Friday, February 10, 2012

HENRY CAVILL IN "THE GREAT WALL"! SULLIVAN STAPLETON IN "300: BATTLE OF ARTEMISIA"? BILLY CONNOLLY IN "THE HOBBIT"! ELIZABETH OLSEN & GLENN CLOSE IN "THERESE RAQUIN"! JASON STATHAM TO LEAD "HEAT" REMAKE

One of HOLLYWOOD SPY's favourite young actors, Henry Cavill, who had the lead role in IMMORTALS blockbuster epic last year,
has THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY this year next to Bruce Willis, and MAN OF STEEL next year next to Amy Adams, has possibly secured a fourth project as well: "Variety" writes today that he might take the lead role in Edward Zwick's THE GREAT WALL, a rather mysterious project which will be set in China and will investigate the mystery behind how China's Great Wall was constructed. I'm not sure if it will be a modern movie or set in the ancient times, but as you know Zwick already has experience in shooting films about Asia, since he was the helmer of THE LAST SAMURAI.

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All of his movies are actually the same film, right, but we still love feasting our eyes upon His Royal Hunkiness Jason Statham, yes? Well, according to "MovieWeb" he might take the lead role in Brian De Palma's remake of
Robert De Niro's HEAT which follows
a tough recovering gambling addict who makes his living providing protection in the rough edges of the gambling world, but refuses to resort to gunplay, strictly using hand and edged weapon combat. I've reported this before, but now it's official: Elizabeth Olsen and Glenn Close have signed on to star in the film adaptation of Emile Zola's novel THERESE RAQUIN, about a woman who murders her sickly husband Camille (Tom Felton) with the help of Laurent, her new lover. Years later, she discovers Camille is haunting her new marriage with Laurent, turning each of them against each other. "Deadline" reports that Glenn Close will play Therese Raquin's mother, who arranged the marriage with Camille.

When it comes to news on epic films, I have two for you today: first of all, "Variety" reveals that the sequel to the legendary epic 300: BATTLE OF ARTEMISIA might have found its lead actor in Sullivan Stapleton (ANIMAL KINGDOM, STRIKE BACK, he's mostly
naked in the second one) for the story which will go back ten years in the past describing the rise of Persian king Xerxes and his battle against Greeks at Artemisia. Sullivan's fellow Australian Joel Edgerton was previously mentioned for the role. Zack Snyder has written the screenplay, but he won't direct like he did with 300. The second piece of epic news is that Billy Connolly has joined THE HOBBIT as the mighty dwarf Dain Ironfoot, a cousin of Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage). The shooting is currently moving on and Luke Evans, who plays Bard leader of men, has informed us a few days ago that he has arrived to New Zealand again to continue with shooting his scenes.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

KIT HARINGTON IN "THE SEVENTH SON" WITH JENNIFER LAWRENCE & JULIANNE MOORE! PICS FROM "ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER"! ANNE RICE'S "THE TALE OF THE BODY THIEF" FILM ADAPTATION!

According to "Variety" one of the most popular members of GAME OF THRONES cast, young Kit Harrington has replaced Sam Claflin in the lead role in THE SEVENTH SON, a movie adaptation of Joseph
Delaney's fantasy novels which follow Thomas, seventh son of a seventh son, who is apprenticed to the local Spook, whose job is to fight evil spirits and witches, so he expects a life of danger. However, the boy doesn't realize just how soon he'll face a powerful enemy alone, as an evil witch escapes her confinement while the Spook is away. Thomas is forced to use his wits, and the help of his enigmatic new friend, Alice, to fight the evil witch. As you know Jeff Bridges will play the old Spook, and Julianne Moore will be the evil witch, while Jennifer Lawrence is supposed to play Alice. Ben Barnes also appears in the cast of the film which will be directed by famous Russian director Sergey Bodrov.

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Those damn vampires just won't let go, yet another among million upcoming vampire projects has been announced today: with big producing names such
as Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, another of Anne Rice's novels THE TALE OF THE BODY THIEF will be brought to the big screens. As "MovieWeb" reports the story again follows famous vampire Lestat who has grown depressed after centuries as a vampire, so he decides to transfer souls with a psychic for one day. The psychic, though, is invigorated by the switch and will not give Lestat his body back. Lestat must round up some friends with his new human form in order to get his vampire body back. As you know Tom Cruise played Lestat in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE and Stuart Townsend played him in QUEEN OF THE DAMNED.

And since we are apparently having a vampire and spooks day at HOLLYWOOD SPY, we should also announce THE KITCHEN SINK
film, which has a crazy title, but wait till you hear the plot: this Sony Pictures project will follow three teenagers, a vampire, a zombie, and a human, who team up to save their small town from invading aliens. I'm surprised they didn't throw in cowboys in the battle too. Or was that done already? And to finish in the same horror tone, check out some new pictures from ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER which will see young Benjamin Walker playing the infamous American president who has a naughty secret: when he finishes his presidential duties in the evening, he goes on exterminating bloodthirsty vampires lead by
the prince of the undead played by Rufus Sewell. Hitting cinemas this June, the film also stars Dominic Cooper and Anthony Mackie.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

TRAILER FOR NICOLE KIDMAN'S & CLIVE OWEN'S "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN"! AMY ADAMS IS "OBJECT OF BEAUTY"! J.J. ABRAM'S NEW SF SHOW "REVOLUTION"! "THE WEIGHT OF HEART" WITH JOHN MALKOVICH

 Beside a number of serious roles, and the big blockbuster one in MAN OF STEEL, next to Henry Cavill's Superman, adorable Amy Adams will have a fun and romantic one too: according to "The Hollywood
Reporter" she will take the lead role in the movie adaptation of Steve Martin's book OBJECT OF BEAUTY. The novel of the famous actor and writer follows an art entrepreneur over 15 years of her life, as she acquires her own gallery, travels the world and tangles romantically with a series of men, including one who becomes a famous artist. After Angelina Jolie's horrid film IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY which was filled with ignorant stereotypes of Serbs being killers and rapists, a new project will show that the war in Yugoslavia wasn't a black and
white picture. THE WEIGHT OF HEART will be a film about 12 babies who died in Republic of Serbska back in 1992 because USA and other Western countries held an embargo on Serbia and Belgrade couldn't send oxygen to the prematurely born babies in Banja Luka hospital. The names so far connected with the film include John Malkovich, as an American diplomat who repents for supporting the embargo after he sees how many innocent lives it took, and also Goran Visnjic and Paz Vega who will play the director of the hospital. Michael Douglas was supposed to take a role before his health problems became serious.
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One of the new pilots in the avalanche of possible new shows that has hit networks, will be a creative effort of STAR TREK's J.J. Abrams who is, as you know, also a successful TV producer (LOST, FRINGE, ). It will be a high profile sf show called REVOLUTION, ordered for this Fall. In this epic
adventure thriller, a family struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology, computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights, has mysteriously blacked out … forever. According to "Deadline", Kevin Spacey and Corey Stoll will headline the new Netflix show HOUSE OF CARDS which will air later this year with the budget of $100 million for 26 episodes. The series centers on Kevin Spacey's character, Rep. Frank Underwood, the Majority Whip of the House of Representatives. When he gets passed over for Secretary of State, he hatches a plan to take down the new President of the United States. Corey Stoll will portray Rep. Patrick Russo, a womanizing three-term Congressman who gets caught driving drunk with a prostitute. Underwood helps Russo avoid a scandal, but at a high cost.

Are you ready for HBO's epic TV film HEMINGWAY AND GELLHORN, because the first trailer is here and it looks rather great. Scheduled to be aired in May, with Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen in the lead roles, alongside Rodrigo Santoro and David Strathairn,
the film will revolve around the tumultuous romance and subsequent marriage of famous writer Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and up-and-coming war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman), following them from their first meeting in Florida, to their trip to Europe while he was writing FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS,
through the Spanish Civil War and beyond. As she grew in reputation and stature, Gellhorn stood toe-to-toe with Hemingway, putting his famous bravado and iconic style to the test. She was also the first woman to ask Hemingway for a divorce
SORRY PEOPLE, most of you managed to see the trailer, but the studio has been taking down the clips around the net. I've posted three videos, but they've all been taken down, I will post a new one as soon as it appears around the net.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

WW2 MAGICIANS IN HBO'S "HOBGOBLIN" & "THE WAR MAGICIAN" FILM! DYNAMIC TRAILER FOR "STEP UP 4"! "THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US" BESTSELLER GETS A MOVIE ADAPTATION!

Beside bank heist films, one of the upcoming trends will also be magicians in World Wars. Yep, you read it right. Beside HBO's fantasy adventure series HOBGOBLIN (it's been in plan for some time now and it will revolve
around a group of con men and magicians during World War II, who use their skills to battle the supernatural forces unleashed by Hitler!) another project with that topic will be THE WAR MAGICIAN, which is, as "Variety" reports, based on David Fisher's best-selling book and tells the story of real-life British magician Jasper Maskelyne, who adapted the core principles of stage magic to World War II. Some of his magic included conjuring illusions of phantom soldiers in order to trick the Nazis or hiding parts of towns with optical illusions. Marc Forster, who is currently shooting WORLD WAR Z with Brad Pitt, and Peter Weir were mentioned before as possible helmers.

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One of the novels which will get a movie adaptation at 20th Century Fox is THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US by Charles Martin. The story starts on a stormy winter night, two strangers wait for a flight at
the Salt Lake City airport. Ashley Knox is an attractive, successful writer, who is flying East for her much anticipated wedding. Dr. Ben Payne has just wrapped up a medical conference and is also eager to get back East for a slate of surgeries he has scheduled for the following day. When the last outgoing flight is cancelled due to a broken de-icer and a forthcoming storm, Ben finds a charter plane that can take him around the storm and drop him in Denver to catch a connection. And when the pilot says the single engine prop plane can fit one more, if barely, Ben offers the seat to Ashley knowing that she needs to get back just as urgently. And then the unthinkable happens. The pilot has a heart attack mid-flight and the plane crashes into the High Uintas Wilderness.

I don't know about you but I love me some dance flicks, they always have brilliant dance routines, stunning choreographies, amazing
visuals, great music and are always very inspiring to watch (at least they inspire me to shake me bums the Shakira style LOL). This summer will bring us the fourth instalment of the mega popular dance saga STEP UP 4 and the first teaser has just been released and it is very cool and dynamic. This time the story is set down in Miami and follows young Emily who arrives in Florida with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighbourhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans. The film stars a bunch of young
stars with dancing talent Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman (both rather hotsie as you can see bellow, he's a top model, she's a dancer), Chadd Smith, Stephen Boss, and should hit cinemas in July.

Monday, February 6, 2012

POWERFUL TRAILER FOR "DETACHMENT" WITH ADRIEN BRODY, CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, JAMES CAAN. MARK RUFFALO & SCARLETT JOHANSSON IN "CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE"! SHARON STONE IN A SINFUL "ATTACHMENT"

I'm not sure why's Mark Ruffalo suddenly popular, but he definitely is one of the latest examples of the trend of forgotten actors suddenly getting into spotlight for no reason. Beside starring as Hulk in MARVEL'S THE
AVENGERS this summer, he's just accepted a role in CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE in which Scarlett Johansson plays a girl who, seduced by dreams of making it in the big city, moves with her boyfriend to New York to pursue their passion for music. She's heartbroken when he dumps her for the fame and fortune of a big solo contract, leaving her all on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when a down-on-his-luck record producer (Ruffalo) stumbles upon her singing in a local bar and is immediately captivated by her raw talent and inspiring authenticity - they may be each other's last chance to turn their lives around. Somewhere between friendship and their love of music, the two strangers strike a chord that captures the hearts of everyone around them, proving that every great story has its own soundtrack.

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Also one of the forgotten stars, Sharon Stone, has a new project. According to "The Hollywood Reporter" she will take the lead role in ATTACHMENT in which the story centres around a married teacher,
who has a one-night stand with a student. Her infidelity comes back to haunt her when the young man starts dating the teacher's daughter, and stalks the whole family. The film will be directed by Tony Kaye. Sharon Stone also has another interesting role in  GODS BEHAVING BADLY, which should come out some time this year. She plays Aphrodite in this interesting mix of drama and comedy in which the story follows Greek gods who, living in a modern-day New York building, intervene in the lives of a young couple. Beside Sharon, the cast includes Christopher Walken as Zeus, John Turturro as Hades, Oliver Platt as Apollo, Edie Falco as Artemis, Rosie Perez as Persephone, and Alicia Silverstone in the leading role of the woman who lives next to these gods.

Speaking of director Tony Kaye, he has already finished a film with an opposite title DETACHMENT a drama in which the story revolves around the lives of several teachers during a three week span of time.
It seems Tony Kaye is doing a series of movies which follow school staff. DETACHMENT has premiered at Sundance Film Festival and should open later this year. The movie has quite an interesting cast which includes Adrien Brody, James Caan, gorgeous Christina Hendricks from MAD MEN, Lucy Liu, Marcia Gay Harden, Bryan Cranston and Gwyneth Paltrow's mom Blythe Danner. Check out the interesting trailer, which reminds me how teachers are left to educate and raise today's kids all alone, a battle which, in the crazy modern alienated society, is a fight fit more for those who have military training.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

HOLLYWOOD SPY SPOTLIGHT: ENCHANTING MAGIC IN ABC'S BREAKTHROUGH SHOW "ONCE UPON A TIME" ARE YOU WATCHING IT? YOU REALLY SHOULD!

So, people, are you watching ONCE UPON A TIME? Weaving magic with enchanting imagination it really is one of the best new shows that
have appeared on TV in recent years. Suitable both for adults and for kids (it's safe for watching with the little ones since its storytelling inspires goodness, imagination and creativity) the show is also one of the biggest visual treats that have ever graced small screens with almost stunningly intricate details both in special effects, character building and in sets, make up and costumes which are all mesmerizing, innovative, well conceived and absolutely spellbinding (the details in the sets never cease to amaze me in each and every scene both in the reality world and in the fairy tale one, you just want to watch each episode again just to see all the lovely details in sets & costumes you might've missed the 1st time).
Even the performances and the casting itself match the brilliance of this beautiful show which brings back hope that horrors, crime procedurals and violent films and shows aren't the only thing we have to offer to new generations: all of the actors are extremely likeable and convincing from Jennifer Morrison who brings a well balanced mix of warmth,
strength and humour to her character of Emma Swan, the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, who are both wonderfully portrayed by sweet Ginnifer Goodwin and adorably kind Josh Dallas,
to Lana Parrilla who is flawless and natural as the Evil Queen and the mayor of Storyville and even her voice matches the role in the most convincing of ways. Jamie Dornan as the sheriff is trustworthy and seductive, Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin is both joyful and scary to watch, and little Jared Gilmore is truly adorable and perfectly chosen, a truly brilliant kid actor unlike those talentless brats we are bombarded with from HARRY PLOPPER movies. So, all of you who trusted HOLLYWOOD SPY and started watching and loving MERLIN, LEGEND OF THE SEEKER, GAME OF THRONES, THE TUDORS, BEING HUMAN, trust me on this one too, you won't be disappointed :)

ONCE UPON A TIME STORY
 The main hero is Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) who knows how to take care of herself. She's a 28-year old bail bonds collector who's been on her own ever since she was abandoned as a baby. But when the son she gave up years ago finds her, everything will change. Henry (Jared Gilmore) is 10 years old now and in desperate need of Emma's help. Henry believes that Emma actually comes from an alternate world... and is Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and Snow White's (Ginnifer Goodwin) missing daughter. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to protect her from the Evil Queen's (Lana Parilla) curse, which
trapped the fairytale world forever, frozen in time. Of course Emma doesn't believe a word, but when she brings Henry back to Storybrooke, she finds herself drawn to this unusual boy and his strange New
England town. Concerned for Henry, she decides to stay for a while, but she soon suspects that Storybrooke is more than it seems. It's a place where magic has been forgotten, but is still powerfully close... where
fairytale characters are alive, even though they don't remember who they once were - including the Evil Queen who is now Henry's foster mother. The epic battle for the future of all worlds is beginning, but for good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.
ONCE UPON A TIME TIDBITS
The show is produced by the creators of LOST and TRON LEGACY.
Since the first episode ONCE UPON A TIME has had amazing ratings and has become the breakout broadcast drama hit in season 2011/2012. Almost each new episode brings some new famous fairy tale characters who appear in the story in most charming of ways, so beside Snow White, Prince Charming, Mirror and Evil Queen, there were also Cinderella, the Seven Dwarves, Red Riding Hood and even Gepetto from Pinoccio who was kind of a James Bond's Q gadget expert in the pilot episode. ONCE UPON A TIME was already nominated for best show at Satellite Award and People's Choice Awards even though it's still in the middle of its first season.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

DAMIAN LEWIS IN "ROMEO & JULIET"! SAM CLAFLIN & ARMIE HAMMER AS PRINCES IN "MIRROR MIRROR" & "SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN"! OCTAVIA SPENCER IN "SNOW PIERCER", VIOLA DAVIS IN "ENDER'S GAME"! KATHERINE HEIGL IS "FACE BLIND"

 Two of the breakthrough stars from last year's hit drama THE HELP (which is looking to win the best film at the Oscars), lovely Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis (who are both nominated for Oscars too),
have new gigs. Viola Davis has joined ENDER'S GAME, sf epic in which a teen gamer is recruited to fight insect like aliens, and BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, an adaptation of the hit YA saga about teens with supernatural powers. Octavia Spencer has, on the other hand, joined SNOW PIERCER in which she will play one of the people stuck on a train in a futuristic world with eternal winter with Chris Evans, Jamie Bell and Tilda Swinton. The official plot is: In an alternate future, where a failed experiment to stop global warming results in a new Ice Age, the frigid climate has killed off all life on Earth, except for the passengers aboard a train dubbed Snow Piercer. A class system develops among the passengers on this train, which ignites a revolt. My type of movie!

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 One of our favourite TV actors Damian Lewis (HOMELAND, BAND OF BROTHERS, THE FORSYTHE SAGA) has just joined the new movie adaptation of ROMEO
AND JULIET which will be directed by Carlo Carlei and will have Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth as Romeo and Juliet. Damian will play lord Capulet, Stellan Skarsgard will play the ruler of Verona, while Paul Giamatti plays the friar. GOSSIP GIRL's Ed Westwick plays Romeo's friend Tybalt. The film is being written by famous Julian Fellows who is scoring unprecedented success with his DOWNTON ABBEY mini series! Meanwhile, Katherine Heigl will star in FACE BLIND, an interesting story about a psychologist  who can't distinguish people by their faces and gets in trouble when one of her patients starts stalking her.

And when it comes to Saturday pics, here are some from two rival projects on Snow White. The first picture finally shows ultra charming
Sam Claflin as prince in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN which hits cinemas this June with Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth in the action packed twist on the famous fairy tale. We haven't seen Claflin so far in the trailers nor pics from the film, and he is looking delightful in the first photo. You remember him from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and from PILLARS OF THE EARTH. The other two pictures are from the rival project, Tarsem's visual master piece MIRROR MIRROR which premiers last day of March. Two new character
posters show lovely Lily Collins as the Snow White and Armie Hammer as her Prince Charming. Which prince do you like better? Armie or Claflin?

Friday, February 3, 2012

1ST PICS OF JUDE LAW & AARON JOHNSON IN "ANNA KARENINA"! AMAZING CONCEPT ART FROM "JOHN CARTER" SF EPIC! RUSSELL CROWE & WILL SMITH IN "WINTER'S TALE"! KATE HUDSON IS "EVERLY"

Are you ready for some fresh movie pics? The first two come from something that we didn't really need - a new film adaptation of famous ANNA KARENINA which Joe Wright (ATONEMENT) pretty much ruined for me by casting his pet actress Keira Knightley in the lead role /shudders/. And it seems that he decided to ruin the film furthermore
by making two male leads looking pretty horrid in the film: Jude Law as Karenin and Aaron Johnson as Vronsky. I'm not sure who on earth gave Aaron that horrid hairdo? Other members of the cast include Matthew McFadyen and Emily Watson. The whole behind the
scenes team is filled with Oscar nominated or awarded costume, set and production designers, composers and cinematographers, but I'm not sure it will help them much with such a miscast lead role /shudders again/.
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According to "MovieWeb" Akiva Goldsman's first directorial effort WINTER'S TALE has cast Russell Crowe (who is by the way Darren Aronofsky's new candidate for the lead role in his NOAH epic, a bad idea if you ask me, Michael Fassbender is
the only choice for me) and Will Smith. The unusual story is set in both present day and the late 19th century, and centers on a thief who falls in love with the Irish heiress he just robbed, right before she dies. He later learns that he possesses the gift of reincarnation, and becomes determined to save her life. Will Smith will play a judge, while Russell Crowe is portraying the mob boss Pearly Soames, who is trying to kill the burglar. Both the thief and heiress have not been cast yet, and it is said that a flying white horse plays an important part in the story. I'm sure you will agree that Kate Hudson just doesn't seem to find a big role for herself, and it seems her next one won't be great either: she will take the lead in EVERLY, in which, as "Variety" reports, she will play will play a down-on-her-luck woman, stuck in her apartment, fending off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss.

New pictures have been revealed for this years biggest sf epic JOHN CARTER as well, but not the photos from the film itself, which you've
seen already (check out HOLLYWOOD SPY'S huge spotlight on the film) but amazing concept art which shows how they've imagined the main characters should look like: gorgeous Lynn Collins' princess Dejah Thoris and Dominic West's Sab Than. With one of the strongest casts we've ever seen in a sf film ever since DUNE, including Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Ciaran Hinds, Mark Strong, Bryan Cranstone, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Thomas Haden Church and Samantha Morton, the story of this $250 million movie, follows a Civil War veteran who, transplanted to Mars, discovers a lush planet
inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians, warrior tribes and exotic desert beings. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a saviour. The film hits cinemas next month.You can also check out a new clip showing John Carter's mighty powers, his crazy alien friend and princess Dejah in some action!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

TEASER FOR BBC "BEING HUMAN" SEASON 4! STEPHEN AMELL IS CW'S "GREEN ARROW"! NEW ABC PILOTS FOR FANTASY SHOWS "BEAST", "GOTHAM" & DRAMA "DEVIOUS MAIDS" FROM MARK CHERRY

OK, my little freaks, so we are having a TV day today at HOLLYWOOD SPY, starting with a spicy piece of news which will thrill both my boys who love comics and my girls who like hunky boys ;) CW's new show
based on GREEN ARROW comic book, which I've recently announced, has got itself its lead man and a new title - it is now titled just simple ARROW. According to "Deadline" young Stephen Amell will take the lead role of the DC Comics superhero Green Arrow or Oliver McQueen, a billionaire playboy who wears a mask and fights crime at night with his bow and arrow, along with an assortment of other super modern devices. Amell has appeared before in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and 90210 and was also one of the main contenders to take the lead in SPARTACUS before Liam McIntyre got the gig.

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HOLLYWOOD SPY's fave network ABC is preparing yet another new show. After huge success with ONCE UPON A TIME with 10 million
viewers every week,  the new fantasy show will be BEAST  a fantastical reimagining of the classic fairytale BEAUTY AND THE BEAST set in a mythical, dangerous world wherein a beautiful and tough Princess discovers an unlikely connection with a mysterious beast. Don't confuse this one with CW's upcoming remake of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST which will be a remake of the 80's TV show and will have law and courts as the main topic. ABC has also ordered another two pilots: GOTHAM, from the writer of HEROES, following a female cop who discovers a magical world that exists within New York
City that is unseen by normal humans and reinvents popular landmarks in a magical otherworldly manner, and DEVIOUS MAIDS, from DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES creator Mark Cherry, following four maids with ambition and dreams of their own working for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.

Good news for all of you who love popular BBC show BEING HUMAN(which follows three room-mates - a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost): the fourth season is ready to air this Sunday, February 5th. As you know, I've loved the show from its beginning, and I don't mean the US version, but the British original which had amazing atmosphere right
from the start and interesting plots combined with charming humour. According to "Digital Spy" the premiere episode 'Eve of the War' will follow the ghostly Annie (Lenora Crichlow) and werewolves George (Russell Tovey) and Tom (Michael Socha) as they fight to protect a baby from the attentions of vampire overlords, the Old Ones. The fourth run of the show will also present a new vampire played by Damien Molony since Aidan Turner has left the show and is now one of THE HOBBIT stars. It is interesting that Russell Tovey has also announced that he will leave the show, so this will be his last year in it. Check out the trailer for the new season!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

NEW TRAILERS FOR "GAME OF THRONES" 2ND SEASON & "THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY" WITH HENRY CAVILL & BRUCE WILLIS! TOM HIDDLESTON & TILDA SWINTON IN "ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE"! BRADLEY COOPER & JENNIFER LAWRENCE IN "SERENA"

I'm sure you've already seen the first trailer for THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY action flick released yesterday, but here it is at HOLLYWOOD
SPY too. Opening in cinemas this April, this thriller shot in Spain stars the irresistible Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver, follows a young Wall Street trader (Henry Cavill) whose family is kidnapped on a vacation to Spain. He's left with only hours to find them, uncover a government conspiracy and the connection between their disappearance and his father's secrets. After last year epic blockbuster IMMORTALS this is Henry Cavill's second big leading role before he appears as Superman in MAN OF STEEL next year.

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 Oh, damn vampires, it seems they will never stop sucking the money from the box offices: as "The Hollywood Reporter" writes, director Jim Jarmusch is preparing a vampire romance ONLY LOVERS LEFT
ALIVE
which will bring an unusual love story between two vampires who have been in love for centuries. The cast is already filled with people who could fit vampire roles being very skinny and pale: amazing Tom Hiddleston, talented Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and that girl we don't like Mia Wasikowska. An unusual couple will be paired up in the movie adaptation of SERENA novel from 2008: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence will star in this film set in 1929, which follows a newly wed couple attempting to start a timber empire. Things turn ugly when the wife learns she can't have children, thus setting out to destroy her husband's illegitimate son. Instead of Darren Aronofsky the helm will go over to Oscar winner Susanne Bier.

Have you seen the latest trailer for GAME OF THRONES second season in which Daenerys Khalesee says she is the dragon queen and
wants what is hers? The thrilling new trailer offers quite a lot of scenes from the second run of the HBO's hit show which is ready to hit the small screens this April. Beside having a lot of new faces in the cast,
last years favourites Emilia Clarke, Kit Harrington, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Lena Headey are coming back to spice up the story.