BBC AND PBS REVEAL WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT EPIC SERIES TRAILER WITH DAMIAN LEWIS, MARK RYLANCE, JONATHAN PRYCE, TIMOTHY SPALL, ALEX JENNINGS, CHARLIE ROWE

   WOLF HALL SERIES TRAILER   

FOR THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT SEQUEL

BBC and PBS Masterpiece have released a trailer for the sequel to their classic costume drama WOLF HALL now titled THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT which finished shooting back in April and is set to air over in United Kingdom from November 10th as their new Sunday evening series, and over

Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell

in United States later next March, based on Hilary Mantel's historical novels. You can check out the trailer below and tell us what you think, will you be tuning in next weekend?

 

  THE STORY IS NOW SET IN MAY 1536. 

Anne Boleyn, Henry’s second wife, is dead. As the axe drops, Thomas Cromwell emerges from the bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, and no private army. Navigating the moral complexities that accompany the exercise of power in this brutal and bloody time, Cromwell is caught between his desire to do what is right and his instinct to survive. But in the wake of Henry VIII having executed his queen, no one is safe. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry’s regime to breaking point, Cromwell’s robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. All of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune’s wheel turns, Cromwell’s enemies are gathering in the shadows. The inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry’s cruel and capricious gaze?

 

NEW SERIES IMAGES SHOW

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell, Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII, Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour, Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Harriet Walter as Lady Margaret Pole, Harry Melling as Thomas Wriothesley, Timothy Spall as the Duke of Norfolk, Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner and Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell. Eagerly awaited and years in the making, THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT will trace the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time. Cromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a diplomat and a father, a man who both defied and defined his age.

 

FULL CAST REVEALED FOR WOLF HALL: MIRROR AND LIGHT EPIC SERIES! TIMOTHY SPALL, HARRIET WALTER, ALEX JENNINGS, WILL TUDOR, CHARLIE ROWE JOIN

 WOLF HALL FINAL SEASON 

ANNOUNCES FULL CAST

BBC and Masterpiece PBS have announced further casting for WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT series which has previously announced, Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce as the leads of the six-part series! New in the cast are Harriet Walter as Lady Margaret

Charlie Rowe, Alex Jennings, Timothy Spall

Pole, Timothy Spall as the Duke of Norfolk, Harry Melling as Thomas Wriothesley. Reprising their roles will be Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler, Joss Porter as Richard Cromwell, James Larkin as Master Treasurer Fitzwilliam, Richard Dillane as the Duke of Suffolk, Will Keen as

Joss Porter, Will Tudor and Hubert Burton

Archbishop Cranmer, and Hannah Steele as Mary Shelton. Also joining are Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner, Lydia Leonard as Lady Jane Rochford, Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell, Will Tudor as Edward Seymour, Thomas Arnold as Hans Holbein, Agnes O’Casey as Lady

Hannah Steele, Thomas Brodie Sangster, Lydia Leonard

Margaret Douglas, Hubert Burton as Thomas Howard the Lesser, Pip Carter as Sir Geoffrey Pole, Sarah Priddy as Lady Margery Seymour,  Summer Richards as Catherine Howard, and Dana Herfurth as Anne of Cleves. In the series finale, Cromwell is caught between his desire to do what is right and his instinct to survive. But in the wake of Henry VIII having executed his queen, no one is safe.

DAMIAN LEWIS AND MARK RYLANCE ARE BACK TO HENRY VIII'S COURT FOR WOLF HALL SECOND AND FINAL SEASON THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT

 WOLF HALL SERIES SEQUEL 

THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT

Although I found Wolf Hall series a dreary borefest I am sure some of you will rejoice hearing that is getting a second and final season from BBC based on Hilary Mantel's THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT novel. Mark Rylance will reprise his role as Thomas Cromwell, while Damian Lewis will again reign as King Henry VIII, with Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, in the story about the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time. The story picks up exactly where Wolf Hall ended, with the execution of Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was played rather unsuccessfully by the wooden Claire Foy. The series will air on PBS Masterpiece.

1ST 'WOLF HALL' EPIC SERIES TRAILER WITH DAMIAN LEWIS AS KING HENRY VIII, MARK RYLANCE, ED SPELEERS, JONATHAN PRYCE! PAUL DANO, JAMES NORTON, LILY JAMES TO LEAD BBC'S 'WAR AND PEACE' EPIC SERIES

BBC'S 'WAR AND PEACE' SERIES

 HIRES JAMES NORTON, PAUL DANO AND LILY JAMES AS LEADS

Earlier last summer I announced that BBC is preparing to produce epic new mini series on glorious Russian classic WAR AND PEACE and that Paul Dano and CINDERELLA's Lily James are rumoured for the roles, and now the roles have been officially confirmed: the two of them will be joined by currently very popular GRANTCHESTER star James Norton in the historical saga set in 1805 Russia following five aristocratic families against the backdrop of the reign of Alexander I, the lingering effects of his grandmother Catherine The Great’s rule and the events surrounding Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812!

ENSEMBLE CAST!
Paul Dano will be Pierre Bezukhov in BBC One's upcoming adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy classic, James Norton will portray Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, while Lily James is set to play Natasha Rostova. Stephen Rea will appear as Prince Vassily Kuragin, Ade Edmondson (Prey) and Greta Scacchi (The Falling) as Count and Countess Rostov, and Jack Lowden (The Tunnel) as Nikolai Rostov. Tom Burke (The Musketeers) will star as Dolokhov and Aisling Loftus (Mr Selfridge) has been cast as Sonya. The Weinstein Company and the BBC production will have the six hour long episodes penned by Andrew Davies from HOUSE OF CARDS!

'WOLF HALL' EPIC SERIES

GETS FIRST BBC TRAILER

Speaking of BBC, they've released the first trailer for their new historical drama WOLF HALL which airs next month in UK and in April in USA. You can read more about the epic series in our extensive spotlight. Starring Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII, the series follows the meteoric rise of  his advisor Thomas Cromwell (played by Mark Rylance) from his lowly start as a blacksmith's son to being the most important person in the 16th century Tudor court. Claire Foy plays the calculating and ambitious Anne Boleyn, Jonathan Pryce is the ostentatious and powerful Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Joanne Whalley is Henry 's first wife Katherine of Aragon, Mark Gatiss is the haughty Stephen Gardiner, Secretary to the King, Anton Lesser is the heretic hunter Thomas More, Richard Dillane is the king's brother-in-law the Duke of Suffolk, Thomas Brodie Sangster is Cromwell's ward Rafe Sadler while Ed Speleers is Edward Seymour, brother to Henry VIII's third wife, Jane!

LAVISH CHARACTER PHOTOS AND SPOTLIGHT ON BBC NEW HISTORICAL SERIES 'WOLF HALL' WITH DAMIAN LEWIS AS KING HENRY VIII!

'WOLF HALL' EPIC SERIES

GETS FIRST CHARACTER PHOTOS

Although their last year's historical series WHITE QUEEN didn't meet with much success due to being poorly and chaotically written and badly acted at some points, BBC is again bravely venturing into the medieval waters with the launch of new Tudor era series WOLF HALL which will open the doors of the Tudor royal court in January in United Kingdom and later on in April at PBS in the United States! Today you can check out luxurious first images from the upcoming six part series presenting the main characters and their lavish costumes! To be broadcast at BBC Two next month the series is actually a small screen adaptation of Hilary Mantel's highly popular bestselling historical novels WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES with Damian Lewis leading the cast as English king Henry VIII whom we've last seen portrayed by Jonathan Rhys Meyers in THE TUDORS. But unlike that show, WOLF HALL is going to stick more closely to the real history with the aim to be more realistic in portraying the English court of the 16th century (the airing of the series actually coincides with the 500th anniversary of Hampton Court Palace!

HISTORICAL SERIES WILL FOCUS ON THOMAS CROMWELL  
The series will dominantly focus on Thomas Cromwell, the 16th-century Godfather like figure at the heart of all the machinations at the court of Henry VIII. Mark Rylance plays king’s chief minister, brutal fixer and disposer of royal wives, the man who was at home in courtroom or waterfront, bishop’s palace or inn yard. He could draft a contract, train a falcon, draw a map, stop a street fight, furnish a house and fix a jury! He spoke French and Italian, and because of his humble origins as son of a blacksmith, his class consciousness made him an astute observer and reader of men and women. Cromwell was instrumental in securing the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, his union with the scheming Anne Boleyn, her execution and Henry’s subsequent marriage to Jane Seymour.

JOANNE WHALLEY, ED SPELLERS, JONATHAN PRYCE ALSO STAR

In the series which will have over 100 characters, Saskia Reeves will appear as Cromwell's sister-in-law Johane. Charity Wakefield (Sense and Sensibility) will play Mary Boleyn, the royal mistress and sister to Henry VIII's second wife Anne, who will be played by Claire Foy (who is also the top candidate to portray the current queen Elizabeth in Netflix's new series THE QUEEN). Joanne Whalley will be Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, beloved by the nation. Legendary Jonathan Pryce will play the powerful and scheming Cardinal Wolsey. Mark Gatiss will be Henry's top civil servant Stephen Gardiner while GAME OF THRONES' Anton Lesser will play Thomas More. Another GAME OF THRONES star, Thomas Brodie Sangster, will play Cromwell's ward Rafe. ERAGON and DOWNTON ABBEY star Ed Speleers will be Edward Seymour, brother to Henry VIII's third wife, Jane! Jack Lowden will play famous poet Thomas Wyatt.

CANDLELIGHT AND CODPIECES
Among the interesting facts from the production of WOLF HALL, one of the most intriguing ones is that the series used new camera technology which allowed for the scenes to be shot under candlelight in Tudor halls and country homes which results in bigger authenticity. Among the funny facts is the one about codpieces: they were made much smaller so that they wouldn't baffle the American audience once it starts airing in USA.

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MARVEL'S 5 YEAR MOVIE SLATE!

 FEMALE CAPTAIN MARVEL!

As you've heard by now, Marvel had a big announcement yesterday revealing titles and dates for their superheroes flicks coming in next few years: ANTMAN with Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly is coming next year, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR with Chris Evans will arrive in 2016, DOCTOR STRANGE probably with Benedict Cucumberpatch too, and then 2017 will bring us GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY II, THOR: RAGNAROK with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston and BLACK PANTHER movie with Chadwick Boseman ! After that 2018 will bring us AVENGERS III: INFINITY WAR, INHUMANS and female led CAPTAIN MARVEL, with AVENGERS IV set for 2019 cinema release! 

BLACK PANTHER  
Chadwick Boseman has been announced yesterday as BLACK PANTHER, whose real name is T’Challa and is the heir to the ruling dynasty of the African kingdom Wakanda, and ritual leader of its Panther Clan. His senses and physical attributes have been enhanced to superhuman levels by the heart-shaped herb. He will first appear in CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR before getting his standalone movie.

LIFETIME OF BBC DRAMA TRAILER

GIVES SNEAK PEEK INTO EPIC 'WOLF HALL' AND JUDI DENCH'S 'ESIO TROT' SERIES

In the TV department today, check out brilliant trailer presenting outstanding BBC dramas, both the current ones and the upcoming ones. Narrated by Benedict Cucumberpatch, the trailer offers first exclusive glimpses into upcoming historical series WOLF HALL with Damian Lewis as Henry VIII, delightful Roald Dahl's adaptation ESIO TROT with ginger haired Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman, historical series POLDARK with Aidan Turner and the adaptation of J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY!

MINDBLOWING 'MARCO POLO'

TRAILER FOR NETFLIX HISTORICAL ADVENTURE MINI SERIES

Another highly anticipated historical drama - Netflix epic series MARCO POLO - has gotten its first trailer! To hit Netflix with all ten episodes on December 12th, the series will see Lorenzo Richelmy playing legendary explorer Marco Polo as he navigates the inner court of 13th century ruler, Kublai Khan. From the back alleys of Venice to the perilous Silk Road, from the opulence of the Imperial City to the battlefields of China, Marco Polo is an epic action-adventure, where cultures clash, blood is spilled, and lies are told...

BBC ANNOUNCES FULL CAST FOR 'WOLF HALL' 16TH CENTURY HISTORICAL SERIES SET AT HENRY VIII'S COURT WITH DAMIAN LEWIS, MARK RYLANCE, ED SPELEERS, JONATHAN PRYCE, THOMAS BRODIE SANGSTER

WOLF HALL

NEW BBC EPIC SERIES

Earlier this week BBC has officially announced that, after almost two years after it had first been announced, they have finally rounded up the cast for their new historical TV series WOLF HALL which will start production later this year and will be ready for airing sometime in 2015! The small screen adaptation of Hilary Mantel's bestselling books WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES will depict, in a more realistic rather  than soapy way, the upheaval, bloodshed and political world of Tudor England! The six part series will see HOMELAND superstar Damian Lewis ruling the court as infamous King Henry VIII! You can find photos from the show and our lavish cast photo gallery in the special spotlight!

THOMAS CROMWELL

THE 16TH CENTURY GODFATHER

The series will dominantly focus on Thomas Cromwell, the 16th-century Godfather-like figure at the heart of all the machinations at the court of Henry VIII. Mark Rylance will play king’s chief minister, brutal fixer and disposer of royal wives, the man who was at home in courtroom or waterfront, bishop’s palace or inn yard. He could draft a contract, train a falcon, draw a map, stop a street fight, furnish a house and fix a jury! He spoke French and Italian, and because of his humble origins as son of a blacksmith, his class consciousness made him an  astute observer and reader of men and women. Cromwell was instrumental in securing the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, his union with the scheming Anne Boleyn, her execution and Henry’s subsequent marriage to Jane Seymour. Cromwell also had more than a hand in the split with Rome, and he ruthlessly pursued those who ill-treated his early benefactor, Cardinal Wolsey.

WOLF HALL CAST

ED SPELLERS, JONATHAN PRYCE
In the series which will have over 100 characters, Saskia Reeves will appear as Cromwell's sister-in-law Johane. Charity Wakefield (Sense and Sensibility) will play Mary Boleyn, the royal mistress and sister to Henry VIII's second wife Anne, who will be played by Claire Foy. Joanne Whalley will be Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Legendary Jonathan Pryce will play the powerful Cardinal  Wolsey. Mark Gatiss will be Henry's top civil servant, Stephen Gardiner while GAME OF THRONES' Anton Lesser will play Thomas More. Another GAME OF THRONES star, Thomas Brodie Sangster, will play Cromwell's ward Rafe. ERAGON and DOWNTON ABBEY star Ed Speleers will be Edward Seymour, brother to Henry VIII's third wife, Jane! Jack Lowden will play famous poet Thomas Wyatt.