MOVING MOVIES THURSDAY: TOUCHING 'NOBLE' DRAMA WITH DEIRDRE O'KANE, LIAM CUNNINGHAM, INSPIRING 'DEMOLITION' WITH JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND NAOMI WATTS

MOVING 'NOBLE' DRAMA

FEARLESS LIFE RECKLESS LOVE

Two moving trailers for you today, starting with a deeply moving one for inspiring Irish drama NOBLE which played in cinemas last year but is getting iTunes and VOD release in USA September 29th. With the outstanding performances from Deirdre O'Kane, Liam Cunningham and Brendan Coyle, the story is set in Vietnam,1989. Fourteen years after the end of the war. When Irish woman Christina Noble flies into Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) she leaves behind an extraordinary life story. But the best is yet to come. Christina lands in a country "that she wouldn't be able to show you on a map". With a few dollars, a dream and her own hard-won courage, she  is about to change everything. For hundreds of thousands of people. Forever. NOBLE is the inspirational true story of a woman who believes that it only takes one person to make a difference. And of how she is proved right.

'DEMOLITION' TRAILER

JAKE GYLLENHAAL,NAOMI WATTS

The second one is for inspiring new drama from director Jean Marc Vallee DEMOLITION which is out next April with Jake Gyllenhaal playing a young widower who is trying to cope with his loss. Opening this week's Toronto Film Festival, it follows a man who feels lost and alone following the tragic death of his wife – but a complaint to a vending machine company helps re-inspire his passion for living. Naomi Watts and Chris Cooper also star in the movie.

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD TAKES FEMALE LEAD IN MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S 'GOLD' ADVENTURE! EPIC 'THE SECRET RIVER' HISTORICAL SERIES TRAILER WITH OLIVER JACKSON COHEN

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD

TAKES FEMALE LEAD IN MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S 'GOLD'

One of the prettiest red heads in Hollywood, who took the lead female role this summer in this year's biggest worldwide hit JURASSIC WORLD, Bryce Dallas Howard has, according to 'Deadline' joined Matthew McConaughey in GOLD!

She will play Kay, the longtime girlfriend of McConaughey’s character, who has supported him through thick and thin, but whose capacity and loyalty are tested as the hunt for gold pushes their relationship to its breaking point: He teams with an equally luckless geologist (Edgar Ramirez) to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bruce Greenwood and Stacy Keach also star.

'THE SECRET RIVER' TRAILER

 FOR OLIVER JACKSON COHEN HISTORICAL MINI SERIES

And something historical for you today: Australian mini series THE SECRET RIVER in which our favourite Oliver Jackson Cohen plays William Thornhill, an illiterate Thames bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep feelings, who steals a load of timber and is transported to New South Wales in 1806. Like many of the convicts, he's pardoned within a few years and settles on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. Perhaps the Governor grants him the land or perhaps he just takes it - the Hawkesbury is at the extreme edge of settlement at that time and normal rules don't apply. However he gets the land, it's prime riverfront acreage. It looks certain to make him rich. There's just one problem with that land: it's already owned. It's been part of the territory of the Darug people for perhaps forty thousand years. They haven't left fences or roads or houses, but they live on that land and use it, just as surely as Thornhill's planning to do. They aren't going to hand over their land without a fight. Spears may be primitive weapons, but settlers know that they can kill a man as surely as a ball of lead from a musket. 

CAST PHOTOS FOR KURT SUTTER'S MEDIEVAL EPIC TV SERIES 'THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER' WITH LEE JONES, STEPHEN MOYER, SAM SPRUELL, MATTHEW RHYS

'THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER'

CAST PHOTOS RELEASED!

One of the first of the new shows to arrive to the small screens in the new Autumn season is Kurt Sutter's epic series THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER which will swing its sword at FX next  Tuesday, September 15th! Today, you can check out cast photos from the series set in the early 14th century, about a knight in King Edward I’s army who is broken by the horrors of war and vows to lay down his weapon. But when violence finds him again, he is forced to pick up the bloodiest sword of all: an executioner's sword. With the cast lead by newcomer Lee Jones, the guest stars will include Matthew Rhys and Ed Sheeran. There were rumours last week that FX is looking to buy the bankrupt Wales studio so that the series can continue shooting at the Welsh sets in possible new seasons too.

WILKIN BRATTLE
Is played by Lee Jones: A former warrior knight broken by the ravages of war, Wilkin vows to lay down his sword for a simple agrarian life. But when his idyllic new world is shattered by a cruel English Lord, Wilkin is forced to pick up the bloodiest sword of all: that of the executioner.

MILUS CORBETT

Is played by Stephen Moyer: Ventris’s sly and ambitious right-hand man, Milus shrewdly influences the law of the land as Ventrishire’s Chamberlain, the Baron's most trusted advisor and strategist.

BARONESS LADY LOVE
Is played by Flora Spencer-Longhurst: Born into Welsh nobility, Lady Love is as beautiful and kind as she is cunning, though her sympathy for her countrymen often conflicts with her noble rule over her fiefdom, Ventrishire.

TORAN PRICHARD

Is played by Sam Spruell: A strong but cynical Welsh farmer, Toran is Wilkin’s closest friend. He is forever loyal to his countrymen and will fight at whatever cost to protect them from noble abuses of power.

ISABEL KIFFIN
Is played by Sarah White: Shy and innocent, Isabel was Lady Love’s childhood companion and now remains her personal handmaiden and loyal confidant. She is the closest thing Lady Love has to a sister.

PETRA BRATTLE

Is played by Elen Rhys: A simple, yet divine beauty, Petra is Wilkin’s wife who reluctantly supports his fight against the brutal taxation of their Baron, fearing for him and their unborn baby’s future.

FATHER RUSKIN
Is played by Timothy V. Murphy: Priest and teacher of the Ventrishire court, Ruskin, a former Irish soldier who swapped the blade for the Bible. He is Lady Love’s counsellor and confidant.

COMEDY WEEKEND: FIRST CAST PHOTOS FROM EVA LONGORIA'S, ZACHARY LEVI'S NEW 'HOT & BOTHERED' NBC SITCOM WITH HER AS A STAR OF A FICTIONAL TELENOVELA

'HOT & BOTHERED' SITCOM

CAST PHOTOS FROM EVA LONGORIA'S NEW COMEDY 

And to finish our comedy weekend during which we've been announcing new sitcoms, here are the first cast photos from another of NBC's new comedy series, single camera sitcom (although, having the cast and story in mind I think this would've been much better as a multi camera one) HOT & BOTHERED which is arriving to the small screens in thirteen episodes sometime later in the midseason starring Eva Longoria as a telenovela star who doesn't really speak Spanish!

ON THE SET OF A TELENOVELA  
If you think the steamy sex, sensational scandals and heart wrenching heartbreak on Latino soap operas are a little extreme, just wait until you see what happens behind the scenes! Eva Longoria stars in this new comedy about Ana Sofia, a sizzling TV superstar, and her lively family of cast and crew all competing to steal the spotlight. When the cameras turn off, the drama turns up as Ana battles pesky network execs, drunken scriptwriters, narcissistic co-stars and an unfortunately familiar new on-screen love interest.

ZACHARY LEVI ALSO STARS

Jencarlos Canela stars in the comedy (from COUGAR TOWN writers and producers) as Ana's ex husband who will make her life a living hell when he gets the leading male role in her new telenovela and she has to star with him in it. Jadyn Douglas stars Roxie Rios, while Jose Moreno Brooks is Gael Garnica, Ana's gay co-star! Mexican superstar Carlos Ponce and Zachary Levi (as the new network president) will guest star.

'TRUTH BE TOLD' CAST PHOTOS WITH MARK PAUL GOSELLAAR, VANESSA LACHEY, TONE BEEL! NEW SITCOMS: ABC 'HOUSESITTERS', FOX'S 'HYPOCHONDRIAC', CBS' 'TALK NERDY TO ME', TV LAND'S 'I SHUDDER'

'TRUTH BE TOLD' SITCOM

CAST PHOTOS REVEALED!

You know your trusted Dezzy loves nothing more  than a good multi camera comedy series on the telly, so today we're only talking new sitcoms! Starting with the lovely photos of what seems to be the prettiest cast ever seen in a sitcom from brand new comedy TRUTH BE TOLD (previously known as PEOPLE ARE TALKING) which brings laughs to NBC Friday, October 16th with the delightful cast lead by  Mark Paul Gosellaar, Vanessa Lachey and Tone Bell.

THE FEARLESS FOURSOME 
The sitcom revolves around two diverse couples - Mitch (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Tracy (Vanessa Lachey), and Russell (Tone Bell) and Angie (Bresha Webb) - a fearless foursome who are both neighbours and best friends. As they navigate through life side by side, they can't help but analyse and obsess about everything. From sex and race to anything else your parents told you never to talk about, absolutely no topic is out of bounds for this wildly outspoken group.

 Mitch is a college ethics professor, which might explain why he goes through life with a heightened attention to justice. He knows he can't change the world but is quite determined to change his corner of it. At his side is his beautiful wife of five years, Tracy, who by day is a tough attorney, and by night a nurturing mom to their four year old daughter. Their best friends, Russell and Angie, live next door. Russell is Mitch's male voice of reason. A stand-up comic, Russell has absolutely no fear when it comes to talking to someone or making a scene in public to prove his point. His new bride Angie is that spirited, special kind of woman, who while married to a guy that's quite a handful, is able to go toe to toe with him at a moment's notice.

FRESHLY ORDERED SITCOMS

HOUSESITTERS, TALK NERDY TO ME, HYPOCHONDRIAC  
In other sitcom news, pop legend Michael Bolton will star in ABC sitcom HOUSESITTERS which is being described as sort of modern day Three’s Company meets Two Broke Girls. Meanwhile, Fox has ordered HYPO- CHONDRIAC sitcom from Julie Bowen about a hypochondriac who receives a fatal diagnosis. She then sets herself, and her friends and family, on a path of comedic destruction in pursuit of her “authentic self”. And CBS has bought TALK NERDY TO ME sitcom about four smart, ambitious  women, two computer programmers, a musician and a doctor, who share a house on the canals in Venice, CA, and support one another as they reach for their dreams professionally and personally.

TV LAND'S 'I SHUDDER'

Over at TV Land, Megan Hilty, John Behlmann and Brooklyn Shuck will star opposite Hamish Linklater in the new sitcom I SHUDDER about Elyot Vionnet (Linklater), an advocate of manners, style and most importantly, common decency. Observing people committing heinous crimes of etiquette, he tries to counsel them from afar, inserting himself into their lives most unwelcomely. When the individuals he deems classless choose not to take his advice, they are met with terrible consequences. Elyot joins forces with his young neighbor Stella (Shuck) to try to make the world better, one tactless person at a time. Hilty and Behlmann play Stella's parents.

NEW POSTERS FOR VIN DIESEL'S 'THE LAST WITCH HUNTER' AND 'BROOKLYN' WITH SAOIRSE RONAN, JIM BROADBENT, JULIE WALTERS, DOMHNALL GLEESON

VIN DIESEL'S

 'THE LAST WITCH HUNTER' GETS A STUNNING NEW POSTER

Just two new posters for you today, people, beginning with a rather artsy one for Vin Diesel's THE LAST WITCH HUNTER which hits cinemas this October also starring Michael Caine, Elijah Wood and Lotte Verbeek.

NO WITCH WILL SURVIVE 
The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. However, unbeknownst to Kaulder, the Queen Witch is resurrected and seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic battle that will determine the survival of the human race.

  'BROOKLYN' TRAILER

WITH SAOIRSE RONAN, JIM BROADBENT AND JULIE WALTERS

 Period set drama coming from John Crowley and starring Saoirse Ronan, BROOKLYN, which arrives into theatres this November, also has a new poster.  Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters also star in the story adapted by famous writer Nick Hornby from Colm Tóibín's award winning book of the same name. Opening November 6th on both sides of the ocean, BROOKLYN  follows an Irish immigrant named Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) to New York City in the 1950s, where she finds steady work and budding romance with a fiery young boy named Tony (Emory Cohen). When she is called back to Ireland following a family loss, she is romanced by a local man (Domhnall Gleeson) who doesn't want her to return to the US.

CATE BLANCHETT TO LEAD LUCILLE BALL BIOPIC! GERARD BUTLER IN 'THE HEADHUNTER'S CALLING'! KENNETH BRANAGH TO HELM 'ARTEMIS FOWL' ADAPTATION! GORGEOUS NEW 'MACBETH' POSTER & TRAILER WITH MICHAEL FASSBENDER

CATE BLANCHETT

TO LEAD LUCILLE BALL BIOPIC

Our most favourite thespian, and without any doubt the best living actress of the younger generation, magically gorgeous Cate Blanchett will yet again play one of the classic stars of Hollywood. As you remember, she got an Oscar for her magnificent portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in AVIATOR and now she will play Lucille Ball in an untitled biopic on the famous actress to be written by another Oscar winner - Aaron Sorkin. The story of the movie, which has the support from Ball's family and children, will focus on Lucille Ball's 20-year marriage to her 'I Love Lucy' co-star Desi Arnaz, which lasted from 1940 to 1960!  Together they invented the multi camera format on 'I Love Lucy', and the concept of syndicating TV shows, which revolutionized the industry.

GERARD BUTLER

IN 'HEADHUNTER'S CALLING'

Meanwhile, Scottish hunk Gerard Butler will lead THE HEADHUNTER'S CALLING drama which will revolve around Butler's high flying headhunter character, who is well on his way to achieving his longtime work goal of taking over the company when his 10-year-old son falls ill and his personal and professional priorities clash.
BRANAGH TO HELM ARTEMIS FOWL
And after directing THOR and CINDERELLA and preparing to helm a new version of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, dearest Kenneth Branagh might also direct Disney's movie adaptation of Eoin Colfer's YA series ARTEMIS FOWL  about a young anti hero criminal mastermind who plots to steal gold from the Fairy People and crosses hairs with some of the most dangerous criminals in the world.

'MACBETH' GETS GORGEOUS

 NEW POSTER AND TRAILER

And the new poster for the latest big screen adaptation of Shakespeare's MACBETH is all kinds of gorgeous. You can also check out the latest trailer for the historical drama which is out this October in UK and December in USA. It follows the classic story about General Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) whose ambitious wife (Marion Cotillard) helps him take over the throne from the ruling Scottish king not choosing the means to achieve their ruthless goals. David Thewlis and Jack Reynor also star in the 11th century historical epic.

CHRIS EVANS TO LEAD CUSTODY BATTLE IN 'GIFTED'! MOVING 'MISS YOU ALREADY' TRAILER WITH TONI COLLETTE, DREW BARRYMORE. ISABEL LUCAS, LUKE FORD IN KELLAN LUTZ'S 'SFv1" SF FILM. 'DAWN' SF TV SERIES FROM 'LILITH'S BROOD' SAGA

CHRIS EVANS

TO LEAD 'GIFTED' DRAMA

Our favourite of Hollywood hunks, Chris Evans is one of those big blockbuster stars that also like to give strong dramatic performances and one of such is expected to be seen in the latest movie he has joined: in GIFTED he will play an underachiever named Frank Adler, a man raising his young niece Mary in rural Florida, who is quickly labelled as gifted after she starts school. Frank soon finds himself locked in a custody battle, fighting the girl's mother Evelyn for the right to raise Mary - and he's prepared to sue.The movie is to be helmed by SPIDERMAN director Marc Webb.

SF MOVIE/TV UPDATES

ISABEL LUCAS, LUKE FORD JOIN KELLAN LUTZ'S 'SFv1' SF FILM
In today's sf news, Australian science fiction adventure SFv1 has added Isabel Lucas from IMMORTALS and TRANSFORMERS and Luke Ford to the cast lead by Kellan Lutz and Rachel Griffiths. Set in the future when humanity has spread out into interplanetary colonies, the film follows Sy (Kellan Lutz) , a drifter who falls in with Kane (Daniel MacPherson), an off-world military contractor trying to rescue his daughter Indi from peril while evading a global crisis caused by the military contracting company he works for.
'DAWN' SF NOVEL TO BECOME TV SERIES
Meanwhile, Octavia E. Butler's sf novel DAWN, from her Lilith’s Brood saga, will be turned into a TV series by Allen Bain. The sci-fi tale tells of humanity’s last survivors who are saved by an ancient alien race just before the destruction of the earth. They are given the choice of either mating with the aliens to create a new mixed species, or die as the last humans.

'MISS YOU ALREADY' TRAILER 

TONI COLLETTE AND DREW BARRYMORE ARE BEST FRIENDS

The second trailer has been released for moving drama starring Toni Collette and Drew Barymore MISS YOU ALREADY out this November. It is an honest and powerful story following two best friends, Milly (Toni Collette) and Jess (Drew Barrymore), as they navigate life's highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can't remember a time they didn't share everything... Secrets, clothes, even boyfriends... But what happens when both are hit with life-altering news - one has cancer, the other gets pregnant.  The drama celebrates the bond of true friendship that ultimately can never be broken, even in life's toughest moments.

STUNNING 'DANISH GIRL' TRAILER WITH EDDIE REDMAYNE, ALICIA VIKANDER, BEN WHISHAW! 'RISEN' ROMAN ERA TRAILER WITH JOSEPH FIENNES, TOM FELTON. '5TH WAVE' SF TRAILER WITH CHLOE MORETZ

'THE DANISH GIRL' TRAILER 

EDDIE REDMAYNE SHARES A KISS WITH BEN WHISHAW

Three trailers for you today, the first being the one for Tom Hooper's drama THE DANISH GIRL in which Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (could easily get it next year too) plays artist Lili, previously known as Einar Wegener, who became one of the world's first known recipients of gender transformation surgery in 1930. The movie, which will arrive into US cinemas at the end of November and around Europe in January, also stars Alicia Vikander who portrays the artist's wife Gerda Wegener, with Amber Heard, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ben Whishaw also in the cast!

'RISEN' EPIC TRAILER 

JOSEPH FIENNES & TOM FELTON

 The second trailer for today is also the second one for historical thriller set in the Roman age RISEN  which is out next January,  Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius  (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton), are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumours of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. Kevin Reynolds (WATER WORLD, TRISTAN AND ISOLDE, ROBIN HOOD) directs.

'THE 5TH WAVE' SF TRAILER 

ALIENS ARE ATTACKING!

With the premiere scheduled for January, the first trailer has finally been released for the big screen adaptation of Rick Yancey's YA novel THE 5TH WAVE starring Chloe Moretz Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. The 1st wave was a permanent blackout of power, setting earth back into the Stone Age. The 2nd wave a massive tsunami, killing off all coastal cities. The 3rd wave a plague caused by birds, leaving only the unlucky alive. The 4th wave humans with activated alien brains. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, 16-year-old Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie meets a young man who may become her final hope. Nick Robinson and Ron Livingston also star.

NEW TRAILER AND CHARACTER PHOTOS FOR MTV'S EPIC FANTASY TV SERIES 'SHANNARA' WITH AUSTIN BUTLER, POPPY DRAYTON, DANIEL MACPHERSON, JOHN RHYS DAVIES, MANU BENNETT, AARON JAKUBENKO

'SHANNARA' EPIC TV SERIES

 NEW TRAILER AND CAST PHOTOS

Along with the first character photos a new trailer has been released last night at those godawful MTV Awards for upcoming new epic fantasy series SHANNARA which is, believe it or not, arriving to MTV next January. Set thousands of years in the future in the world of elven kingdoms, the ten episode series will be the small screen adaptation of Terry Brook's popular fantasy novels. Austin Butler leads the cast in the lead role of Wil Ohmsford - half human and half elf - who discovers that he is the last of the legendary Shannara family.

POPPY DRAYTON IS AMBERLE  
Elven princess, agile, fit and capable, she has become the first female to be accepted as one of the Chosen, the special group of Elves responsible for the protection and care of the ancient Ellcrys tree. But unlike the rest of the Chosen, Amberle’s dangerous and heroic journey is just beginning.

DANIEL MACPHERSON IS ARION

The heir to the Elvin throne, Arion takes himself very seriously and is the opposite of his wilder brother Ander (Aaron Jakubenko).

IVANA BAQUERO IS ERETRIA  
A young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who’s been forced to use her beauty and wits to survive. She’s a human who has been raised in a den of thieves known as the Rovers. When she rescues elven prince Will (Austin Butler) from danger she becomes unwittingly tied to his quest to save the Four Lands.

AARON JAKUBENKO IS ANDER

 Amberle’s uncle, an Elven Prince with the reputation for being the wild party boy who has yet to find his way in the world.

JOHN RHYS DAVIES IS EVENTINE
King Eventine, Amberle's grandfather, who has ruled the Elvin kingdom of Arborlon for decades)!

MANU BENNET IS ALLANON

 Manu Bennett from HOBBIT and SPARTACUS will play a powerful druid named Allanon, the last of his kind.

EMILIA BURNS IS TILTON

Emilia Burns (Terra Nova) will be Commander Tilton, the Captain of the Black Watch, the legendary protectors of the Ellcrys and the Gardens of Life