CAST AND FIRST IMAGES REVEALED FOR THE LATEST BIG SCREEN ADAPTATION OF LEGENDARY WAR AND PEACE

     TOLSTOY'S WAR AND PEACE    

New movie adaptation is out February 2027

NEW BIG SCREEN VERSION AND CAST ANNOUNCED

Over from Russia today we have the announcement of the cast for the latest big screen adaptation of legendary WAR AND PEACE world's most famous novel ever written by Leo Tolstoy and you can also check out the first images depicting the lead characters of the timeless story. Director Sarik Andreasyan, who directed Eugene Onegin two years ago, is preparing the lavish historical movie which should arrive into cinemas in February 2027.

Stanislav Bondarenko as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

 Famous hero of WAR AND PEACE prince Andrei Bolkonsky will be portrayed by young Stanislav Bondarenko, while the role of antagonist

Polina Guchman as Natasha Rostova

 Anatol Kuragin was given to Matvey Lykov. Their colleague Aleksandar Metelkin will play Nikolai Rostov, while Natasha Rostov will be portrayed by

Matvey Lykov as Anatol Kuragin

 Polina Guchman which is, to be honest, most unusual and rather strange choice for a role of a female character of incredible beauty and charm. As you

Aleksandar Metelkin as Nikolai Rostov

 all know in the classic novel, against the backdrop of the war of 1812 and the conflicts preceding it, the fate of the Russian aristocracy unfolds.

WHAT ARE YOUNG STARS OF 'WAR AND PEACE' EPIC SERIES DOING NEXT? JAMES NORTON, JACK LOWDEN, JESSIE BUCKLEY, PAUL DANO, CALLUM TURNER!

WHAT ARE  'WAR AND PEACE'

YOUNG STARS DOING NEXT?

Now that BBC's epic saga WAR AND PEACE has ended becoming a hit among the audience, let us check out what is all that wonderful cast doing next!

 JAMES NORTON

THE NEW JAMES BOND?
Ensemble member who definitely scored most public attention with his profound and captivating portrayal of courageous and bold Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is James Norton. Not only that all the press is buzzing about him these days but he has now also suddenly become one of the public favourites for new James Bond! But those of us who follow British drama religiously have known and loved Norton for years now. Before the Russian saga, he was also the lead star of other two popular series HAPPY VALLEY and GRANTCHESTER (both of which are still very much alive) and last year we also absolutely adored his work in BBC's LIFE IN SQUARES and LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER! He was also active on film in lovely period movie BELLE a few years ago and in recent NORTHMEN - A VIKING SAGA epic adventure movie. I'm guessing he will be in high demand after his latest role.

  JACK LOWDEN

NEW STAR OF PERIOD SET MOVIES

Almost equally charismatic and delightful, stealing all the scenes in which he appeared with his dashing screen presence, was Jack Lowden who played Count Nikolai Rostov, the impulsive and passionate Hussar who wore that uniform like it was glued onto him. Again, us who follow British drama, remember the stunning young Brit from BBC's moving WW1 drama THE PASSING BELLS from two years ago in which he simply shined and also from last year's WOLF HALL epic series in which he was the famous poet Thomas Wyatt! We shall watch him next in A UNITED KINGDOM movie with Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport and Tom Felton about Prince of Botswana who caused an international stir when he married a white woman from London in the late 1940s. Another period set movie we shall watch the dear chap in is TOMMY'S HONOUR about the founders of modern golf with Sam Neill and Peter Mullan. He will also join Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson and Timothy Spall in DENIAL, about a professor who sets up a legal battle against an outspoken Holocaust denier.

 JESSIE BUCKLEY

THE FEMALE STAR OF THE SAGA  
By all means the most impressive female performance in WAR AND PEACE came from wonderfully talented Irish actress Jessie Buckley who gave riveting, deeply intelligent, profound and memorable portrayal of burdened Princess Mariya Bolkonskaya who in the end finds much deserved happiness with Nikolai Rostov. Channelling a wide range of deep emotions and inner struggle she gave Bolkonskaya life and I can't wait to see the direction Buckley's career takes after this triumph. She is set to appear in another new historical series, Tom Hardy's TABOO  about an adventurer who builds his own shipping empire in the Colonial early 1800s.

  PAUL DANO

THE HEARTFELT HERO 

The one who stole the hearts of the viewers with his heartfelt and loveable portrayal of clumsy, but yet truth seeking Count Bezukhov, Paul Dano, probably found the role of his life in WAR AND PEACE!  He will now lead CODES OF CONDUCT new TV series as a young man with a mysterious past who makes his way into New York's high society. Sam Reid, Helena Bonham Carter also star!

  CALLUM TURNER

THE IMPRESSIVE VILLAIN 
Playing the manipulative villain Anatole Kuragin in WAR AND PEACE young British actor Callum Turner gave a rather magnetic performance. Doors of Hollywood are opened for him since he has two big projects in his pocket: VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN with James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe and Michael Fassbender's ASSASSIN'S CREED!

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON BBC'S MOST AMBITIOUS EPIC TV SERIES 'WAR AND PEACE' WITH JAMES NORTON, LILY JAMES, JACK LOWDEN, GILLIAN ANDERSON, JIM BROADBENT, ANEURIN BARNARD

 'WAR AND PEACE'

BBC'S MOST AMBITIOUS EPIC TELEVISION SERIES EVER

Are you ready for the highlight of all epic television programmes this winter, the latest small screen adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's glorious novel WAR AND PEACE which will bring sweeping saga of the 19th century heroic imperial Russia to BBC One in six one hour episodes from Sunday January 3rd, produced by the Weinstein Company as BBC's most ambitious drama project to date? Lifetime, A&E Network and History will simultaneously broadcast the miniseries as four two hour episodes later from January 18th for the viewers in the United States of America. It will also air in Australia and many European countries.

SWEEPING 19TH CENTURY SAGA  
Based on one of the best, most influential, longest and most popular novels in history which has been sold in almost 40 million copies to date, WAR AND PEACE from famous Russian writing genius Leo Tolstoy the mini series details Napoleon’s bloodthirsty and aggressive attack on Eastern Europe and the impact the war has on five Russian aristocratic families in the 1800s whose personal entanglements threaten to disrupt their privileged world! Tolstoy’s expansive novel is also set against the backdrop of the reign of Tzar Alexander I, the lingering effects of his grandmother Catherine The Great’s rule and the events surrounding Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812.

STARSTUDDED ENSEMBLE CAST!

Adapted by Andrew Davies, the man who reimagined 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Bleak House' and penned 'Mr Selfridge', and directed by Tom Harper, WAR AND PEACE will boast the mind blowingly star studded cast led by 'Cinderella' and 'Downton Abbey' star Lily James as the romantic and impulsive Natasha Rostova, magnetic James Norton ('Grantchester', 'Life in Squares', 'Belle') as handsome and brave prince Andrei Bolkonsky, while Paul Dano ('12 Years a Slave', 'Little Miss Sunshine') will take the role of the socially awkward but noble Pierre Bezukhov. Prince Vassily Kuragin will be portrayed by Stephen Rea ('The Honourable Woman', 'The Crying Game'), Count Rostov is played by Ade Edmondson ('The Young Ones', 'Holby City') while Countess Rostov is played by Greta Scacchi ('The Odyssey', 'Emma')! Charismatic star Jack Lowden ('Passing Bells') will appear as Nikolai Rostov Natasha's brave Hussar brother, while 'The Musketeers' star Tom Burke will be psychopathic Dolokhov! Prince Bolkonsky will be portrayed by legendary 'Moulin Rouge' and 'Harry Potter' star Jim Broadbent!  Anna Pavlovna will be played by 'The X Files' star Gillian Anderson! 'White Queen' star Aneurin Barnard is social climber Boris Drubetskoy Nikolai's best friend, while Brian Cox will appear as General Kutuzov!

1ST LOOK AT GAL GADOT IN 'WONDER WOMAN' STANDALONE MOVIE! KENNET BRANAGH IS NEW POIROT IN 'MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS'! NEW 'WAR & PEACE' EPIC SERIES PHOTO WITH JAMES NORTON, LILY JAMES

'WONDER WOMAN'

1ST PHOTO WITH GAL GADOT

DC and Warner Bros. have revealed today the first look of Gal Gadot in the WONDER WOMAN movie celebrating the start of the shooting. Although the story is still kept under wraps, a picture of Gal's costar Chris Pine from the sets, which has been deleted in the meantime, reveals that at least part of the movie might be set in World War I! Before she appears in her 2017 standalone movie, WONDER WOMAN will first appear next year in SUPERMAN VS BATMAN. Chris Pine will be her love Captain Steve Trevor (who could also play his own grandfather in WWI), Robin Wright is Claire Underwood, Danny Huston, David Thewlis and Ewen Bremner also starring.

KENNETH BRANAGH IS NEW

HERCULE POIROT IN 'MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS'
 And here's some lovely Agatha Christie news: 20th Century Fox has hired legendary Kenneth Branagh to both direct and star in the new movie version of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS! Branagh will not only direct and star as Hercule Poirot, but will also produce with Ridley Scott! As 'Deadline' reports, famous for its labyrinthine plot and unconventional solution, the story first published in 1934 sees detective Poirot stranded on the famous train during a terrible snowstorm in a town in Yugoslavia. When a fellow passenger is murdered, Poirot discovers a great number of other passengers could be the culprit.

NEW 'WAR AND PEACE'

EPIC TV SERIES PHOTO

BBC's sweeping epic series WAR AND PEACE which arrives to the small screens this January starring James Morton, Paul Dano and Lily James has a new photo.  Epic six episodes chronicle events surrounding the French invasion of Russia seen through the eyes of five aristocratic Russian families. Also starring Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson, Aneurin Barnard and Brian Cox it will air on Lifetime and History in USA.

BBC TRAILER TEASES NEW SERIES FROM TOM HIDDLESTON, AIDAN TURNER, JUDI DENCH, JAMES NORTON! KELLAN LUTZ, KELSEY GRAMMER, LI BINGBING IN 'NEST' SF MOVIE! 'THE LAST KING' NORDIC EPIC GETS US RELEASE

LI BINGBING'S 'NEST' CASTS 

 KELLAN LUTZ, KELSEY GRAMMER

Remember how earlier this year I told you that gorgeous Asian star Li Bingbing will lead NEST horror fantasy movie? Well, now she's got herself a dashing partner in the muscly form of Kellan Lutz and the two of them will also see Kelsey Grammer as an addition to the international cast! The film is being planned as the largest ever budgeted Chinese Australian coproduction. To be filmed in 3D, NEST tells the tale of a team of scientists who discover a swarm of deadly, intelligent and carnivorous funnel web spiders. Battling through an ancient labyrinth, the team must learn the secret behind the spiders’ heightened abilities before its too late

  NORDIC 'THE LAST KING' EPIC

GETS A USA RELEASE 
Two trailers for you today, starting with the first teaser for Nordic epic movie BIRKEBEINERNE which hits Nordic cinemas next February and has just been bought for US distribution as THE LAST KING. The film stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the snowy and icy Norwegian mountains to take their dying king’s infant son to safety and save the throne from the evil Bishop. As I told you before, also starring Pål Sverre Hagen and Thorbjørn Harr, and set at the beginning of the 13th century this epic adventure brings the story of the greatest flight which changed Norwegian history forever.

  NEW BBC DRAMAS TRAILER

REVEALS TONS OF NEW SERIES

Your second trailer for this Monday is a truly gorgeous BBC trailer announcing some of the new dramas coming to TV this season, including new glimpses of WAR AND PEACE epic series, DICKENSIAN period set drama, HOLLOW CROWN with royal Judi Dench, SHERLOCK, LUTHER, Tom Hiddleston's THE NIGHT MANAGER and even Aidan  Turner from AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Agatha Christie mini series!

'WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING' TITLE CHANGE PROMISES AN EPIC FRANCHISE WITH A NEW POSTER! IMPRESSIVE 'WAR & PEACE' BBC EPIC SERIES TRAILER IS HERE! NEW 'STAR TREK' TV SERIES AT CBS IN 2017

'WARCRAF: THE BEGINNING' 

REVEALS NEW POSTER & PICS

Epic pleasures for you today (with the news coming from CBS that in January 2017 they will launch new STAR TREK TV series!) starting with Universal's announcement that they have slightly changed the title of their latest video game adaptation: WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING has also gotten a new poster ahead of the trailer release this Friday showing main characters Orgrim (Robert Kazinsky) and Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) split by the Dragon Sword! Obviously viewed as the first in the franchise of films, it will open in cinemas next summer set in the mystical epic world of Azeroth! Dont forget to tune in Friday for the mindblowing trailer, below is the short teaser of it. 

'WAR & PEACE' EPIC TV SERIES

 FIRST TRAILER & NEW POSTER

But probably the biggest epic treat today is the lavish and expensive looking first trailer for BBC historical series WAR AND PEACE along with a new poster (an unpleasantly bizarre one glamorising death instead of focusing on the tragedy of war, obviously since it was made for the US audience)! The trailer looks as impressive as its star studded cast is: James Norton, Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson, Jack Lowden, Greta Scacchi, Rebecca Front, Stephen Rea, Aneurin Barnard, Brian Cox, Lily James, Paul Dano are all the members of the huge ensemble cast. Following five aristocratic families the epic six episode series is set in the 1869 French invasion of Mother Russia, and will, something tells me, air in UK probably around Christmas, with Lifetime, History and A&E airing it next year around the world.

ENCHANTING NEW EPIC TV SERIES PHOTOS FROM 'WAR & PEACE' WITH JAMES NORTON, JIM BROADBENT, GILLIAN ANDERSON, LILY JAMES, 'MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE' WITH RICHARD MADDEN, DUSTIN HOFFMAN, 'VERSAILLES' WITH GEORGE BLAGDEN, ALEXANDER VLAHOS!

'WAR & PEACE' EPIC TV SERIES

 MINDBLOWING CAST PHOTOS

Now, do I have some mouth watering visual treats for you today, people, you won't believe it if I tell you... which I still will! I'm bringing you new photos from three of our most anticipated of the upcoming historical TV series, starting with the first, mind blowing, poster and cast photos from BBC's dramatic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's WAR AND PEACE directed in six episodes by Tom Harper! Airing at the end of the year, it brings the classic story that revolves around five aristocratic Russian families, set during the reign of Alexander I, and centred on the love triangle between Natasha Rostova, Pierre Bezukhov, and Andrei Bolkonsky in the days of the Napoleonic French army's invasion of Mother Russia. Lily James, plays heroine Natasha Rostova, charismatic James Norton is Prince Andrei Bolkonsky and Paul Dano is Pierre Bezukhov. Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson, Jack Lowden, Rebecca Front, Aneurin Barnard, Brian Cox, Greta Scacchi and Ade Edmondson all star in supporting roles. WAR AND PEACE will air sometime this winter at BBC and will be simultaneously broadcast over in USA and around the world by Lifetime, History and A+E! Catch the glimpse of the series in BBC's Winter series trailer:

'MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE' 

FIRST RICHARD MADDEN AND DUSTIN HOFFMAN PHOTOS
Only a week or so ago I've announced that our dearly beloved star Richard Madden will join Dustin Hoffman in new epic TV series MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE and now we already have the first photo with Madden looking hotter than ever! It will follow the Medicis' ascent from simple merchants to power brokers who sparked an economic and cultural revolution, in the process creating a long list of powerful enemies. Richard Madden will play enterprising son Cosimo de’ Medici, and Hoffman is family patriarch Giovanni de’ Medici.

'VERSAILLES' EPIC TV SERIES

STUNNING CAST PHOTO WITH GEORGE BLAGDEN AND ALEXANDER VLAHOS

Another epic series airing this Winter is French English language series VERSAILLES in which irresistible George Blagden plays French king Louis XIV who is building his magnificent royal palace. Check out the stunning cast photo also showing Alexander Vlahos as his brother Duke d'Orleans! Check out the teaser trailer:

#LouisXIV débarque en novembre sur CANAL+ avec La série Création Originale #Versailles. pic.twitter.com/6hy3ByJtpb

— Versailles, la série (@VersaillesCANAL) October 4, 2015

BRILLIANT NEW 'STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS' PHOTOS FROM NEW 'EW' FALL MOVIES EDITION! GORGEOUS BBC'S 'WAR AND PEACE' PHOTOS WITH JAMES NORTON, PAUL DANO, LILY JAMES!

 BBC'S 'WAR AND PEACE' 

PHOTOS WITH JAMES NORTON, LILY JAMES AND PAUL DANO

Two amazing visual treats for you today, with the main eye candy being the first photos which BBC has just released from their new historical series WAR AND PEACE the six part television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's beloved epic saga which is set in the days of the Napoleonic French army's invasion of Mother Russia. The first photos show Lily James, who plays heroine Natasha Rostova, charismatic James Norton as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky and Paul Dano as Pierre Bezukhov. Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson, Rebecca Front, Aneurin Barnard, Brian Cox and Ade Edmondson all star in supporting roles. WAR AND PEACE will air sometime this winter at BBC and will be simultaneously broadcast over in USA and around the world by Lifetime, History and A+E!

 'STAR WARS: FORCE AWAKENS' 

NEW PHOTOS RELEASED!

Another visual treat for you today are the new images from one of this year's most anticipated movies STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS released in the new 'Entertainment Weekly Fall Movie Edition' revealing some new images from the seventh instalment of the popular science fiction saga. On the cover of the Entertainment Weekly's special edition you can see Star Wars 7 main villain Kylo Ren played by Adam Driver!

THE FIRST ORDER BE WITH YOU
Bringing force back to the big screens December 17th, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS  is continuing the Star Wars saga where 'Return of the Jedi' left off, with Luke Skywalker who aims to restore the Jedi Order while Leia and Han Solo work with the New Republic against the remnants of the Galactic Empire and a new potential threat. The war is still raging across the galaxy. The Empire has morphed into The First Order. Oscar Isaac plays Poe Dameron who flies an X-Wing for a splinter group of the Rebellion now known as The Resistance. Other villains in the new movie include Domhnall Gleeson's General Hux, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma and Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke. John Boyega and Daisy Ridley join  Oscar Isaac's Poe Dameron as new heroes Finn and Rey! Original stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher are all returning.