One of the extremely interesting projects is
NBC Universal's and
BBC's project on the TV adaptation of 4 of Shakespeare's major plays in the form of TV dramas with stunning casts and magnificent sets and costumes. The first one to be aired this summer on BBC, and is currently in post production,
is
RICHARD II in which
Ben Whishaw stars as the King, alongside a phenomenal cast including
Rory Kinnear, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, David Morrissey, Clemence Poesy as the queen, Lindsay Duncan and
James Purefoy. The producer of this one and the other three dramas is famous director
Sam Mendes. The second in the project will be
HENRY IV, to be shot in two parts, with
Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV in the drama directed by famous
Richard Eyre. Tom Hiddleston is Prince Hal in the cast which also includes GAME OF THRONES
Harry Lloyd. The last film in the series will be
HENRY V in which
Tom Hiddleston ascends to the throne to play the role of King Henry V, while
Lamber Wilson will play the King of France with
Julie Walters and
Jon Hurt also in the cast. This one will be shot this year, after
RICHARD II, while two parts of
HENRY IV will be shot next year. It is interesting that the production teams of all of these films include people who worked on classics such as THE PIANO, THE KING'S SPEECH, CRANFORD, DOWTON ABBEY, THE QUEEN... The whole project is done to mark London 2012 Festival and The Cultural Olympiad on the BBC which coincides with the summer Olympics.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
According to DEADLINE,
Mike McCoy (ACT OF VALOUR) will direct sf flick
GOD'S GULCH, set in the wake of the entire computer network
shutting down and the ensuing economic and societal collapse, and following a group which must come together to fight for their survival.
Star Trek star
Zoe Saldana has joined
Christian Bale as his ex wife in
OUT OF THE FURNACE, a thriller about a man who hopes to find peace after being released from a four year jail stint. His plans for a quiet life come to a halt when his brother is murdered and he decides he must set out for revenge.
Meanwhile, "Entertainment Weekly" reports that our favourite FRIENDS star
Matthew Perry is coming back to the sitcom world in NBC's
GO ON, as a charming sportscaster who tries to move on after a personal tragedy through the help of mandatory therapy sessions.
Are you ready for the second season of
THE BORGIAS, which returns to
Showtime on April 8th, Easter Sunday? Check out the first poster for the second run of one of Showtime's most successful shows. When the series
returns, Rodrigo Borgia (Oscar-winner
Jeremy Irons) will demand that his children join him in getting revenge against the families that opposed his climb to the papacy. That's to be expected. But at the same time, his own family may become his biggest threats. Cesare's (
François Arnaud) sibling rivalry with Juan (
David Oakes) grows into resentment toward their father. And after Rodrigo's horrible choice for her husband last season, Lucrezia (
Holliday Grainger) is finding some independence. Who can blame her? All the while, Rodrigo's very persistent nemesis Della Rovere (
Colm Feore) hasn't given up and he's closing in on the Vatican's new residents.
