RACHEL WEISZ TO REPLACE KATE WINSLET IN QUEEN ANNE MOVIE 'THE FAVOURITE' WITH EMMA STONE, OLIVIA COLMAN! NEW 'LOVE THE COOPERS' TRAILER WITH DIANE KEATON, JOHN GOODMAN, AMANDA SEYFRIED, OLIVIA WILDE

RACHEL WEISZ TO VISIT 

QUEEN ANNE'S COURT AS 'THE FAVOURITE' OF THE MONARCH

Although only a brief time ago I've reported that Kate Winslet will star in Yorgos Lanthimos period set drama THE FAVOURITE, it seems that after she accepted the role in WW2 movie THE LIVES OF LEE MILLER, her role might go to Rachel Weisz who already worked with the director on THE LOBSTER. She would play countess Sarah, THE FAVOURITE confidante of Olivia Colman's Queen Anne while Emma Stone would be an impoverished, distant relative of Sarah, who gains a position at court tending to the Queen! Weisz already has another period set movie MY COUSIN RACHEL among her future projects.

THE PLOT OF THE MOVIE  
The movie follows the political machinations and the fight for influence at the court, behind the scenes during the reign of Queen Anne, the last monarch of the House of Stuarts, taking place between the end of the 17th century and first years of the 18th century!

 'LOVE THE COOPERS' TRAILER 

DIANE KEATON, JOHN GOODMAN, ED HELMS, AMANDA SEYFRIED, OLIVIA WILDE ALL STAR!

A new trailer and a poster have been released for Christmas family comedy LOVE THE COOPERS which is out next month following the titular family who gather to celebrate the holidays together bringing all kinds of secrets with them which will turn everything upside down. John Goodman, Amanda Seyfried, Ed Helms, Olivia Wilde and Diane Keaton star!

PERIOD MOVIES FRIDAY: KATE WINSLET TO BE 'THE FAVOURITE' OF OLIVIA COLMAN'S QUEEN ANNE IN NEW HISTORICAL MOVIE WITH EMMA STONE! RACHEL WEISZ AND SAM CLAFLIN FOR 'MY COUSIN RACHEL' ADAPTATION?

KATE WINSLET TO BE

THE 'FAVOURITE' OF QUEEN ANNE

She's only recently been in period costumes at the court of King Louis in A LITTLE CHAOS, but it seems our dear Kate Winslet will get into corsets again since she has been cast in new historical movie THE FAVOURITE coming from critically acclaimed young director Yorgos Lanthimos (THE LOBSTER)! It will depict the political machinations behind the scenes during the reign of Queen Anne, the last monarch of the House of Stuarts, taking place between the end of the 17th century and first years of the 18th century, when Anne reigned from 1702-1707. Olivia Colman will play Queen Anne, Winslet will be Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, the Queen’s close confidante, and Emma Stone will be Abigail Masham, an impoverished, distant relative of Sarah, who gains a position at court tending to the Queen. The story follows the shifting balance of power between the lead characters as they jockey for influence.

RACHEL WEISZ TO LEAD

'MY COUSIN RACHEL' PERIOD SET MOVIE WITH SAM CLAFLIN

Speaking of Lanthimos, he recently directed Rachel Weisz in the above mentioned THE LOBSTER, and Rachel has a new gig too, according to 'Deadline'! She, and our dearest Sam Claflin, are in talks to join Roger Michell's adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier classic novel MY COUSIN RACHEL, the period set  dark romance which revolves around Philip, a young orphan at a large Cornwall estate, who believes his mysterious, beautiful cousin Rachel may have been responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian Ambrose, also a cousin of theirs. As Philip plots his revenge, he finds his feelings complicated as he falls under Rachel’s beguiling spell.

LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS  
Rachel Weisz is already shooting THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS with Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, which those who've seen some of the cuts, already call one of most emotional movies in years!