FIRST PHOTOS OF DOMINIC WEST AND LILY COLLINS FROM BBC EPIC TV MINI SERIES 'LES MISERABLES' ARE HERE!

    'LES MISERABLES' MINI SERIES

1ST PICS FROM BBC ADAPTATION

A few weeks ago the spy showed you some set pics from BBC and Masterpiece's mini series LES MISERABLES and now we have the first

Les Miserables will air sometime next year

official ones showing Dominic West as Valjean, Lily Collins as Fantine and David Oyelowo as Javert. Airing next year on BBC, without musical numbers and singing, the series' distinguished British cast will also includes Adeel Akhtar and Olivia Colman as Monsieur and Madame Th�nardier, Ellie Bamber as Cosette, Joseph Quinn, Josh O�Connor as Marius and Erin Kellyman as �ponine.

LES MISE- RABLES six-part drama adaptation of 19th century classic will delve deep into the many layers of Victor Hugo's story, revelling in Jean Valjean and Javert's cat-and-mouse relationship, against the epic backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest. It

Dominic West is taking over the role of Valjean from Hugh Jackman

will explore the struggles and triumphs of the underclass and the quest for a better life as Valjean evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. The six part television adaptation of the renowned book will vividly and faithfully

Lily Collins is Fantine who has to become a whore to survive

bring to life the vibrant and engaging characters, the spectacular and authentic imagery and, above all, the incredible yet accessible story that was Hugo�s lifework. Andrew Davies, who said Hugh Jackman's version was a

David Oyelowo is persistent inspector Javert who obviously likes big guns

travesty although he himself has made a superficial travesty out of the iconic depths of War and Peace which he criminally robbed of any Russian soul and essence, is directing, sadly. PS you can see glimpses into Les Miserables, War of the Worlds, Long Song and Gentleman Jack in the BBC upcoming dramas trailer below

PERIOD SET MONDAY: 1ST 'LES MISERABLES' BBC EPIC TV SERIES PHOTOS WITH DOMINIC WEST, ELLIE BAMBER! 'HARLOTS' 2ND SEASON TRAILER WITH LIV TYLER, SAMANTHA MORTON, JESSICA BROWN FINDLAY

 1ST 'LES MISERABLES'

 PHOTOS FROM PARIS ARE HERE!

Period set Monday today! You already know that BBC is preparing an epic new mini series on LES MISERABLES and today we have the first photos

Dominic West plays Jean Valjean in Andrew Davies written series

from the set published over at Daily Mail showing stars Dominic West and Ellie Bamber in action!

THE STORY OF LES MISERABLES
will follow Dominic as Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert (David Oyelowo). Set against a backdrop of post-

Ellie Bamber plays Cosette in the new series

Napoleonic France as unrest beings to grip the city of Paris once more it will also see Lily Collins as Fantine, Olivia Colman as Madame Thenardier and Josh O'Connor and Joseph Quinn also in the cast.

 'HARLOTS' SEASON 2

FIRST TEASER AND PHOTOS!

Hulu has, meanwhile, published first teaser for the second season of their HARLOTS costume drama which starts July 11th! Liv Tyler joins the series set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, which follows the

Liv Tyler will be a lady of a much higher status than we've seen so far in Harlots

Wells family, led by matriarch Margaret (Samantha Morton). When her daughter Charlotte (Jessica Brown Findlay) places herself in the home of arch-rival bawd Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville), their toxic and deep-set rivalry is taken to a dangerous new level. Meanwhile, alluring and wealthy

Liv's character is very rich but has a controlling brother

socialite Lady Fitz (Liv Tyler) is drawn by Charlotte into the plot against Lydia, as well. The premiere will be a two hour event! Stay tuned for a spotlight as soon as we put our hands on more photos!

JACK O'CONNELL AND LILY COLLINS TO COUPLE UP EXPECTING A BABY IN 'THE CRADLE'! GOD'S OWN COUNTRY'S JOSH O'CONNOR TO LEAD 'ONLY YOU' LOVE DRAMA

 JOSH O'CONNOR

TO LEAD 'ONLY YOU' LOVE DRAMA

We can never seem to get enough of Josh

Continuing our marvellous streak of beautiful independent drama casting updates while the world is drooling over superheroes, family and babies today! Our beloved God's Own Country and The Durrells' star Josh O'Connor is shooting a love movie ONLY YOU

He and Laya Costa will play a couple who, after a one-night stand on New Year�s Eve, fall madly in love. Within weeks they are living together, and not long after they begin trying for a child. When conception isn�t immediate, pressure builds on the pair and the idea of a family begins to overshadow their relationship. The spy is also reminding you that we will watch Josh next year in BBC's new mini series adaptation of Les Miserables!

 'THE CRADLE' TO PAIR UP

JACK O'CONNELL & LILY COLLINS

Over from Cannes, comes info on the lovely pairing of Jack O'Connell and Lily Collins who will star together in THE CRADLE which centres on Matt and Marissa who are expecting their first baby any minute, but Matt is having

Lily Collins and Jack O'Connell will couple up in The Cradle

panic attacks and Marissa wants the nursery to be perfect. So perfect that she needs Matt to track down the cradle she had as an infant. To keep his pregnant wife happy, Matt hits the road unaware of what lies ahead. The discovery he makes, however, will change their family forever.

ANIMATED WEDNESDAY: CRAZY TRAILERS FOR ANIMATED ADVENTURES 'SMALLFOOT' AND 'HERE COMES THE GRUMP'! SOFIA VERGARA TO PRODUCE 'KOATI' SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE ANIMATED MOVIE

SOFIA VERGARA  

TO PRODUCE 'KOATI' ADVENTURE

Koati will be presented for sales at Cannes!

Animation all the way today, starting with the news from Sofia Vergara who will produce and voice animated movie KOATI directed by Rodrigo Perez Castro who worked on Ferdinand and Ice Age movies. The movie will revolve around three unlikely heroes: a free spirited coati (a raccoon-like animal found mainly in Central and South America), a fearless monarch butterfly, and a hyperactive glass frog as they embark on an adventure to stop a wicked coral snake (Vergara) from destroying their homeland and friends.The coming of age story, filled with kind-hearted spirit and positivity, will present us with Latin American jungles, the Amazonian rainforest, and all the fun and cute exotic creatures that call them �home�. The movie will try to find distributors at this year's Cannes Film Festival open for foreign sales.

'HERE COMES THE GRUMP'  

TURN UR FROWN UPSIDE DOWN

Grump arrives next month around Europe

Speaking of Ice Age, the writer of its Meltdown sequel Jim Hecht is penning another crazy new animated adventure HERE COMES THE GRUMP now known as A WIZARD'S TALE which should hit European cinemas this May! The voice cast includes Lily Collins, Ian McShane and Toby Kebbell! 

Balloon kingdoms, dopey police dragons and happy wizards are exactly how Terry remembered his Grandmother's whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and it's definitely not as 'cheerful'.

'SMALLFOOT'  

GETS A BIG NEW TRAILER!

SmallFoot arrives this September!

New trailer and poster have been released for animated adventure directed by Karey Kirkpatrick (he directed Over the Hedge and wrote children's classics Charlotte's Web, Chicken Run, James and the Giant Peach, The Spiderwick Chronicles), SMALLFOOT It has the story revolving around a Yeti called Migo (with the voice from Channing Tatum) who is convinced that the elusive creatures known as "humans" really do exist. Beside Channing Tatum as Migo, the voice cast also includes James Corden as Percy, a human, Common as Stonekeeper, LeBron James as Gwangi, Gina Rodriguez as Kolka, Danny DeVito as Dorgle, who are all yetis!

LILY COLLINS TO FIGHT MOTHER NATURE IN 'TITAN'! MICHELLE WILLIAMS JOINS JULIANNE MOORE IN 'AFTER THE WEDDING'! AMAZON TO DEVELOP 'EAST OF WEST' AND 'TRANSHUMAN' SF SERIES

LILY COLLINS TO FIGHT 

Lily Collins will topline Titan

MOTHER NATURE IN 'TITAN'

While we are waiting to see her as Tolkien's darling wife next to always charming Nicholas Hoult as the father of the Lord of the Rings, lovely Lily Collins will first have to survive a terrible ordeal and angry Momma Nature!

She will star in Austin Bunn's movie TITAN as Emma, a strong willed young musician on a quest to understand the life of her environmental activist older sister, who was killed years before in a tragic fall. Emma seeks out Justin, a former member of the movement, who reluctantly agrees to take her to the same remote redwood grove that claimed her sister. Emma soon finds herself in serious peril, forced to face off with Mother Nature in a relentless fight for survival.

AMAZON'S NEW SF SERIES 

'EAST OF WEST' & 'TRANS HUMAN' FROM JONATHAN HIOCKMAN

Amazon is searching for a major sf show

New sf shows are arriving to Amazon! They will develop series out of Jonathan Hickman's graphic novels EAST OF WEST and TRANS HUMAN! He will produce the shows himself. EAST OF WEST is set in a Western landscape where America is divided into seven nations. As 'Deadline' reports today, this iconic science fiction series follows �Death� as he braves his fellow riders, monsters, and corrupt gunslingers in his quest to save his mortal family from the Apocalypse. TRANSHUMAN is a sf drama set in the near future. The story revolves around a divorced couple, who ran rival major corporations, offering humans the ability to genetically and robotically enhance themselves.

'AFTER THE WEDDING'

MICHELLE WILLIAMS JOINS JULIANNE MOORE IN THE CAST!

Michelle Williams joins Julianne Moore

In other interesting casting news from the movie world today, 'Variety' has reported that Oscar winner Michelle Williams has joined another Oscar winner Julianne Moore in the North American movie remake of AFTER THE WEDDING! Bringing a different take on the original Danish movie directed by Susanne Bier�s this new English language version will have two leading female characters instead of the male ones. The story follows Isabel (Michelle Williams), who runs a dilapidated orphanage outside of Calcutta, and who travels to New York to meet the New York millionaire (Julianne Moore) who has provided money for the orphanage. After the millionaire�s wedding to which she was invited, a mystery unravels!

PERIOD SET FRIDAY: 'MARY SHELLEY' TRAILER WITH ELLE FANNING, DOUGLAS BOUTH, TOM STURRIDGE, BEN HARDY! FIRST 'TOLKIEN' SET PHOTOS WITH NICHOLAS HOULT, LILY COLLINS

  FIRST 'TOLKIEN' PHOTOS WITH

NICHOLAS HOULT & LILY COLLINS

We are continuing with our updates on period set projects today as well with 1st photos from the sets of TOLKIEN a biopic which will follow the young days of the author of world's favourite epic fantasy saga Lord of the Rings, starring Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins.

THE FATHER OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND HOBBIT 
The movie explores the early life of J. R. R. TOLKIEN as he finds love, friendship and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts. When the horrors of World War I envelope Tolkien's life, they threaten to tear this

Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins play Tolkien and his wife

"fellowship" apart, and he questions the very meaning and purpose of his art. Instead, he finds a way to use these experiences as inspiration for his famous works, among them The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Lily Collins is his love and wife Edith Bratt who inspired the elven princesses from his sagas. Derek Jacobi and Anthony Boyle also star!

  'MARY SHELLEY' TRAILER

THE MOTHER OF FRANKENSTEIN!

The movie is out next month in USA

The first trailer has been released after many years of waiting for the first English language movie directed by a female Arabian director, MARY SHELLEY previously known as A Storm in the Stars and I must admit it doesn't look very special. It portrays the famous love affair between poet Percy Shelley (played by Douglas Booth) and 18 year old Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (played by Elle Fanning with the most horrible British accent we've heard in a long time), which resulted in Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein. Tom Sturridge is Lord Byron, with Ben Hardy, Maisie Williams, Jack Hickey and Joanne

Mary and Percy Shelley and Sturridge as Byron

Froggatt also in the cast which includes Hugh O'Connor as Coleridge! The movie is out May 25th in USA and in July in UK and around the world.