"SIDE EFFECTS" TRAILER WITH CATHERINE ZETA JONES, JUDE LAW, CHANNING TATUM! JAMES PUREFOY IN "IRONCLAD: BATTLE FOR BLOOD"! CLIVE OWEN IN "THE LAST KNIGHTS"! IMOGEN POOTS, ZAC EFRON IN "ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING"

 Now you know how much HOLLYWOOD SPY likes historical films. One of such will come to us from Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman who are to star in THE LAST KNIGHTS. "Screen Daily" reports that the adventure drama will centre on a band of warriors who set out to avenge their leader's murder! Meanwhile, ROME star James Purefoy (click for extreme naughtiness), who should've been Bond instead of that James Blond Craig, is coming to Serbia where he will shoot the sequel IRONCLAD: BATTLE FOR BLOOD next year. Medieval Serbian fortress Maglich will serve as the set for the new adventures of the Templar Knights who fought against the tyrannical King John in the first part of the epic film which had success in UK and had Derek Jacobi, Paul Giamatti, Brian Cox and Jason Flemyng in the cast too beside Purefoy. Jonathan English will again helm the story.

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In romantic news today, "Deadline" reports that delightful Imogen Poots (who will also join Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper in NEED FOR SPEED game adaptation) has joined Zac Efron in romantic

 comedy ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING. The story revolves around three male best friends who make a pact to remain single. The plot thickens when each begins to fall in love. Zac Efron is playing one of the friends, while Deborah Ann Woll will play the ex-wife of another man in the group. Meanwhile, young Daniel H. Wilson, whose first novel ROBOPOCALYPSE is awaiting movie adaptation in the hands of Stephen Spielberg with Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway attached to star, has sold yet another of his books for the big screen treatment. Alex Proyas will direct his book AMPED in which the story is set in a future where humans do battle with people enhanced by nanotechnology. Another interesting piece of news is that beside SNOW PATROL's Gary Lightbody, another musician will join the third season of GAME OF THRONES: Coldplay's drummer Will Champion will apparently beat drums in the epic show too.

SIDE EFFECTS TRAILER

Your trailer for today is for thriller drama SIDE EFFECTS which has a rather lovely cast lead by Jude Law, Catherine Zeta Jones and Channing Tatum and should be out in cinemas next February.

 Directed by Steven Soderbergh, who hasn't scored much success with his movies lately, the complex story of this film revolves around a  a woman who is forced to turn to prescription medication as a way of 

handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison. It is interesting that this $30 million film was originally supposed to have Justin Timberlake in the role which later on went

to Channing Tatum. It is also rather strange that the lead role was given to expressionless and non-charismatic Rooney Mara instead of Emily Blunt, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Williams and Imogen Poots who were all also in the game.

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SEXY "DA VINCI'S DEMONS" TRAILER! 80'S MUSICAL "WALKING ON SUNSHINE" WITH GEMMA ARTERTON & KYLIE MINOGUE! IAN MCKELLEN & DEREK JACOBI AS GAY COUPLE IN "VICIOUS" SITCOM! OLIVIA WILDE, JASON SUDEIKIS ARE "RELANXIOUS"!

Since I know you all like cheerful musicals here's a nice piece of info: Gemma Arterton (the velvety voiced princess Tamina from PRINCE OF PERSIA and CLASH OF THE TITANS) and pop star Kylie Minogue are set to star in new movie musical WALKING ON SUNSHINE. Using the nostalgia for the 80's music, which has surrounded us all since we're being bombarded by truly horrid music and pop stars of the present decade, the film, which will have tones of 80's catchy tunes, will take place in present-day Spain in a beautiful coastal village. Amanda is getting married to the gorgeous Raf and has invited her sister, Taylor, to the wedding. Unbeknownst to Amanda, however, Raf is Taylor's ex-holiday flame and the love of her life.

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The Hollywood Reporter writes about new romantic comedy RELANXIOUS which will see real life couple Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis starring in a story about the anxiety-ridden Barrett,

who takes up with an agoraphobic, played by Sudeikis. The two engage in a courtship over the phone, discussing the dates they would go on if their phobias didn't stand in the way. As the fantasies develop, the two must decide if they can put aside their fears in order to find real-life romance. How charming. Speaking of charming, listen to this: two acting legends, British thespians Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi are set to star in ITV sitcom VICIOUS in which they will play a gay couple :) The show, which is created by WILL AND GRACE producers, will revolve around friends that bicker, argue and are delightfully vicious to each other. According to "THR" McKellen and Jacobi are set to play long-time couple Freddie and Stuart who have lived together in a small London apartment for nearly 50 years. A former actor and an ex-barman, their lives now consist mainly of reading, walking their dog and bickering.

DA VINCI'S DEMONS TEASER

And here's something we've been waiting for a long time - the first teaser trailer for Starz new epic show DA VINCI'S DEMONS which should start airing some time next year. Starring Tom Riley as the title character, the new show is a historical fantasy, following the ‘untold’ story of the world’s greatest genius during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence. Brilliant and passionate, the twenty-five year old Leonardo Da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost

superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time. He begins to not only see the future, but invent it. The series also stars gorgeous Laura Haddock who plays the celebrated beauty with obscure motives, Lucrezia Donati, dashing Elliot Cowan who plays the shrewd de factor ruler of Florence, Lorenzo Medici, Lara Pulver who plays his wife Clarice Orsini and brilliant Blake Ritson (he was amazing as the king in “World Without End”) as Pope Sixtus’ ruthless bastard son, Count Riari! You can visit HOLLYWOOD SPY's extensive spotlight on the show to read more about it and see more pictures!

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SAOIRSE RONAN, JUDE LAW, ADRIEN BRODY, RALPH FIENNES, ED NORTON IN "THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL"! WILLIAM MOSELEY, RUPERT EVERETT IN "OF CORSETS MINE"! CATE BLANCHETT, HUGO WEAVING, MIRANDA OTTO, ROSE BURNE IN "THE TURNING"! CRAZY TRAILER FOR SERBIAN FILM "ABOUT BUGS AND HEROES"

Do you remember that charming fella William Moseley from THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA? He played the oldest of the Pevensie siblings in the saga but he kinda disappeared after that. But he is here again. First he has a gig in the pilot for CW's sf saga SELECTION which is set 300 years in the future and follows a poor girl who is selected in a lottery to be the queen of a war-torn nation. The future of the pilot is not certain (it could be turned into a series in mid-season), but Moseley will also star in an independent World War I drama THE SILENT MOUNTAIN which tells the story of a young couple preparing to get married as Europe descends into World War I. That film also has Italian legend Claudia Cardinale in the cast. But probably the most delightful project of his will be OF CORSETS MINE, which has a rather stunning cast including Derek Jacobi, Rupert Everett and Camilla Belle, Christine Baranski and John Cleese. It is a turn-of-the century cross dressing romantic farce about a womanizing aristocrat forced to disguise himself as a woman in order to save the family's inheritance at the expense of losing the love of his life. It's a sexy, hip, period comedy.

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An ambitious Australian movie project which I mentioned before is gaining new cast members. Titled THE TURNING, it will see seventeen Australian directors helming segments of the omnibus feature based on stories by Tim Winton. TROY's Rose Byrne, and LORD OF THE RINGS duo Hugo Weaving and Miranda Otto are the latest to join the cast which already has another LORD OF THE RINGS duo Cate Blanchett and David Wenham. Cate and David will have their directorial débuts in these stories which will all revolve around turning points in the lives of the people of the Australian coastal town of Angelus. While the segments are separate, there are plot and thematic links between them. Meanwhile, "Variety" reports that Saoirse Ronan is the latest to join the stunning cast of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL which has already gathered Jude Law, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Ed Norton, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldbloom... Set in Europe, the film will deal with the guests and employees of the Hungarian hotel. It has been revealed earlier that Fiennes is set to play the hotel's perfectly composed concierge.

ABOUT BUGS AND HEROES

And here's an uber weird trailer for new Serbian fantasy drama ABOUT BUGS AND HEROES directed by Petar Pasic who is hoping to show the film at some of world's biggest film festivals before releasing

 it into cinemas. The film has two parallel stories with one featuring CGI bugs that serve as the metaphor of human society. It’s a tale of lonely, broken people and insects who are, both in their own ways, searching for the lost loves of their lives – an introverted Night guard, his demanding father, a delusional Superhero wannabe, and an Orphan child, who spend their time in an abandoned shopping mall. In order to reconstruct his shattered psyche, the amnesiac Superhero sends the orphan out on the streets with a camera, and tells him to film random people. He then edits that footage into narrative films, which, he hopes, will help him remember his past and reunite with his long lost wife and

son. The Night guard who is living an unfulfilled, static life with his father, slowly befriends these characters he is meeting in the mall and falls in love with the beautiful and lonely nurse, who also happens to be the woman the orphan is filming, and which, for some reason, reminds the Superhero of his wife. Meanwhile, none of the humans are aware of

the parallel microcosm of insects inhabiting the walls of the mall. These beings have struggles and dreams of their own, which they try to overcome and fulfill. Suddenly, their seemingly insignificant actions begin to affect the lives of the human characters, until both their destinies become intertwined through a series of events which will

forever change their lives, and, ultimately, even the fate of all mankind. The film was presented to the amazed producers earlier this year at Berlin Film Festival who were stunned by the quality of the production. It is interesting that the film also brings the acting debut of worldwide famous Serbian top model Natasa Vojnovic.

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JUDE LAW IN "QUEEN OF THE DESERT"! TRAILER FOR ANIMATED FILM "ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH"! FIRST PICS FROM BBC'S ZOMBIE SHOW "IN THE FLESH"!

Our dearest British heartthrob, two time Oscar nominee Jude Law has just joined the cast of sweeping historical drama QUEEN OF THE DESERT. If you ask me he will actually be the only appealing part of the cast since he joins Robert Pattinson and Naomi Watts in this story about Gertrude Bell, an explorer, writer, archaeologist and attaché for the British Empire, who is credited with helping to catalyse the formation of the Middle East at the dawn of the 20th Century. The film is being directed by Oscar winning Werner Herzog. The female version of Lawrence of Arabia should start shooting next year in Morocco. I guess this means that Herzog has managed to beat Ridley Scott in the race to make a film about Bell, since Scott also wanted to do it but with Angelina Jolie in the lead role.

IN THE FLESH

Following the worldwide megasuccess of THE WALKING DEAD, BBC has started shooting their own zombie series a week ago in Britain. Titled IN THE FLESH, the new zombie drama takes place four years after a zombie uprising and charts humanity's efforts to reintegrate the living dead into society. One such zombie is Kieren Walker (Luke 

Newberry), who must adjust to his new life with the help of fellow zombie Amy (Emily Bevan), his best friend Rick (David Walmsley) and his sister Jem (Harriet Cains). You can check out first two pictures released straight from the sets in the North West of England.

The series will be aired at BBC Three the home of BEING HUMAN hit show. Speaking of BBC, their THE PARADISE series, which has started airing this Fall following the staff of the first British 19th century department store, has been commissioned for the second season of 8 episodes!

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH

Today, you can also check out a trailer for an animated film which comes out next February. ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH  

catapults moviegoers to planet Baab where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA. When BASA's no-nonsense chief Lena (Jessica Alba) informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Scorch rejects Gary's warnings and bounds off for yet another exciting mission. But when Scorch finds himself caught in a fiendish trap set by the evil Shanker (James Gandolfini), it's up to scrawny,

risk-adverse Gary to do the real rescuing. As the interplanetary stakes rise to new heights, Gary is left to save his brother, his planet, his beloved wife Kira (Sarah Jessica Parker) and their adventure hungry son Kip!

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HOLLYWOOD SPY SPOTLIGHT ON THE MAIN CHARACTERS FROM "THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY" EPIC SAGA WITH CATE BLANCHETT, IAN MCKELLEN, AIDAN TURNER, RICHARD ARMITAGE! DWARVES, ELVES,WIZARDS AND A GOLLUM!

I'm sure you are super excited waiting for the premier of Peter Jackson's fantasy saga THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY which opens in theatres this December 14th. Celebrating the release of the wonderful character posters for the film, here's the spotlight on all of the main heroes of the epic adventure.

GALADRIEL

Cate Blanchett is playing Galadriel, beautiful Elven queen. She doesn't appear in THE HOBBIT book, but Peter Jackson said there will be a backstory of the White Council which she summoned trying to fight of evil Sauron, but didn't succeed and that's why she redoubled her watchfulness in Lorien in which she had escaped after Sauron had destroyed her kingdom of Eregion. She and her husband Lord Celeborn rule Lothlorien. Cate Blanchett was the first returning cast member from "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy to be cast in the films and it is quite possible that she will again narrate the saga with her velvety voice.

GANDALF AND THORIN

Richard Armitage will play Thorin Oakenshield, a strong and fearless fighter and revered leader of Dwarves, who wants to reclaim his kingdom from the evil dragon Smaug who took their homes and fortune and forced once proud and noble race into exile. In his wish to return

the vast treasure of his homeland Erebor, he will bring twelve dwarves with him to Bilbo Baggins’ front door and that's how The Quest of Erebor will begin! Sir Ian McKellen is Gandalf the Grey, a powerful wizard who has built deep relationships over time with great lords of Dwarves, Men and Elves. He will mobilize Dwarves and Bilbo to seek the Lonely Mountain.

BILBO AND GOLLUM

Martin Freeman is Bilbo Baggins, a very well-to-do hobbit living a contented life in the peaceful lands of the Shire, when his accidental wish for adventure comes true with the unexpected arrival of a Wizard and a clutch of Dwarves. He will earn the trust and friendship of

 his Dwarvish traveling party during their quest and will form lasting friendships with the Elves of Mirkwood and Rivendell and the Men of Lake-town. He will also meet Gollum for the first time, played by Andy Serkis.

KILI AND FILI

Two of the Dwarfish princes, presumably two brothers, the nephews of Thorin, are the youngest members of Thorin's company. Irish actor

Aidan Turner from BEING HUMAN plays Kili, while Fili is portrayed by New Zealand actor Dean O'Gorman.

DORI AND BOMBUR

Bombur is played by Stephen Hunter. Bombur is described in the novel as being fat and clumsy, he is the brother of Bofur and the cousin of Bifur. He loved meals above anything else and when he was put

asleep in Mirkwood he dreamt he was eating forever. Dori is played by Mark Hadlow. Dori is a decent fellow, despite his grumbling, and Thorin described him as being the strongest member of the Company.

BIFUR AND BOFUR

Bifur is played by William Kircher.  The remnant of a goblin-axe in Bifur's forehead renders him incapable of speech, leaving him to

communicate via gestures and grunts. Bofur is played by James Nesbitt. Cousin of Bifur and Bombur is a disarmingly forthright, funny and occasionally brave Dwarf.

DWALIN AND BALIN

Dwalin is played by Graham McTavish, and he is the brother of Balin, who is Bilbo's ancient friend. Ken Stott portrays Balin who

the dwarves describe as  always their look-out man. He is one of the few survivors of the Battle of Five Armies!

GLOIN AND OIN

Gloin is played by Peter Hambleton and is most famous as the father of Gimli, the beloved Dwarf from LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. Oin is his brother played by John Callen. He is almost 200 years old.

NORI AND ORI

Nori is portrayed by Jed Brophy. He is the brother of Ori and Dori. Ori is played by Adam Brown who never played on film before and this is his first movie appearance.

HOBBIT TIDBITS

 Peter Hambleton as Gloin, the father of Gimli, will not be the only father whose son appears in LORD OF THE RINGS: Lee Pace plays elven king Thranduil the father of Orlando Bloom's Legolas from LORD OF THE RINGS. Saoirse Ronan and Robert Kazinski are

two unfortunate stars who dropped out of what is now probably the biggest epic film in this decade. David Tennant was rumoured for the role of Thranduil before Lee Pace got the role, while Martin Freeman's role of Bilbo was first meant for Tobey Maguire, James McAvoy and Shia LaBeouf.  THE HOBBIT is the first feature film to be shot and projected at 48 frames per second, twice as fast as the industry standard of 24 frames. The intention of this is to provide the film smoother, more realistic motion with reduced strobing. Luke Evans probably won't appear in the first film but in the second or third one. He plays Bard of Esgaroth, a skilled archer and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale, described as "grim faced". He rallies the guards

to defend the town when the dragon comes, and slays the dragon himself. He later leads the Men of Esgaroth at the Battle of Five Armies and is crowned king of the re-founded Dale. Manu Benett, famous Crixus from SPARTACUS epic show, will play Azog, an Orc chieftain of Moria. Evangeline Lily will play Tauriel, Chief of the Guards for the Elvenking, Thranduil!

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AMANDA SEYFRIED & PATRICK DEMPSEY ARE "WONDERFUL TONIGHT"! MICHAEL FASSBENDER & COLIN FIRTH ARE "GENIUS"! JON HAMM, DANIEL RADCLIFFE IN "A YOUNG DOCTOR'S NOTEBOOK" MINI SERIES! "LES MISERABLES" POSTERS WITH EDDIE REDMAYNE, HELENA BONHAM CARTER

 Now you know how much HOLLYWOOD SPY loves a good romantic flick, so we try to post updates on any such project. "The Hollywood Reporter"

 writes that two gorgeous creatures, Amanda Seyfried and Patrick Dempsey will star together in romantic comedy WONDER- FUL TONIGHT. To be directed by SUNSHINE CLEANING helmer Christine Jeffs, the movie will revolve around an unlikely love affair that arises when a one night stand between a wealthy lifelong bachelor and a free-spirited young woman results in a child. Used to having women chase him because of his money and good looks, he is in for a surprise when, two years later, she rejects him because of his selfish and arrogant past. The film will be done by the producers of last year's hit FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS.

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And here's another wonderful duo: the same movie site reports that Michael Fassbender and Colin Firth will star together in GENIUS based on A. Scott Berg's biography "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius". The film will chart the real-life relationship between literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Fassbender) and renowned editor Max Perkins (Firth), who developed a tender, complex friendship that changed the lives of both men forever. And here's something we haven't heard before: Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm are starring together in Sky Arts' four part mini series A YOUNG DOCTOR'S NOTEBOOK. Based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, the series finds Jon Hamm as a middle-aged doctor looking back on his days as a

young medic during World War I, with his younger self played by Daniel Radcliffe. As you can see from the first picture, the two of them will find themselves naked together in a tub :)

LES MISERABLES POSTERS

And here's a poster treat for you this Saturday. After presenting us with wonderful character posters for most of the leading cast in this December's LES MISERABLES with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway (which you can see in

HOLLYWOOD SPY's extensive spotlight on the film), Universal has revealed two more posters featuring Amanda Seyfried and Eddie Redmayne as Cosette and Marius, and Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen as mister and madame Thenardier.

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KARL URBAN IN "THE WONDER" FANTASY ADVENTURE! GERARD BUTLER IN WW2 "DYNAMO"! MARK STRONG JOINS NICOLE KIDMAN IN "BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP"

 Our dear Karl Urban, who has covered pretty much all of the best fantasy sagas from LORD OF THE RINGS and RIDDICK to STAR TREK, has a new gig according to "The Hollywood Rerporter". He will

 take the lead role in family oriented 3D fantasy adventure THE WONDER which will be directed by Ron Underwood and will also have Chinese actor Leehom Wang in the cast alongside another major Asian star. The story will focus on 14-year-old Rachel (Willow Shields) who, together with two of her classmates, finds the end of a rainbow which, magically, transports them to China. There, they find themselves pursued by local authorities and a mysterious organisation. With unexpected help from Consul William Stanley (Urban), the kids are able to elude their chasers but soon discover that their journey has triggered a major natural disaster. Together with their new friend Cheng (Wang), they find their way back home but still need to race against time to stop the global catastrophe.

GERARD BUTLER IN DYNAMO

You gotta give it to him - that Scottish hunkster Gerard Butler sure does love playing in sports films, from being a coach in PLAYING FOR KEEPS

 to surfing in CHASING MAVERICKS, to kicking a soccer ball in THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES, he will now do the same but going back to WW2. According to "Deadline" he has signed on to star in DYNAMO, a true story based on "Dynamo: Defending The Honour Of Kiev" a novel by Andy Dougan. The story in the novel is set in the Ukrainian capital Kiev during World War II. The plot follows a landmark soccer game between the Ukrainian soccer team and the Nazis. Gerard Butler is starring as the Ukrainian goalie, who inspired the Ukrainian city in their dark hour. The match is still remembered to the country as The Death Match.

BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP

If you follow HOLLYWOOD SPY regularly, you already know that last year's UK bestseller BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP is getting a movie adaptation and you know that yours truly translated one of the world

editions of the book. The story written by S. J. Watson, already has Nicole Kidman who will play a London woman who wakes up every day unable to remember anything about her life. She only has a 24 hour memory span. She is told by her husband that she shouldn't leave the house after suffering a trauma. The woman sneaks off to see a doctor, who gives her a digital recorder to dictate her thoughts into (in the book she uses a written diary), with the hope that she will begin to remember who she is. The technique works, although the woman comes to realize the man she shares a bed with is not her husband. The update is that Mark Strong will play the doctor.

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