JACK LOWDEN, HAYLEY ATWELL TO LEAD BBC'S 'LONG SONG' 19TH CENTURY JAMAICAN SET TV SAGA! 'DOWNTON ABBEY' FILM SHOOTING THIS SUMMER OFFICIALLY!

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JACK LOWDEN & HAYLEY ATWELL TO LEAD NEW BBC EPIC SAGA

And we are back, after his Netflix movie Calibre and yesterday's trailer for Mary Queen of Scots in which he plays Lord Darnley, with our favourite

Jack Lowden will take the lead male role

Scotsman, dearest Jack Lowden, who's just been cast together with Hayley Atwell in BBC's new epic mini saga THE LONG SONG! Three part adaptation of Andrea Levy's will also star Tamara Lawrence, Lenny Henry, Do�a Croll, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Ayesha Antoine, Arinz� Kene, Ansu Kabia, Jordan Bolger, Joy Richardson, Madeleine Mantock and Leo Bill!

THE LONG SONG, set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, follows the strong willed, young slave July (Tamara Lawrance) on a plantation owned by her odious mistress Caroline Mortimer (Hayley Atwell). When a charming new arrival to the island, Robert Goodwin (Jack Lowden), becomes the new overseer, July and Caroline are both intrigued by his seemingly revolutionary determination to improve the plantation for the slaves and mistress alike. The story is told from July�s perspective as she looks back over her life; the tone is funny, defiant and indomitable. It�s a story about the injustices that humans

First look at Tamara Lawrence and Hayley Atwell in The Long Song mini series

inflict upon each other and the unexpected ways in which people�s humanity sometimes overrules their prejudices. Three hundred years of slavery finally came to a chaotic end on the British ruled Caribbean island of Jamaica in 1838.

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STARTS SHOOTING THIS SUMMER

In other period set news today, the production will officially commence this summer with the old cast on the movie version of DOWNTON ABBEY! Julian Fellowes has written the script (that apparently 'charms, thrills and

The movie will be produced by Carnival Films who did our fave Jamestown

entertains) which will be directed by The Book Thief's Brian Percival. The original cast of the turn of the century series included Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, John Carter, Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew Goode!

MINDBLOWING TRAILER FOR 'MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS' IS HERE WITH SAOIRSE RONAN, MARGOT ROBBIE, GUY PEARCE, JACK LOWDEN, JOE ALWYN, DAVID TENNANT, MARTIN COMPSTON, BRENDAN COYLE!

'MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS'

ALL BOW! THE QUEENS ARE HERE!

That's it! The Spy is officially proclaiming this the best, most dramatic and visually most pleasing trailer we have seen so far this year! Filled with visual

Mary arrives to cinemas this Winter!

splendour, perfect cinematography, stunning choreography and memorable lines, the first, long awaited, trailer has finally been released for historical drama MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS which will ascend, or die trying, to the cinematic throne this November in Europe, December in USA, January in UK. The stellar cast includes Saoirse Ronan as Queen Mary, Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I, Guy Pearce, Jack Lowden as Lord Darnley, Joe Alwyn as Lord Dudley, David Tennant as John Knox, Martin Compston, Brendan Coyle, Gemma Chan and Ismael Cruz Cordova.

The movie was directed by Josie Rourke

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I. Each young Queen beholds her "sister" in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to

Saoirse Ronan leads the stellar cast as Mary Queen of Scots!

play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne,

Jack Lowden plays Mary's husband Lord Darnley, father of future king James!

threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones - and change the course of history.

THRILLING TRAILER FOR JACK LOWDEN AND MARTIN MCCANN'S EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL WINNER 'CALIBRE' WHICH AIRS ON NETFLIX TODAY

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JACK LOWDEN IN NETFLIX FILM

The only thing I have to show you at the end of the working week is poster and trailer for a film which just won Best British Feature Film at the 72nd

The movie hits Netflix as of today!

Edinburgh International Film Festival! CALIBRE stars our dearest Scottish boy Jack Lowden whom we cannot wait to watch this winter in Mary Queen of Scots as Lord Darnley!

Netflix has picked up the action thriller, debut feature of Matt Palmer, who also wrote the story in which Jack Lowden and Martin McCann play two lifelong friends who head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip but what happens there is something than nothing could have prepared them for. Tony Curran and Ian Pirie also star in the movie which starts airing today at Netflix worldwide!