THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY
According to "Deadline" dame Helen Mirren has found herself a partner in the upcoming movie adaptation of Richard Morais' bestselling and heartwarming novel THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY. Dreamworks project will see Helen Mirren playing eccentric and famous chef Madame Mallory who enters the culinary competition between an Indian restaurant and a three Michelin star joint which are placed literally across the street from each other in Southern France. BH90210 and SWITCHED AT BIRTH star Manish Dayal will play a young man from the Indian restaurant with whom Madame Mallory forms a mentoring bond. Outstanding director Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN) is helming the film which, set in France, has Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey as producers! FIRST PICTURES FROM
'BELLE' STAR STUDDED PERIOD DRAMA MOVIE
Today, you can also check out the first pictures from the period set drama BELLE which should open up in theatres sometime next year. The movie, which fillows the trials and tribulations of a mixed-race girl from the 18th century, has a rather stellar cast filled with stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is in the lead role joined by Miranda Richardson, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton and two British hunks Sam Reid and Matthew Goode. BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.
Today, you can also check out the first pictures from the period set drama BELLE which should open up in theatres sometime next year. The movie, which fillows the trials and tribulations of a mixed-race girl from the 18th century, has a rather stellar cast filled with stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is in the lead role joined by Miranda Richardson, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton and two British hunks Sam Reid and Matthew Goode. BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.
FLEMING SERIES TEASER
DOMINIC COOPER IS JAMES BOND'S CREATOR
In trailer department today, you can check out the first clip from upcoming mini series FLEMING which is to air sometime early next year. Starring Dominic Cooper and DA VINCI'S DEMONS' Lara Pulver the series is a biopic on James Bond creator whose real life was as exciting, eventful and sexually charged as his famous creation. Set against the backdrop of war-torn London, the story of the drama explores the early life of the charming, enigmatic writer Ian Fleming who created famous agent 007. Lara Pulver plays his future wife, while the cast also includes gorgeous Caroline Boulton, lovely Rupert Evans and Samuel West.