Matthew plays Guardian journalist Peter Beaumont in Official Secrets and the movie premieres today at Sundance. Information from Rotten Tomatoes: –
Director: Gavin Hood
Screenwriters: Gregory Bernstein, Sara Bernstein
Cast: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans
Another post-9/11 tale, this one set across the pond. Official Secrets is the true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing an illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council ahead of the Iraq War.
Why we want to see it:The Doctor, Voldemort, Ozymandias, and Elizabeth Bennett walk into a political thriller… Yes, this cast is stacked with Oscar-caliber British actors. Some have dubbed the real-life events the film is based on as the case of the ‘British Edward Snowden’ – we hope Hood’s film is more like the Oscar-winning documentary Citizenfour than Oliver Stone’s Razzie-nominated Snowden.
A quick round up of what movies are due for release and the projects Matthew is involved in this year. Also at the end of this post is a summary of what TV shows and movies are available on streaming services in the UK, USA and Italy.
A Discovery of Witches – starts airing in the US and Canada on January 17th. AT LAST!!!
[Pic – Sky]
The National Television Awards – shortlists will be announced around Jan’ 8th. ADOW was on the long list so we shall have to wait and see if it made the shortlist. If it does – the awards are televised on 22nd Jan ITV.
Sky Arts Portrait of the Year – starts in January 2019 and continues through until March. Matthew is a guest model in one episode however we don’t know which one he will be in yet.
[Pic – nattynora/wallace collection instagram]
Official Secrets – premieres at the Sundance film festival on the 28th January. We’re guessing it’s likely to be released in the UK first (sorry). It stars Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and Matthew as journalist Peter Beaumont –
All Souls Con – for All Souls Trilogy fans. Save the date: 2-3 August 2019, Cardiff, Wales. It would be amazing if Matthew made an appearance – keep your fingers and toes crossed!
Downton movie – Matthew returns as Lady Mary’s husband Henry Talbot –
[Pic – Entertainment Weekly]
Known release dates are shown below from IMDb –
GolfTournaments – check back here nearer the dates to see if he’s due to play at these:-
PGA Championships – Wednesday 18th September at Wentworth, Surrey (changed from May).
Matthew normally plays golf in the Dunhill Links Championships at St Andrews in Scotland in October – it looks like it will take place at the end of September this year.
Maybe the British Masters at Walton Heath as well?
[Pic – Dunhill]
We’ll check if he’s due to play and let you know about tickets etc. nearer the time.
Coming Soon? No dates yet.
The Wine Show [TV] – Season 3 – Matthew as a presenter –
Medieval – Movie – Matthew as King Sigismund
Four Kids and It – Movie – due for UK release first. No dates available yet.
Filming for A Discovery of Witches – filming for Season 2 starts in March according to Matthew.
Still available
In the UK
A Discovery of Witches – on Sky box sets and NowTV until 2024.
BBC I player – Brideshead Revisited is currently on for a few more weeks. Box set of Roots.
All 4 – Birdsong
Amazon Prime in the UK has
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, – newly added
The Imitation Game
The Goode Wife – Matthew is in season 5 from episode 15 and most of season 6.
Ordeal by Innocence
The Big Bad Fox and Other Adventures – newly added.
Netflix in the UK has –
The Crown
Leap Year
Birthmarked
Self/less
Allied [only one short scene!]
Copying Beethoven [Don’t bother – seriously don’t]
A Discovery of Witches – Full series available 1/17 on Sundance Now and Shudder
Pressure
Ordeal by Innocence
The Good Wife, Season 5
Netflix in the US has:
Birthmarked
The Crown
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
Watchmen
The Imitation Game
Death Comes to Pemberley
Hulu still has:
The Wine Show
Allied
The Good Wife
Roots
Marple ‘A Murder is Announced
Starz app has:
Dancing on the Edge
In FRANCE
Netflix France :
The Good Wife
The Crown
Downton Abbey
Amazon Prime:
Watchmen
In ITALY
(Including only the streaming services with flat plan)
Netflix Italy
The Crown
The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society
Watchmen
Birthmarked
The good wife
Allied
Amazon Italy
Downton Abbey (just added)
Watchmen
Leap Year
Raiplay
The imitation game
Timvision
Watchmen
A single men
The good wife
NowTV / SkyGo
Pressure
Match point is both on Infinity and Mediaset Premium Play
In CANADA
Netflix
The Crown
Self/Less
Downton Abbey
The Imitation Game
Allied
The Sense of an Ending
The Good Wife
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
PrimeVideo
Leap Year
Note – if you have further information about what TV/movies are available on streaming services in your country – please message @pleasereadmeok on tumblr. Thank you!
Enough time has passed for Mary to be a new mother, and the exclusive image above features the happy couple dancing in stylish 1920s attire. “What you see is her for once being settled,” explains Dockery of Mary’s romance. “They’re very supportive of one another and they’re good friends. It’s nice to see Mary in that way as opposed to being in constant turmoil about her love life.”
The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 24-February 3 and Matthew will appear in the premiere of Official Secrets.
Official Secrets (U.S.A.-UK)
Director: Gavin Hood
Screenwriters: Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Gavin Hood
Producers: Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo
The true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Cast: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Feinnes, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans.
Information from Sundance. The schedule will be available later in December.
