Simon Russell Beale Archives

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 30, 2003Alice in Wonderland TV Adaptation

A fairly reasonable tv mini-series adaptation of Lewis Carroll – a version that excels in terms of design and in using The Jim Henson Workshop to bring the Wonderland creatures to life

Director: Nick Willing

Actors: Tina Majorino, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Christopher Lloyd, …

Category: Fantasy

30 June 200315 February 2026 by Roog

The Gathering (2003)

Rating: ★★

Aug 5, 2026Archaeological Mystery/Sinister Observers

Made not long after The Da Vinci Code was huge, a similar archaeological mystery centred around an amnesiac Christina Ricci and a sinister buried church dating back to The Crucifixion

Director: Brian Gilbert

Actors: Christina Ricci, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Kerry Fox, …

Category: Fantasy

5 August 20265 August 2026 by Roog

Into the Woods (2014)

Rating: ★

Dec 25, 2014Fairytale Parody Musical

A lumbering, stagebound adaptation of Stephen Sondheim musical that lamely dips into the fairytale parody that Shrek and other films tapped far more engagingly over a decade ago

Director: Rob Marshall

Actors: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, …

Category: Fantasy

25 December 201422 April 2026 by Roog

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 9, 2016Jungle Hero

A reasonable attempt to revive Tarzan. Tthis could almost be a sequel to Greystoke with more of an emphasis on adventure. Alexander Skarsgård broods his way through the title role.

Director: David Yates

Actors: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, …

Category: Fantasy

9 July 20163 July 2026 by Roog

The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)

Rating: ★★

Jul 18, 2026Magical Tree Adventures

Adaptation of a book by famous children’s writer Enid Blyton about a series of adventures in a magical tree. Blyton would be turning in her grave at some of the changes and modernisations

Director: Ben Gregor

Actors: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Rebecca Ferguson, Jennifer Saunders, …

Category: Fantasy

18 July 202618 July 2026 by Roog