FAMILY MONDAY: DELIGHTFUL 'ZOO' WW2 BABY ELEPHANT RESCUE MISSION TRAILER AND POSTER! JAMES SMYTHE'S 'I STILL DREAM' DYSTOPIAN YA NOVEL TO BE TURNED INTO TV SERIES BY CARNIVAL

   'I STILL DREAM'

CARNIVAL TO TURN JAMES SMYTHE'S NOVEL INTO SERIES

Harper Collins released the book last week

Downton Abbey, Last Kingdom and Jamestown producers Carnival Films are set to turn dystopian novel I STILL DREAM by James Smythe into a TV series. It follows 17 year old Laura Bow who has invented a rudimentary artificial intelligence Organon. At first it’s intended to be a sounding board for her teenage frustrations, a surrogate best friend; but as she grows older, Organon grows with her. As the world becomes a very different place, technology changes the way we live, love and die; massive corporations develop rival intelligences to Laura’s, ones without safety barriers or morals; and Laura is forced to decide whether to share her creation with the world. If it falls into the wrong hands, she knows, its power could be abused. But what if Organon is the only thing that can stop humanity from hurting itself irreparably?

  DELIFHTFUL 'ZOO' TRAILER

FRIENDSHIP LARGER THAN LIFE

The movie is out in Europe this June

And a delightful family movie trailer for you today: out this June in cinemas ZOO is a family adventure movie based on a true story. Directed and written by Colin McIvor, with the cast that includes British acting legends Penelope Wilton and Toby Jones, the movie sees young Art Parkinson playing lttle Tom who, together with his misfit friends, fights to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941. Samuel Goldwyn has secured rights for USA so it will hit North American cinemas this year as well.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON AGATHA CHRISTIE'S 'ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE' MINI SERIES WITH BILL NIGHY, MATTHEW GOODE, ELEANOR TOMLINSON, LUKE TREADAWAY, CHRISTIAN COOKE

   'ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE'

NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES

The series starts this Easter Sunday

Although we thought Sarah Phelps' adaptation of Witness for the Prosecution was ghastly bad last year at BBC, we did absolutely adore And Then There Were None the year before it, so we are ready to give ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE her latest Agatha Christie project a go when it starts airing Easter Sunday at BBC. It was originally supposed to air at Christmas but it underwent a 12 day reshooting in order to replace Ed Westwick with Christian Cooke in 35 scenes in which he appears in the three part mini series. The reshooting wasn't easy as they had to book the ensemble cast again and shoot in winter instead of summer while also booking all the locations and costumes

Bill Nighy leads the cast as the victim's widower!

again too. They have also changed the ending from the one in Christie's novel for which they've got a special permission from Agatha Christie's estate.

DEATH IN FAMILY & MURDERER IS STILL AMONG THEM 
Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll (Anna Chancellor) is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll (Anthony

Rachel's children and Alice Eve as their future stepmother

Boyle), a young delinquent, is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence. Eighteen months later, Dr Arthur Calgary (Luke

Christian Cooke was cast to replace Ed Westwick in 32 scenes

Treadaway), a mysterious scientist, walks onto the velvety lawns of Sunny Point claiming to have just returned from an expedition to the Arctic. Even

Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson plays one of Rachel's daughters

more extraordinary is his claim to hold the alibi that can prove Jack’s innocence. But Jack died in prison before the case could come to trial, and the Argyll family is reluctant to dig up the secrets of the past. Rachel’s widower

Matthew Goode is secretly attracted to his wife's sister in the series

Leo (Bill Nighy) is about to remarry his secretary Gwenda (Alice Eve) and none of Rachel’s other adopted children Mary (Eleanor Tomlinson), Mickey (Christian Cooke), Tina (Crystal Clarke) or Hester (Ella

Luke Treadaway returns from Arctic and brings mystery with him

Purnell), nor long standing housekeeper Kirsten (Morven Christie), is willing to reopen that most horrendous chapter of their lives. However, the shattering implications of Calgary’s story are too big to avoid; if he is telling

Alice Eve plays Bill Nighy's secretary and future wife

the truth then the wrong person was arrested for Rachel’s murder. And if Jack is innocent, then it must have been somebody else at Sunny Point. Somebody still out there…Matthew Goode plays Mary's disabled husband Philip.

SKY ORDERS 3RD SEASON OF 'JAMESTOWN' EPIC SAGA WITH NAOMI BATTRICK, MATT STOKOE, STUART MARTIN, BEN STARR! 1ST 'POLDARK' SEASON 4 AIDAN TURNER PHOTO! 'WESTWORLD' SEASON 2 POSTER IS IN!

   'JAMESTOWN' EPIC SERIES

 OFFICIALLY GETS 3RD SEASON!

Rejoice, people! Sky has just confirmed that  their marvellous epic saga JAMESTOWN will get 3rd season! The 2nd season proved to be even better than the brilliant first one with outstanding cast, good dynamics and stories.

Jamestown joins Sky's Britannia epic series which also got a new season

Knowing eight episodes per season is not much, they've succeeded in making each episode unique, diverse and deeply entertaining! Congratulations to the cast (from Naomi Battrick and Matt Stokoe, to Stuart Martin, Ben

First season airs only now in USA on PBS streaming channel on Amazon

Starr, Niamh Walsh and others) which invested so much love into their work. First season starts airing March 23rd in USA on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel.

   'POLDARK' SEASON 4

  1ST AIDAN TURNER PHOTO
Another treat from period set series front is the first photo of Aidan Turner from the fourth season of POLDARK which will probably air this summer on BBC. Set in 1796, it will see Poldark trying to defend Cornwall from an

Aidan Turner returns in what could be the penultimate season of Poldark

empowered George Warleggan (Jack Farthing), and risking everything as he embarks on a political journey which takes him to the capital. We're waiting for the first trailer!

   'WESTWORLD' SEASON 2

 POSTER PROMISES CHAOS!

New season returns April 22nd worldwide

After that teaser trailer last month, HBO has revealed the first poster for the second season of their super popular epic saga WESTWORLD which comes back April 22nd bringing chaos and destruction to the amusement park with the cast again led by Thandie Newton, James Marsden, Ed Harris, Rodrigo Santoro and Evan Rachel Wood! The story, this time, might delve into other theme parks that Delos Corp owns. The episodes will again air around the world a day after the US premiere. Peter Mullan is joining the cast as James Delos the founder of the park which is now under a full uprising of the android hosts!

'THE KING' HENRY V MOVIE WITH TIMOTHEE CHALAMET GETS JOEL EDGERTON AS FALSTAFF! KEELEY HAWES JOINS WW2 SERIES 'JERUSALEM'! EMMA THOMPSON TO TURN 'HARROW ALLEY' INTO 17TH CENTURY TV SERIES AT HBO

   'THE KING' HENRY V FILM

 JOEL EDGERTON JOINS TIMOTHEE CHALAMET AT NETFLIX

Joel Edgerton played Rhamses the Pharaoh recently

News from the period set projects today! A few weeks ago I informed you that Timothee Chalamet is going to play Henry V in THE KING a new Netflix movie adaptation of Shake- speare's plays Henry IV and Henry V, which will deal with the king's youth, and now he is being joined by Joel Edgerton who will play his famous companion knight Falstaff who often appeared in his plays. Chalamet will be prince Hal of England who takes the crown as King Henry V! David Michod of War Machine is directing the whole project

Keeley Hawes joins Jerusalem

KEELEY HAWES JOINS

  'JERU- SALEM' WW2 SERIES
Although everybody's fave Momma Durrell Keeley Hawes is to play British Home Secretary in new BBC series Bodyguard with our dearest Richard Madden, it seems she will rule politics in JERUSALEM as well over at Channel 4! She has just joined their new period set World War 2 series in which Emma Appleton plays a young woman who joins British civil service in 1945 and agrees to spy on her own government for the Americans. Luke Treadaway, Matt Lauria, Brandon P. Bell and Stephen Campbell Moore also star in the WW2 drama in which Keeley Hawes will play her exacting boss at the civil service, who becomes an unlikely role model of what a woman can achieve in a man's world. This means Keeley will have a series within the same year on each of UK's three biggest channels.

   EMMA THOMPSON TO PRODUCE

'HARROW ALLEY' 17TH CENTURY HORROR SERIES AT HBO

Emma will also write the small screen adaptation

Meanwhile, another great British thespian Emma Thompson will produce a period set horror TV series based on a long lost script HARROW ALLEY over at HBO! The story is set during the black plague in the 17th century and follows an English town as it deteriorates. It revolves around the fortunes of two men, likeable but lawless rogue Ratsey and well meaning alderman Harry, who are both trying to survive the dangers of the time. The script was originally written by classic Hollywood writer Walter Newman and is often, as 'Deadline' reports, used in film classes becoming in certain way legendary.

ANTHONY HOPKINS PHOTO FROM 'KING LEAR' WITH EMMA THOMPSON, EMILY WATSON, JIM BROADBENT, TOBIAS MENZIES, JIM CARTER! 'THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME' TRAILER WITH MILA KUNIS, JUSTIN THEROUX, SAM HEUGHAN

   1ST 'KING LEAR' PHOTO

FOR ANTHONY HOPKINS SUPER STELLAR TV DRAMA!

Anthony Hopkins and Florence Pugh

BBC and Amazon have revealed first photo of Anthony Hopkins as KING LEAR and Florence Pugh as his youngest daughter Cordelia from the latest TV movie adaptation! Hopkins plays a fictional present ruler, presiding over a totalitarian military dictatorship in England. Emma Thompson is his eldest daughter Goneril, Emily Watson is Regan, Jim Broadbent is the Earl of Gloucester, Andrew Scott his loyal son Edgar and John Macmillan his illegitimate son Edmund. Jim Carter, Tobias Menzies, Christopher Eccleston also star in the super stellar television movie.

   1ST 'THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME'

The movie is out this July in cinemas

TRAILER WITH MILA KUNIS, JUSTIN THEROUX & SAM HEUGHAN

In the trailer department check out the first one for Mila Kunis comedy THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME which gets dumped into cinemas this July following Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty year old best friends in Los Angeles, who are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey's ex boyfriend

Justin Theroux plays the spy who dumped her

(Justin Theroux) shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action,

Sam Heughan (right) plays the charming British agent

on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious but charming British agent (Sam Heughan), as they hatch a plan to save the world. 

PERIOD SET WEDNESDAY: 'THE HAPPY PRINCE' OSCAR WILDE CLIP & POSTER WITH RUPERT EVERETT, COLIN MORGAN, COLIN FIRTH, EMILY WATSON! 'THE PAGAN KING' 13TH CENTURY LATVIAN EPIC MOVIE TRAILER AND POSTER

   1ST 'THE HAPPY PRINCE' CLIP

 WITH RUPERT EVERETT AS OSCAR WILDE & COLIN MORGAN

Rupert Everett also directs the movie

While we are waiting for a real trailer, you can check out a visually beautiful clip from Rupert Everett's THE HAPPY PRINCE about Oscar Wilde which also features delightful Colin Morgan as his lover, famous poet Alfred Bosie and gorgeous Edwin Thomas as Robbie Ross. Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson and Colin Firth also star in the untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humour. The film is out in May in Germany and June in UK.

   'THE PAGAN KING' TRAILER

IN THE 13TH CENTURY LATVIA!

The movie has been shot in (rather bad) English :)

Sticking to the period set movie topic today, the spy will also present you with the trailer and a poster for a movie from a country I've never shown you anything before - Latvia! Take a look at their historical epic THE PAGAN KING (Nameja gredzens) set in the mediaeval past of those cold regions of Europe! On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom. The legend of the Ring of Namejs takes place in the 13th Century in Semigallia, where the young Namejs (Edvin Endre) becomes the new king after the death of his regent Viesturs (Egons Dombrovskis).

ITV PREPARING 19TH CENTURY INDIA SET EPIC TV SERIES 'BEECHAM HOUSE' FROM 'VICEROY'S HOUSE' HELMER! GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S SF SERIES 'NIGHTFLYERS' TEASER WITH EOIN MACKEN

   'BEECHAM HOUSE'

NEW 19TH CENTURY EPIC SERIES

The shooting starts this year for 2019 airing

Beside A Suitable Boy and Black Narcissus at BBC (whose Ordeal By Innocence has been just set for Easter Sunday), it seems we are getting a new India set series at ITV too after their Indian Summer saga.

Viceroy's House's Gurinder Chadha will helm the six part 19th century saga BEECHAM HOUSE about a handsome and soulful former soldier, John Beecham, who has acquired the Delhi house to start a new life for his family and a business as a trader. Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and appears haunted by his past. Determined to escape that life, he sets his sights on becoming an honourable member of the region’s trading community. But in the glorious setting of BEECHAM HOUSE, John’s life remains shrouded in mystery. His arrival provokes gossip amongst the servants and despite filling his residence with relatives and friends, Beecham’s house still has dark corners that crackle with conspiracy and sinister intent. The story also unfolds at a time when the 1,000 year old Mughal rule is over and the British vie with the Maharajas to claim India as their own.

   'NIGHTFLYERS' TEASER

FOR EOIN MACKEN SF SERIES

SyFy has released a very teasing teaser for George R.R. Martin's sf series NIGHTFLYERS which starts this Fall following a team of scientists on an expedition to the edge of our solar system in the hope of making contact with

Eoin Macken leads the cast of the new sf series

alien life. When terrifying events begin to take place they start to question each other, and surviving the journey proves harder than anyone thought. Eoin Macken, Sam Strike and Gretchen Moll lead the cast.

GORGEOUS POSTERS FOR WIM WENDERS' 'SUBMERGENCE' WITH JAMES MCAVOY, ALICIA VIKANDER, CHINESE EPIC ACTION 'DETECTIVE DEE AND FOUR HEAVENLY KINGDOMS' WITH MARK CHAO, CARINA LAU, WILLIAM FENG

   NEW 'SUBMERGENCE' POSTERS

JAMES MCAVOY, ALICIA VIKANDER

A few new posters to bright up your boring Monday, spylings, starting with two lovely ones for action drama SUBEMERGENCE directed by legendary

Submergence is out in April in USA

Wim Wenders and starring James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander in a movie based on a best selling novel by J. M. Ledgard.

LOVE HAS NO LIMITS  

In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More (James McAvoy), is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away in the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander) prepares to dive in a submersible to the ocean floor. In their confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter

The movie is already out in Russia, Spain and parts of Asia.

on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance. First reviews over at IMDB say Alicia again fails to create any chemistry with her on screen partner. But then again she did not even have it with her real life husband Michael Fassbender in Ocean Between Us.

    'DETECTIVE DEE 2' POSTER

The sequel is out this July in China

FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS

First poster has been released for a sequel to Young Detective Dee Rise of the Sea Dragon from 2013 DETECTIVE DEE AND FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS which is out in China this summer! It stars Mark Chao as Detective Dee who is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu (Carina Lau) while investigating a crime spree. Asian star William Feng is also in the cast! 

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON DWAYNE JOHNSON'S MASSIVE ACTION ADVENTURE 'RAMPAGE' WITH A GINORMOUS ALBINO GORILLA! STUNNING NEW POSTERS

   NEW 'RAMPAGE' POSTERS

WITH DWAYNE JOHNSON

Rampage starts this April worldwide

Poster update for you, spylings, this weekend, and some serious monkey business! Stunning new posters have been released for New Line Cinema and Warner's action adventure RAMPAGE which should bring everybody's favourite action superstar Dwayne Johnson and a massive white ape into cinemas this spring starting April 13th worldwide. The movie is based on an arcade game which has been planned for a big screen adaptation ever since 1986 when Warner first bought the rights. It was directed by Brad Peyton (San Andreas) who said that we will see a lot more emotional, a lot scarier and a lot more real story than we'd

Dwayne has worked with Peyton on San Andreas

expect!

  BIG MEETS BIGGER
Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable and unbreakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, albino gorilla who has been in his care most of its life. But a mysterious genetic experiment mutates this once gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered that a wolf (Ralph) and crocodile (Lizzie) have undergone similar changes. As these newly created apex predators battle each other for supremacy and tear across North America,

And also on the Journey Mysterious Island

destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with discredited genetic engineer Dr. Kate Caldwell  (Naomie Harris) to secure an antidote. The two fight their way through the ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe, but also to save the fearsome beast that was once Okoye's friend.

The cast also includes Joe Manganiello as Burke, the leader of a private military group, and Malin Åkerman as Claire Wyden, the woman responsible for the infection and mutation of George, Ralph, and Lizzie with the mutagenic serum for Project: Rampage.

MELISSA MCCARTHY IS UNRECOGNISABLE IN BRILLIANT 'CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?' TRAILER AND POSTER

  'CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?'

 HER GREATEST WORK, WILL BE HER BIGGEST CRIME!

The movie is out this October at awards time

I just have one trailer for you today, but it is really good! You probably won't recognize Melissa McCarthy in the first trailer for CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? which is out this October based on a true story as revealed in American forger's Lee Israel's biography.

CAN YOU FORGIVE ME? is the true story of best selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats) Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy), who made her living in the 1970s and '80s profiling the likes of Katherine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published

Richard E. Grant plays the supporting role in the movie

because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception (by stealing actual letters and papers from archives and libraries,

She forged hundreds of dead authors' letters before she got caught

 replacing them with her forgeries) abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant). She later on served a six month house arrest and  wrote her own memoir bragging about her criminal deeds.