1ST TRAILER AND IMAGES FROM 1242: GATEWAY TO THE WEST HISTORICAL EPIC ADVENTURE WITH RAY STEVENSON, ERIC ROBERTS, MICHAEL IRONSIDE, JEREMY NEUMARK JONES

 1242 GATEWAY TO THE WEST 

SEE FIRST EPIC MOVIE TRAILER

The gateway will open next May

You probably remember that back in 2022, your trusted spy informed you that Kevin Spacey was cast in this one but was later replaced by Ray Stevenson due to sexual assault charges that  were brought against him. A year after that Spacey was proclaimed innocent and in May 2023, Stevenson died during post-production which makes this his final film appearance. After all those problems epic historical movie adventure 1242: GATEWAY TO THE WEST, a co production between Hungary and Mongolia, is ready to hit cinemas in May next year and today I have the first posters, character photos and a trailer for you. The movie, which depicts Mongolian invasion into Europe stopped by a castle in Hungary, features an ensemble international cast that includes young Jeremy Neumark Jones, Neil Stuke, Bold Choimbol, Genevieve Chenneour, next  to the well knownaction movie stars from a few decades ago Michael Ironside, Eric Roberts, David Schofield, and Ray Stevenson!

 

WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT? 

When the Kingdom of Hungary's army was annihilated by the Mongols at the battle of Mohi, only the castle of Esztergom now stood in the Mongolians' way of invading the rest of Europe. Khan Batu (Bold Choimbol), the grandson of Genghis Khan, reaches the walls of Esztergom with his invincible troops. The castle's defenders, led by Eusebius (Jeremy Neumark Jones), the Canon of Esztergom, and a Spanish mercenary, Captain Simon (Neil Stuke), are preparing for the final battle. The sudden arrival of Cardinal Cesareani (Ray Stevenson), the Papal Legate, coinciding with the Mongol Lunar New Year celebrations and the mystical practices of Eusebius, combine to offer the defenders a small glimmer of hope. 

 

SEE SAM CLAFLIN IN DAISY JONES AND THE SIX AMAZON TV SERIES TRAILER! RAY STEVENSON REPLACES KEVIN SPACEY IN 1242: GATEWAY TO THE WEST HISTORICAL EPIC!

 RAY STEVENSON TO STAR IN 

1242: GATEWAY TO THE WEST

Ray Stevenson will be Papal Legate

Instead of Kevin Spacey who was originally meant to lead the film, Hungarian, British and Mongolian historical epic 1242: GATEWAY TO THE WEST will now have Ray Stevenson who is already shooting in Budapest. Eric Roberts, Michael Ironside, Neil Stuke, David Schofield, Jeremy Neumark-Jones, and Genevieve Florence also star. The movie follows a profoundly spiritual man (Neumark-Jones) of Hungarian Castle Esztergom who must confront and halt the Great Mongolian Army led by Batu Khan, grandson of Ghengis Khan (Mongolian actor Bold Choimbol) from invading Europe in 1242. The story focuses on their unlikely meeting

Jeremy Neumark Jones and Genevieve Florence

during the Mongolian Lunar New Year when hostilities are paused. Stevenson will portray Papal Legate Cesareani, a secret Mongol ally who plays a key role as go-between.

 

 SAM CLAFLIN IS A ROCK STAR 

IN DAISY JONES AND THE SIX TV SERIES TRAILER FROM AMAZON

The series arrives March 3rd

It will not stream until March next year, but Prime Video has released first teaser trailer for DAISY JONES AND THE SIX mini TV series  an adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid popular novel of the same name, a history of a fictional band from the ’70s with a Fleetwood Mac–like sound! Beside detailing the rise it will also detail the precipitous fall of a renowned rock band.

 

IN YEAR 1977

Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Fronted by two charismatic lead singers — Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin) — the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, they called it quits. Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth. This is the story of how an iconic band imploded at the height of its powers.

 WHO ELSE IS IN THE CAST

Beside Riley Keough as Daisy Jones, Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne, Camila Morrone stars as Camila Dunne, Will Harrison as Graham Dunne, Suki Waterhouse as Karen Sirko, and Josh Whitehouse as Eddie Roundtree. Also starring are Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rhodes, Nabiyah Be as Simone Jackson, and Tom Wright as Teddy Price, with a special guest appearance by Timothy Olyphant as Rod Reyes.

 

EVERYTHING DECAYS IN THE HAUNTED TRAILER FOR EMILY MORTIMER'S HORROR THRILLER MOVIE RELIC! SPANISH PRINCESS SEASON 2 TRAILER IS HERE

     'RELIC' TRAILER 

PUTS POOR EMILY MORTIMER IN A SCARY HAUNTED HOUSE

We are not used to seeing Emily Mortimer in horror movies, but I'm guessing there is first time for everything: RELIC, which also stars Robyn

Relic already aired in some countries this summer

Nevin and Bella Heathcote, will open October 30th, directed by Natalie Erika James who also wrote the script.

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay and granddaughter Sam rush to their family's decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay's concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she's been clashes with Sam's unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As

Natalie Erika James both wrote and directed the spooky horror

Edna's behaviour turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her.

     'SPANISH PRINCESS' 

SECOND SEASON TRAILER!

And if you need something even scarier, Charlotte Hope's painfully atrocious acting in the trailer for the second season of THE SPANISH

The second season starts October 11th

PRINCESS epic series, might scare you to death and afterlife too! In the 2nd run, which stars October 11th at Starz, we continue the story of Queen Catherine and Henry VIII that was started in the tragically poorly written, acted, cast and directed first season. Presiding over the most glamorous court in Europe and beloved by their people, together they create an England that is proud, confident and strong enough to withstand threat from abroad. Catherine's struggle to produce an heir places her marriage and position in the court at risk, and she is haunted by her choices from the past. Despite proving herself a politician, a diplomat, a national inspiration

The first season was the most criminally bad series we've seen on the telly

and even a military commander, Catherine must battle to save her love with the King, and to preserve the peace and prosperity of their reign. Ray Stevenson and Andrew Buchan also star.

ANDREW BUCHAN, RAY STEVENSON JOIN THE SECOND AND THE FINAL PART OF THE SPANISH PRINCESS EPIC TV SAGA AT STARZ!

  'THE SPANISH PRINCESS'

HIRES A FEW NEW COURTIERS

I'm sure you will all agree that this year's White Princess continuation THE SPANISH PRINCESS was an embarrassing disaster, filled with terrible writing, poor casting and the worst acting we've ever seen on the small

Andrew Buchan is no stranger to epic drama

screens, but for some reason Starz did not cancel it but is currently shooting eight more final episodes that will close the whole affair and finish it for good. And now they've added some new names for the final season and among them are some of our favourite Brits: Andrew Buchan (as upwardly mobile Sir Thomas More), Ray Stevenson (as Henry's boorish brother in law, King James IV of Scotland) alongside Sai Bennett (as Henry's sister Princess Mary now of age to forge a political alliance for the Tudors through her own marriage) and Peter Egan (as Tudor stalwart General Howard). Sadly, Charlotte Hope and Stephanie Levi John, who have shocked us with their atrocious efforts in acting and utter lack of charisma in the first part, return to their roles of Catherine of Aragon and her lady in waiting, with bland Ruairi O’Connor as king Henry VIII.

  The Second Part
Based, very loosely, and historically ridiculously inaccurate, on the books by Philippa Gregory, the series continues the story of Queen Catherine and Henry VIII. Presiding over the most glamorous court in Europe and beloved by their people, together

Ray Stevenson recently starred in The Musketeers adaptation

they create an England that is proud, confident and strong enough to withstand threat from abroad. Catherine’s struggle to produce an heir places her marriage and position in the court at risk, and she is haunted by her

We've never heard of Sai Bennett before, but she calls herself a model

choices from the past. Despite proving herself a politician, a diplomat, a national inspiration and even a military commander, Catherine must battle to save her love with the King, and to preserve the peace and prosperity of their reign.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON 'THOR RAGNAROK' WITH CHRIS HEMSWORTH, CATE BLANCHETT, TOM HIDDLESTON, KARL URBAN, ANTHONY HOPKINS! CHARACTER POSTERS!

  'THOR RAGNAROK'

GLITZY CHARACTER POSTERS

It's the 55th anniversary of Thor and Hulk

Brand new, very colourful and kitschy looking, character posters have been released for THOR: RAGNAROK along with an exciting new teaser trailer! The latest instalment in the superhero franchise on the brave Norse God from Asgard brings a lot of changes to the series: not only that it will be more on the comedic side, with vivid colours and different visual aspect, but it also brings a sexy new haircut for galaxy's favourite bachelor (who is now single after ditching his annoying girlfriend from

Chris added 20 pounds of muscles for the role

previous movies). The movie hits cinemas around the world this November trying to save what turned out to be one of the floppiest years in the history of US cinemas. Will it be the saviour of theatres with Wonder Woman?

In THOR: RAGNAROK, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok (Twilight of the Gods), the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all

Anthony Hopkins is again Odin, the king of Asgard

powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela (mega powerful Cate Blanchett) who accidentally got unleashed from her prison and is

Tom Hiddleston as the naughty Loki

ready for revenge. But first. after she blasts him all the way to the remote planet of Sakaar, he must survive a deadly gladiator contest

Idris Elba as Heimdall in the movie that sets the story for next Avengers

that pits him against all sorts of people with super powers who can easily match his abilities including his former ally and fellow Avenger,

Cate Blanchett's son has a cameo role

the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo)!

THE CAST OF ACTING GODS

The superstellar cast also includes Tom Hiddleston as  the naughty God of Mischief Loki ready to behave badly again, Karl Urban as warrior Skurge one of Hela's brutal servants who loves to carry around a double sided axe and is all bald, Anthony Hopkins as Thor's Godly Daddy, Idris Elba as Heimdall who probably came over to Sakaar to rescue Thor but comes

Jeff Goldblum is Grandmaster the barbaric ruler of Sakaar

upon some nasty alien beast, Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, Sam Neill,  Ken Watanabe,  Tadanobu Asano, Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster

Tessa Thompson based her role on Terminator's Sarah Connor

the barbaric ruler of Sakaar (eccentric master of all games of skill and chance, a member of the Elders of the Universe), Tessa Thompson as

Mark Ruffallo as The Incredible Hulk

mighty warrior Valkyrie in the movie that should arrive into cinemas at the end of October in Europe and in USA on November 3rd this winter on the 55th anniversary of Thor comic book.

KARL URBAN AS SKURGE 

For some offensive reason Karl Urban did not get his own character

Two megastars from Down Under finally together!

poster. He plays Skurge who was Heimdall's deputy before he saw a bigger chance with Hella whose right hand he becomes after she invades Asgard. 

FANTASY TUESDAY: GORGEOUS NEW POSTERS FOR FANTASY ADVENTURES 'COLD SKIN' WITH DAVID OAKES AND RAY STEVENSON, 'WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY' WITH WILLEM DAFOE, GLENN CLOSE

  NEW 'COLD SKIN' POSTER

FOR DAVID OAKES FANTASY FILM

Two new posters today, people, starting with a gorgeous one for fantasy adventure COLD SKIN starring our most dearest David Oakes.

The movie is also known as Atlantida in Russia

The movie is first out in Spain this October.

  On the edge of the Antartic Circle, in the years after World War I, a steam ship approaches a desolate island far from all shipping lanes. On board is a young man (David Oakes), on his way to assume the lonely post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the world. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway (Ray Stevenson) who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is forest, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence, and the surrounding sea. And then the night begins to fall...

   'WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY?' 

NEW POSTER AND TRAILER

The movie is also known as Seven Sisters

Another movie that has just got a new poster is Tommy Wirkola's sf  thriller WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY which is out this August starring Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe, Glenn Close in a story set in a world where families are limited to one child due to over population! The story follows a set of identical septuplets who must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own. 

FANTASY MONDAY: NEW 'COLD SKIN' PERIOD SET SF THRILLER PHOTOS & TRAILER WITH DAVID OAKES! 'REVOLT' APOCALYPSE ACTION MOVIE TRAILER WITH LEE PACE

'COLD SKIN' SF MOVIE

NEW TRAILER WITH DAVID OAKES

We're all sf today, people, beginning with new photos from sf thriller COLD SKIN which should arrive some time later this year starring our most beloved David Oakes alongside Ray Stevenson!

ON A DESO- LATE ISLAND
On the edge of the Antarctic Circle, in the years after World War I, a steam ship approaches a desolate island far from all shipping lanes. On board is a young man, on his way to assume the lonely post of

The movie is based on a Albert Sanchez Pinol novel

weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the world. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses

David Oakes returns this Fall as prince Ernst in 'Victoria' series

to name. The rest is forest, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence, and the surrounding sea. And then the night begins to fall...

'REVOLT' SF TRAILER

PUTS LEE PACE VS ALIENS

Aliens attack in the first international trailer for sf action movie REVOLT starring Lee Pace and Berenice Marlohe in a story of humankind's last stand against a cataclysmic alien invasion. Set in the war-ravaged African countryside, a soldier and a French foreign aid worker team up to survive the alien onslaught. Their bond will be tested as they search for refuge across a crumbling world. 

CATE BLACHETT SPREADS GALACTIC CHAOS IN MAGNIFICENT 'THOR: RAGNAROK' TRAILER WITH CHRIS HEMSWORTH, ATHONY HOPKINS, KARL URBAN, TOM HIDDLESTON, IDRIS ELBA

  'THOR: RAGNAROK' TRAILER

IS INTERGALACTIC GOODNESS 

Your biggest movie treat this Monday arrives straight from Asgard! The first trailer (the best trailer we've seen this year so far) for THOR: RAGNAROK has been unleashed today announcing probably the biggest of the superhero films of the year 2017 which is overly filled with them.

In THOR: RAGNAROK, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela (mega powerful Cate Blanchett). But first. after she blasts him all the way to the remote planet of Sakaar, he must survive a deadly gladiator contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger, the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) whom he looks more than happy to see in the ulta spectacular trailer below!

THE CAST OF ACTING GODS

The superstellar cast also includes Tom Hiddleston as the naughty God of Mischief Loki ready to behave badly again, Karl Urban as warrior Skurge one of Hela's brutal servants who loves to carry around a double sided axe and is, as you can see, all bald, Anthony Hopkins as Thor's Godly Daddy, Idris Elba as Heimdall who probably came over to Sakaar to rescue Thor but comes upon some nasty alien beast, Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, Sam Neill,  Ken Watanabe,  Tadanobu Asano, Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster the barbaric ruler of Sakaar, in the movie that should arrive into cinemas at the end of October in Europe and in USA on November 3rd this winter.

SF WEEKEND: 'COLD SKIN' PERIOD SET FANTASY THRILLER WITH DAVID OAKES, RAY STEVENSON! DOUG LIMAN TO HELM AMIE KAUFMAN, MEAGAN SPOONER'S 'UNEARTHED' SF ADVENTURE ADAPTATION

DOUG LIMAN TO HELM

 'UNEARTHED' SF ADAPTATION

We're going sf today, people, for the end of the week, starting with the info coming from Doug Liman who will direct the big screen adaptation of UNEARTHED sf adventure novel from These Broken Stars authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, whose first part is out in bookshops next year.

UNEARTHED is a sf YA thriller described as Lara Croft meets Indiana Jones, set in deep space. Jules Addison and Amelia Radcliffe join forces in a tomb raiding race on a newly discovered planet to unravel the secrets of an ancient, long- extinct civilization ... only to uncover a revelation that could spell the end of the human race.

'COLD SKIN' THRILLER WITH

 DAVID OAKES & RAY STEVENSON

Meanwhile, you can also check out the first poster and first photos from period set fantasy thriller adventure COLD SKIN starring our most beloved Borgias, Victoria and Pillars of the Earth most charismatic star David Oakes and Ray Stevenson. Directed by Xavier Gens (The Divide) it should hit cinemas sometime next year and we are still anxiously waiting for a first trailer! It is based on a book written by Albert Sanchez Pinol!

COLD SKIN has a story set on the edge of the Antartic Circle, in the years after World War I, where a steam ship approaches a desolate island far from all shipping lanes. On board is a young man, on his way to assume the lonely post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the world. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is forest, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence, and the surrounding sea. And then the night begins to fall...

SPOTLIGHT ON NEW 17TH CENTURY EPIC TV SERIES 'SAINTS & STRANGERS' WITH VINCENT KARTHEISER, RAY STEVENSON, RON LIVINGSTON, BARRY SLOANE

  'SAINTS & STRANGERS'

EPIC TV SERIES SETS SAIL THIS NOVEMBER AT NAT GEO

It is already obvious that this month is going to bring us quite a lot of new historical series to the small screens and Nat Geo isn't an exception since they're finally releasing their ambitious 17th century four hour epic mini series SAINTS &STRANGERS, the  story of the voyage of the Mayflower and the first year of the Pilgrims in America, to TV on Sunday November 22nd in a two night event! With Oscar winning composer Hans Zimmer scoring the main title theme music, the stellar cast is lead by Vincent Kartheiser, Ron Livingston, Barry Sloane, Ray Stevenson, Natascha McElhone, Chris Fisher and Tatanka Means.

SAINTS & STRANGERS STORY
goes beyond the familiar historical account of Thanksgiving and the founding of Plymouth Plantation, revealing the trials and tribulations of the settlers at Plymouth: 102 men, women and children who sailed on a chartered ship for a place they had never seen. Of this group, half are those we think of as “pilgrims,” religious separatists who abandoned their prior lives for a single cause: religious freedom. The other half, the "merchant adventurers," had less spiritual and more material, real-world objectives. This clash of values created complex inner struggles for the group as they sought to establish a new colony, compounded by a complicated relationship with the local Native American tribes. The conflicting allegiances among these groups culminated in trials of assimilation, faith, and compromise, that continued to define the violent nation to this day.