHOOPIE GOLDBERG IN NEW ABC SITCOM 'DELORES & JERMAINE'
After Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Melanie Griffith, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, another of the acting legends to hit the world of sitcoms is Whoopie Goldberg who will star in ABC's new comedy DELORES & JERMAINE. Jermaine Fowler stars as a millennial with big ideas, but very little drive, who moves in with his estranged grandmother (Goldberg), a strict, football loving, former D.C. cop who needs his youthful enthusiasm in her life as much as he needs her old-school parenting.
MARK ADDY JOINS 'SUPER CLYDE'
Another of CBS's sitcom pilots SUPER CLYDE has added Mark Addy to the cast! Charlie  McDermott plays a meek, unassuming fast-food worker who finds his calling. When Clyde gets a really unexpected windfall, the inheritance from his long-dead eccentric uncle, he decides that his money will be his secret super power, used only for good. Addy will play his careful sidekick and his late uncle's butler!
VANESSA LACHEY IS 'NOT SAFE FOR WORK'
Gorgeous Vanessa Lachey will take the female lead in NBC's sitcom pilot NOT SAFE FOR WORK an office comedy centring on best friends Dale (Michael Cassidy) and Georgie (Christine Woods) whose relationship is upended when he starts dating the “perfect” woman, Drea (Lachey), the perky local morning news anchor who is self conscious about maintaining her image.

'KEVIN FROM WORK'

ABC FAMILY ORDERS NEW SITCOM

You can also check out the first photos from ABC Family's new sitcom KEVIN FROM WORK which has been picked up for the 10 episode series! It centres on Kevin (Noah Reid), a young man who declares his unrequited love for his co-worker Audrey (Paige Spara) in a letter, believing he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job overseas. But when the opportunity falls through and Kevin is forced to return to his old job, how will he and Audrey continue to work together now that his feelings are no longer secret?