The last day of January, on the 31st Netflix will premiere their Belgian original WILL, a World War II set drama movie based on Jeroen Olyslaegers’s
This retro style movie will stream January 31st
book and inspired by his family’s actions during WWII!
Set in year 1942 this drama follows Wilfried Wils (Stef Aerts) and Lode Metdepenningen (Matteo Simoni),
young assistant police officers in Nazi occupied Antwerp. While they
support the resistance, they are forced to participate in the manhunt
for Jews in their city. Amid the chaos and violence, Wil falls in love
with Lode’s sister, Yvette (Annelore Crollet), but conflicting emotions push him to the brink. The film played in Belgium and Netherlands back in September!
I'm really hoping this one will bring some light into ghastly boring summer of 2018 which hasn't brought us anything fun so far, especially in the deeply unsettling and tragic aftermath of the spring series cancellations and pilot rejections! TNT is ready to start airing their new hip epic series WILL from Monday July 10th (it will be a two hour premiere, but I think the first episode is already available at their app and I also believe TNT will air the show around the world too on its regional cable channels) mixing
Will broke onto Elizabethan theatre scene as a kid from a poor sheep town
the setting of the Elizabethan London with modern punk rock music soundtrack because that is what it was back then: theatre scene with its
Laurie Davidson is the shinning star of the new series
crazy adoring crowds and actors as superstars with tons of sex, booze and parties. The wild, rowdy story of young William Shakespeare
The series was originally meant for HBO before they got their GOT
(played by super lovely and sinfully cute Laurie Davidson) aims to expose all of Shakespeare's recklessness, lustful temptations and tortured brilliance.
BEFORE HE WAS SHAKESPEARE HE WAS KNOWN AS WILL
'Will' starts July 10th on TNT
As Will opens, a young William Shakespeare has just arrived onto the
punk-rock theatre scene in 16th century London. It is in this seductive,
violent world that his raw talent faces rioting audiences, religious
fanatics and raucous sideshows. Attracted to Will's naïve genius is
Alice Burbage (Olivia DeJonge), the talented, beautiful and rebellious daughter of James Burbage (Colm Meaney),
the carpenter whose vision led him to build the first theatre in London
since Roman times. Despite being the daughter of an impresario, Alice
is forbidden by society from pursuing a
Laurie prepared for the role reading Shakespeare's work
career in the theatre. Her
brother Richard Burbage (Mattias Inwood) is innately talented as
well, but too much in love with himself and
Shakespeare was a great rival with Christopher Marlowe
prone to overact. But a
chance encounter at the theatre leads him to team up with Will in what
would soon become the greatest actor-writer partnership the world has
ever seen.
DIRECTED BY SHEKHAR KAPUR!
The very dynamic, roving shooting style in which the ten episode series was shot in order to make the viewer a part of the 16th century
Caroline McCall did the punk rock costumes for the series
theatre audience, is the work of famous director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers) who is helming this series. The rest of the cast also includes always under performing and weak Jamie Campbell
Olivia DeJonge plays Will's love interest Alice Burbage
Bower as playwright, poet and chief Shakespeare rival Christopher Marlowe and Ewen Bremner as wealthy and notorious law enforcer Richard Topcliffe.
Period set projects today to end the week! TNT has finally revealed the airing date for their fun new series WILL which mixes historical setting and story with modern music. The ten episode series, starring Laurie Davidson as young William Shakespeare, will start airing July 10! Shekhar Kapur directs with the cast also including Olivia DeJonge, Ewen Bremner, Colm Meaney, Mattias Inwood, William Houston, Lukas Rolfe, Max Bennett!
WILL tells the wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto
the punk rock theatre scene in 16th century London, the seductive,
violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious
fanatics and raucous side shows. It's a contemporary version of
Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his
recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.
'PILGRIMAGE' TRAILER
WITH TOM HOLLAND, STANLEY WEBER, AND RICHARD ARMITAGE
Speaking of mediaeval shenanigans, first trailer has finally been released for historical adventure movie PILGRIMAGE which plays this weekend at Tribeca Film Festival starring Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Richard Armitage and Stanley Weber!
ON A PERILOUS JOURNEY Coming to theatres in August, it is set on the Irish coast in A.D.
1209, where a group of monks and knights set out on a quest to bring a
legendary artefact with biblical origins to Rome, where they believe it
will be safe from those who seek to wield its power. Their journey
quickly turns into a perilous one, with all manner of military men and
scoundrels attempting to snatch their cargo.
To air sometime this year on Sky One (probably September), the ten episode epic series is set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Spy More
'JAMESTOWN'
Also airing this year on Sky One (May 5th), the eight part saga is set in the early 17th Century, following three courageous women who leave their dark pasts behind in England, and make the journey of a lifetime across the ocean for a new life in America. Spy More
'WHITE PRINCESS'
To start airing its eight episode season from April 16th on Starz it will bring the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII from the Tudor dynasty. Spy More
'VERSAILLES'
Already airing in France, the second season of the lavish saga about famous Sun King who is building his court at Versailles, will air in UK from April 21st, Germany from May, Canada June and in USA on Ovation from Autumn. Spy More
'KNIGHTFALL'
Telling the story of the final days of Knights Templar during the 14th century it will air later this year in ten episodes on History Channel, A+E with the cast lead by Tom Cullen! Spy More
'WILL'
A drama about the lost years of young William Shakespeare after his arrival to London in 1589 when theatre was like rock and roll and ayoung man with a dream changed the world with his words.Ten episode saga starts this summer on TNT. Spy More
'TROY: FALL OF A CITY'
Retelling the legendary story of the 10 year old siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC, this BBC and Netflix eight part series will air later this year. Spy More
'STILL STAR CROSSED'
Eight part period drama that picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet leaves off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue, and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets will start airing on ABC Monday May 29th. Spy More
HOT FROM THE SPYLINE
POLDARK third season starts on BBC in June - THE DURRELLS
second season starts on ITV this month, third season has been ordered
too - VICTORIA second season starts on ITV this Autumn will have
Christmas Special - MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE second season shoots in
September, sadly, won't have Richard Madden as it will focus on Cosimo's
grandson Lorenzo Medici. THE LAST KINGDOM season 2 already airs in UK, will hit Neftlix from May. THE CROWN season 2 will have young Camila Parker Bowles
Earlier last year I've shown you the first trailer for TNT's witty new costume series WILL and we've been waiting for a really long time for something new, and now it is here: new teaser and some new pics from the series that will portray the frolics of the famous bard to the punk rock music sound track as you can see from the way they're dressed like rock stars. And it isn't even that weird when you come to think of it: actors and play- wrights really were treated like rock stars in Elizabethan London, they had fun, they had wild nights out, they had sex, they had love of the mad crowds, they even had groupies. Deadly adorable Laurie Davidson, who seems more than ready to disarm you with his delightful charms, plays the quill wielding hot stuff in the ten episode series directed by our most beloved Shekhar Kapur who brought us Elizabeth movies and Four Feathers and the fun starts airing this summer as if the season isn't hot enough by itself.
PUNK ROCK WILL It will be a wild story, told to a modern soundtrack, of young William Shakespeare’s (Laurie Davidson)
arrival onto the punk-rock 16th century London theatre scene where his
raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous
side-shows!Attracted to Will’s naïve genius is Alice Burbage (Olivia DeJonge), the daughter of James Burbage (Colm Meaney),
the carpenter with a vision to build the first theatre in London since
Roman times. Despite being the daughter of an impresario, Alice is
forbidden by society from pursuing a career in the theatre. Her brother
Richard Burbage (Mattias Inwood), is innately talented, but too
much in love with himself and prone to overact. A chance encounter at
the theatre leads him to team up with Will in what would soon become the
greatest actor-writer partnership the world has ever seen. Rounding out
Will’s cast of characters are playwright, poet and chief Shakespeare
rival Christopher Marlowe (Jamie Campbell Bower) and wealthy and notorious law enforcer Richard Topcliffe (Ewen Bremner). Max Bennett will
play Robert Southwell, Will’s cousin and the most wanted man in
England. Father Southwell’s words are more dangerous than the Spanish
Armada. A messianic, charismatic leader bent on fomenting Catholic
rebellion, Southwell tries to draw Will into his heady world of
espionage and religious fundamentalism.
Now this is certainly an amazing international cast! As 'Deadline' reports today, our lovely Lily Collins has joined Anthony Lucero's THE CLOWN movie which also has Pål Sverre Hagen, British stars Holliday Grainger, Harry Treadaway and Stacy Martin, Hungarian actor János Derzsi, Serbian star Nikola Djuricko, and French legend Jean-Marc Barr, in the cast.
Set against the backdrop of a small travelling circus, THE CLOWN
centres on a European clown and his 5-year-old daughter as they lead
each other through the everyday mysteries of love, magic and loss.
MAX BENNETT JOINS 'WILL'
SHAKESPEARE TV SERIES While we await for TNT to announce the airing date of their new
historical series WILL, they've just added Max Bennett to the cast!
Shekhar Kapur directed series tells the wild story of young
Shakespeare’s (Laurie Davidson) arrival onto the punk rock
theatre scene in 16th century London – the seductive, violent world
where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and
raucous sideshows. It’s described as a contemporary version of
Shakespeare’s life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his
recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance. Max Bennett will
play Robert Southwell, Will’s cousin and the most wanted man in
England. Father Southwell’s words are more dangerous than the Spanish
Armada. A messianic, charismatic leader bent on fomenting Catholic
rebellion, Southwell tries to draw Will into his heady world of
espionage and religious fundamentalism.
'UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS'
TRAILER WITH KATE BECKINSALE, THEO JAMES, BRADLEY JAMES
Meanwhile, the first trailer has been released today for Kate Beckinsale's UNDERWORLD 5: BLOOD WARS which will suck its way into cinemas next January. She reprises her role of Vampire warrior Selene who with her ally David (Theo James) faces a new threat as the war between vampires and werewolves rages on. British stars Charles Dance, Tobias Menzies and Bradley James also star!
Well, ITV has really given us a lot of great new shows this year, and we're still expecting some others to air till the end of the year, but it seems they're trying to repeat the success of BBC's WAR AND PEACE by adapting another massive, albeit not at all that deep, classic. Rumour has it that they're preparing 10 million pounds worth six episode epic series on Thackeray's VANITY FAIR. The same production house that did POLDARK is preparing the 19th century story of a girl of lowly origins who climbs up the social ladder by using her charms and wit to manipulate and seduce and gain financial and social security. Opulent sets and lavish costumes are to be expected! The studio, as Mirror reports, apparently wants stars like EmiliaClarke and Natalie Dormer for the role.
'WILL' TRAILER
FOR NEW EPIC TV SERIES
And here's a new series freshly ordered for a 10 episode season by TNT we're looking forward too: Shekhar Kapur directed WILL, the wild story (with a modern soundtrack) of young William Shakespeare’s (Laurie Davidson) arrival onto the punk-rock 16th century London theatre scene where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows!
PUNK ROCK WILL Attracted to Will’s naïve genius is Alice Burbage (Olivia DeJonge), the daughter of James Burbage (Colm Meaney),
the carpenter with a vision to build the first theatre in London since
Roman times. Despite being the daughter of an impresario, Alice is
forbidden by society from pursuing a career in the theatre. Her brother
Richard Burbage (Mattias Inwood), is innately talented, but too
much in love with himself and prone to overact. A chance encounter at
the theatre leads him to team up with Will in what would soon become the
greatest actor-writer partnership the world has ever seen. Rounding out
Will’s cast of characters are playwright, poet and chief Shakespeare
rival Christopher Marlowe (Jamie Campbell Bower) and wealthy and notorious law enforcer Richard Topcliffe (Ewen Bremner).
While she is waiting to see whether she will win Best Actress Oscar tomorrow for her role in BROOKLYN, Saoirse Ronan has booked another new role for her: she has boarded period set movie ON CHESIL BEACH. Adaptation of Ian McEwan book and set in England in 1962 it follows Florence (Ronan), one half of two young lovers, in the touching story of how their unexpressed misunderstandings and fears shape the rest of their lives. It is a tender story that shows how the entire course of a life can be changed – by a gesture not made or a word not spoken. Epic mini series' THE HOLLOW CROWN's Dominic Cooke is having his directorial movie debut.
'WILL' EPIC TV SERIES
OLIVIA DEJONGE FEMALE LEAD In TV waters, young Olivia Dejonge will play the female lead in
Shekhar Kapur's and TNT's hip historical musical series WILL, the wild
story of young William Shakespeare (LaurieDavidson) and his arrival
onto the punk rock theater scene that was 16th century London – the
seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences,
religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It’s described as the hot,
contemporary, dangerous version of Shakespeare’s life, played to a
modern soundtrack, exposing all his recklessness, lustful temptations
and brilliance. Dejonge will play WILL's love interest.
'MAGGIE'S PLAN' TRAILER
ETHAN HAWKE,JULIANNE MOORE
The only trailer I have for you today is for unusual comedy movie MAGGIE'S PLAN starring Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Maya Rudolph and Travis Fimmel.
Maggie 's plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But one daughter and three years later, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex wife are actually perfect for each other?
SHAKESPEARE SERIES CASTS MATTIAS INWOOD,COLM MEANEY
In today's TV news (beside the info that Bryan Fuller will be the showrunner for CBS's new STAR TREK series set for next January) TNT has just added Colm Meaney and MattiasInwood to Shekhar Kapur's WILL epic series about young William Shakespeare’s (LaurieDavidson) arrival onto the punk rock theatre scene that was 16th century London – the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It’s described as the hot, contemporary, dangerous version of Shakespeare’s life, played to a modern soundtrack, exposing all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance. Meaney will play the carpenter who built the first theatre in London after Roman Times. Dashing Mattias Inwood (whom you are watching in SHANNARA CHRONICLES) will play his son who together with WILL forms the greatest actor-writer partnership the world has ever seen.
'DUMB PRINCE' COMEDY SERIES
NICO EVERS SWINDELL AND TIM BALTZ TO LEAD THE CAST Over at NBC they are casting the lead roles for their upcoming new
comedy series DUMBPRINCE coming from Amy Poehler. GRIMM's Nico Evers
Swindell will lead it! As 'Deadline' reports the comedy is set in the
country of Modaria, known for the manufacture of mopeds and tiny cars,
where the Faber family has ruled for generations. Evers Swindell will
play Prince Karl (known as THE DUMB PRINCE –not affectionately) who
returns home from a year’s exile in America after having passed out at
the coronation of his seemingly hapless father, King Adrian. Tim Baltz
will play Prince Marco, the second son of Modaria’s ruling family, and
Jessie Ennis will play Princess Jana, the youngest child of the royal
family.
Tell me, people, what are the odds that two of our fave directors move onto the small screens in the same year? With Tarsem directing EMERALD CITY epic series for NBC, another of our dearest film makers, Shekhar Kapur (ELIZA BETH saga) will helm WILL epic series for TNT, which I've already told you about, but now they have the sweetest of leads! Charming young Laurie David son will lead the wild story of young WILLiam Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk rock theatre scene that was 16th century London – the seductive world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It’s the hot, contemporary, dangerous version of Shakespeare’s life, played to a modern soundtrack, exposing all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.
'OUTLANDER' 2ND SEASON
TRAILER RELEASED! Speaking of epic series, check out the first teaser for the second
season of OUTLANDER which should arrive to Starz in April! The new
season will see pregnant Claire (CaitrionaBalfe) and Jamie (Sam
Heughan) arrive to France, intent on infiltrating the Jacobite rebellion
led by Prince Charles Stuart and stopping the battle of Culloden.
'ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME' MOVIE TRAILER
WITH SARAH JESSICA PARKER
There's also another trailer for you today, the first clip for Sarah Jessica Parker's new romantic movie ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME which is out this February! She plays Maggie, a slightly neurotic woman excited for an Italian vacation with her less-enthused daughter, Summer (Rosie Day). While the rebellious teen is eager to get back to her boyfriend in New York, Maggie’s romance is right in front of her, as she reconnects with an old flame named Luca (Raoul Bova). While they’re distracted by the sparkle of youth in each other’s eyes, Luca’s mother (Claudia Cardinale) gives the keys to his Alfa Romero convertible to Summer with the understanding that she drive the elderly woman to Rome for her own romantic adventure.
Well, I'm sure the ladies will sigh and agree that this cast has become uber hunky: Matt Bomer is the latest one to join the remake of THE MAGNIFI= CENT SEVEN and he is set to play the husband of Haley Bennett's character, the woman who hires seven mysterious gunmen to protect her town from a gang of bandits, lead by a nefarious robber baron. Earlier this week I informed you that Jason Momoa has joined the cast which already has Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Luke Grimes, Vicent D'Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee and Denzel Washington. Antoine Fuqua is directing!
'WILL' EPIC TV SERIES
FROM MOULIN ROUGE WRITER Meanwhile, another fun historical series that awaits us is WILL over
at TNT and TBS! As 'Deadline' reports the ten episode series will
revolve around a young William Shakespeare and it will be told in
raucous style by Craig Pearce, the longtime writing partner of auteur filmmaker Baz Luhrmann who
worked with him on MOULIN ROUGE and ROMEO AND JULIET. It is a period
drama with a hip soundtrack, contemporary shooting style and edgy
production design.
'LEGENDS OF TOMORROW'
TRAILER WITH WENTWORTH MILLER, BRANDON ROUTH AND DOMINIC PURCELL
And yet another series with superheros will be CW's new show LEGENDS OF TOMORROW which has just got its first trailer. When heroes alone are not enough the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known? Brandon Routh as The Atom, Dominic Purcell as Heat Wave, Wentworth Miller as Captain Cold, Caity Lotz as White Canary and Ciara Renee as Hawkgirl star!
