EMILY BROWNING JOINS KIT HARINGTON IN "POMPEII" EPIC? LAURA RAMSEY TO LEAD NBC SF SHOW "THE SIXTH GUN"! JAMIE CHUNG, SIENNA GUILORY, JAMES MCLAUGHLIN IN J.J. ABRAM'S SF SHOW "BELIEVE"

A couple of times last year, your trusted HOLLYWOOD SPY has informed you that Paul W. Anderson is preparing an epic film which will follow the infamous natural disaster at POMPEII. Now we have new rumours on the possible casting: delightful Emily Browning, whom we've last seen in SUCKER PUNCH and SLEEPING BEAUTY, could possibly take the lead female role joining GAME OF THRONES Kit Harington who is taking the lead male role. The script, which was...

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JAMIE BELL IN 18TH CENTURY SHOW "TURN"! TOM ELLIS, CHRIS EGAN IN ABC FANTASY SHOW "GOTHICA"! TRAILER FOR BBC'S "IN THE FLESH" ZOMBIE SHOW! JAMES MCAVOY IS "THE CROW" IN THE REMAKE?

Another epic show to come to ABC this year is GOTHICA, a "gothic soap" weaving together the mythology and stories of classic literary figures such as Frankenstein, Dracula and Dorian Gray. Brilliant British star Tom Ellis will play Victor Frankenstein who is in charge of a hospital and its biotech research programme. He is grieving for his recently deceased daughter, and trying to work out if there's a way he can bring her back to life. Chris...

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DRAMATIC TRAILER FOR RAFTING ACTION "KON-TIKI" & ROMANTIC FOR "SOMETHING REAL AND GOOD"! ROBERT EMMS CAST IN BBC "ATLANTIS"! ROBBIE AMELL IN "TOMORROW PEOPLE" SF SHOW! BRIDGET REGAN JOINS "MURDER IN MANHATTAN" SERIES

 Your first trailer for today is for Norwegian Best Foreign Film contender at this year's Oscars - KON-TIKI: In 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl embarks on an astonishing expedition - a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean on the KON-TIKI raft. Thor suspects that the South Sea Islands had been settled by ancient South Americans from thousands of miles to the east....

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HOLLYWOOD SPY EXCLUSIVE FASHION REPORT FROM 2013 OSCARS RED CARPET! THE BEST AND THE WORST DRESSED CELEBS! WHAT WAS IN THE SWAG BAGS?

So, my dear freaks, did you watch the 85th Academy Awards last night? How did you like the winners? Were you disappointed with the losers? How did you like Seth MacFarlane as the host? How did you like special tributes to famous musicals? And more importantly how did you like the fashion this year? You can read more about the winners here, and check out HOLLYWOOD SPY's fashion report from Oscars 2013 red carpet below! I'm only happy that BRAVE won...

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DRAGONS FLY IN 1ST "GAME OF THRONES" SEASON 3 TRAILER! JOHN STAMOS IN "I AM VICTOR"! YAEL GROBGLAS IN SF EPIC "SELECTION"! NICHOLAS SPARKS "THE LONGEST RIDE" MOVIE ADAPTATION! JASON CLARKE & KODI SMIT MCPHEE IN "DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APES"

In television news today, some pilot casting updates: John Stamos has landed the lead role in NBC's new show I AM VICTOR in which he will play Los Angeles' most sought after divorce attorney, Victor Port, a charismatic man who is unapologetically blunt and has an original perspective on relationships. The character will be similar to Hugh Laurie's HOUSE. Meanwhile, over at CW, after they've found their Mary Queen of Scots in Adelaide Kane for their...

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HOLLYWOOD SPY SPOTLIGHT ON SPECTACULAR NEW EPIC SF SHOW "DEFIANCE" WITH GRANT BOWLER, JAIME MURRAY, JULIE BENZ, TONY CURRAN, MIA KIRSHNER! NEW CHARACTER PHOTOS!

I am sure that you will agree with me that there aren't many science fiction series on the small screens, so we are looking forward to all new shows of that genre. Probably the only new sf show to premiere this Spring is DEFIANCE which is ready to start its television life April 15th over at SyFy channel in US and UK, and Showcase in Canada! The innovative serial drama from the minds behind "Battlestar Galactica" and "Farscape" will follow a mysterious...

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AKSEL HENNIE JOINS DWAYNE JOHNSON IN "HERCULES" EPIC! LUKE MITCHELL & PEYTON LIST IN "TOMORROW PEOPLE" SF SERIES! "THE FAULT IN OUR STARS" BOOK GETS MOVIE ADAPTATION

Some nice news from new historical adventure HERCULES which stars Dwayne Johnson (who recently admitted that this is hislifelong dream project about which he dreamt ever since he was a little kid): they have started with the casting and the first to join Dwayne is brilliant Norwegian actor and director Aksel Hennie who will play Tydeus, a close friend of Hercules, who is dual axe wielding madman that is required to be chained while he sleeps. Brett...

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CHRISTIAN BALE AND TOM HARDY IN RIVAL MOUNTAIN CLIMBING FILMS "EVEREST"! DELIGHTFUL TRAILER FOR "HUNKY DORY" WITH MINNIE DRIVER AND ANEURIN BARNARD! UNIVERSAL BUYS "ARCHLIGHT" MOVIE RIGHTS

Sometime last year your HOLLYWOOD SPY informed you that Universal is preparing EVEREST action drama and now, according to "The Hollywood Reporter" they have found the lead actor. Christian Bale is negotiating to star in the true story of two separate groups who tried to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1996, which ended in tragedy. Christian Bale would play Rob Hall, the leader of a New Zealand group which suffered four casualties during the...

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NEW ASIAN FILMS: SPECTACULAR TRAILER FOR "SAVING GENERAL YANG" EPIC! SEDUCTIVE "DANGEROUS LIAISONS" WITH ZHANG ZIYI! ACTION PACKED "THE GRANDMASTERS" WITH ZHANG ZIYI AND TONY LEUNG!

Since it's been a very dry week in Hollywood, I have some Asian trailers for you today: first, new, extremely epic and totally spectacular trailer for Chinese historical action SAVING GENERAL YANG! Directed by Ronny Yu (who is one of the leading candidates to also helm SILVER VASE, IRON KNIGHT the sequel to legendary CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON), the sweeping Asian war epic focuses on the story of the Yangs which has been eulogized for hundreds...

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NEW BBC "WAR AND PEACE" EPIC MINI SERIES! ROBIN WILLIAMS & SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR ARE "CRAZY PEOPLE" IN CBS SITCOM! KYLE CHANDLER JOINS MATTHEW GOODE IN RIDLEY SCOTT'S "THE VATICAN" SHOW

Since we love all things epic and historical, we are excited about the freshly announced monumental project over at BBC - according to "Digital Spy" they are preparing a six part mini series on the famous Leo Tolstoy's classic saga WAR AND PEACE from the 1869!  Andrew Davies, who recently wrote MR. SELFRIDGES hit series at ITV and who also worked on BRIDGET JONES movies and on Colin Firth's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE television adaptation, will...

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