In Alan Sepinwall’s Welcome to The O.C.: An Oral History, which he co-authors with show creator Josh Schwartz and executive producer Stephanie Savage, fans of the hit series — the epitome of a cultural reset — are taken right back where we started from.
The more than 350-page dive into one of TV’s biggest series captures in detail how the teen drama from the then-youngest showrunner to helm a network drama created a TV revolution before becoming a target of critics. No stone goes uncovered here, from the pitch and iconic pilot, all the way through that legendary soundtrack, memorable guest stars, rapidly shifting plotlines, on- and offscreen dramas, and the memes that followed.
With insights from creator Schwartz, producer Savage, the entire main cast (including Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie), notable guest and recurring stars, Fox and Warner Bros. Television execs and more...
The more than 350-page dive into one of TV’s biggest series captures in detail how the teen drama from the then-youngest showrunner to helm a network drama created a TV revolution before becoming a target of critics. No stone goes uncovered here, from the pitch and iconic pilot, all the way through that legendary soundtrack, memorable guest stars, rapidly shifting plotlines, on- and offscreen dramas, and the memes that followed.
With insights from creator Schwartz, producer Savage, the entire main cast (including Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie), notable guest and recurring stars, Fox and Warner Bros. Television execs and more...
- 11/29/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Charlie Kaufman’s (animated) existential ode to overcoming fears is finally here.
“Orion and the Dark,” written by Kaufman and adapted from a YA novel, follows anxiety-ridden elementary schooler Orion (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) as he tries to cope with being afraid of the dark — which actually becomes a physical entity played by Paul Walter Hauser. The Dark whisks Orion away to a land filled with all of his fears, including clowns, fireworks, and ghouls. A “Monsters Inc.”-style movie, Orion befriends the things he is afraid of most, and conquers his anxiety.
Animator Sean Charmatz marks his feature directorial debut with the DreamWorks and Netflix film, based on Emma Yarlett’s novel of the same name. Variety previously reported that a Werner Herzog cameo could be in the works for the animated film.
Peter McCown produces the film with Walt Dohrn and Bonnie Arnold serving as executive producers. “Orion and the Dark...
“Orion and the Dark,” written by Kaufman and adapted from a YA novel, follows anxiety-ridden elementary schooler Orion (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) as he tries to cope with being afraid of the dark — which actually becomes a physical entity played by Paul Walter Hauser. The Dark whisks Orion away to a land filled with all of his fears, including clowns, fireworks, and ghouls. A “Monsters Inc.”-style movie, Orion befriends the things he is afraid of most, and conquers his anxiety.
Animator Sean Charmatz marks his feature directorial debut with the DreamWorks and Netflix film, based on Emma Yarlett’s novel of the same name. Variety previously reported that a Werner Herzog cameo could be in the works for the animated film.
Peter McCown produces the film with Walt Dohrn and Bonnie Arnold serving as executive producers. “Orion and the Dark...
- 11/10/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis are teaming for an Amazon series based on Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels, Variety has confirmed with sources.
Kidman would star as Scarpetta with Curtis playing her sister, Dorothy. Sources say that deals for the show are not yet done, but that it is nearing a two-season order of eight episodes each at the streamer.
Reps for Amazon declined to comment.
Liz Sarnoff will write the series and serve as executive producer and showrunner. Kidman and Per Saari will executive produce via Blossom Films, while Curtis will executive produce via Comet Pictures. Blumhouse Television’s Jason Blum, Chris McCumber and Jeremy Gold also executive produce. Curtis is currently under a first-look deal with Blumhouse.
Cornwell has written over 20 books in the Scarpetta series. Scarpetta starts out as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the books before becoming a private forensic consultant.
Kidman would star as Scarpetta with Curtis playing her sister, Dorothy. Sources say that deals for the show are not yet done, but that it is nearing a two-season order of eight episodes each at the streamer.
Reps for Amazon declined to comment.
Liz Sarnoff will write the series and serve as executive producer and showrunner. Kidman and Per Saari will executive produce via Blossom Films, while Curtis will executive produce via Comet Pictures. Blumhouse Television’s Jason Blum, Chris McCumber and Jeremy Gold also executive produce. Curtis is currently under a first-look deal with Blumhouse.
Cornwell has written over 20 books in the Scarpetta series. Scarpetta starts out as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the books before becoming a private forensic consultant.
- 2/8/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Apple has ordered a new anthology series from “Glow” creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch with an all-star cast attached, Variety has learned.
The show, titled “Roar,” will star Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merrit Wever, and Alison Brie. The anthology is described as a series of darkly comic feminist fables. It is based on Cecilia Ahern’s book of short stories of the same name. Apple has ordered eight half-hour episodes.
Endeavor Content will produce for Apple. The show is the first to come out of Flahive and Mensch’s new overall deal with the streamer. The duo created the series and will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Kidman and Per Saari will executive produce via Blossom Films. Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, and Allie Goss will executive produce on behalf of Made Up Stories. Papandrea and Kidman previously collaborated on the hit HBO shows “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing.
The show, titled “Roar,” will star Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merrit Wever, and Alison Brie. The anthology is described as a series of darkly comic feminist fables. It is based on Cecilia Ahern’s book of short stories of the same name. Apple has ordered eight half-hour episodes.
Endeavor Content will produce for Apple. The show is the first to come out of Flahive and Mensch’s new overall deal with the streamer. The duo created the series and will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Kidman and Per Saari will executive produce via Blossom Films. Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, and Allie Goss will executive produce on behalf of Made Up Stories. Papandrea and Kidman previously collaborated on the hit HBO shows “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing.
- 3/2/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Nicole Kidman. (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore)
Nicole Kidman will star in and executive produce Things I Know To Be True for Amazon Studios, based on the play by Andrew Bovell.
Producing alongside Kidman’s Blossom Films banner is Matchbox Pictures, in association with Jan Chapman Films.
Things I Know To Be True is about enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, following Bob and Fran Price (Kidman) as they watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
Bovell is adapting his own work, and will also serve as an EP with Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom, Matchbox’s Amanda Higgs and Alastair McKinnon, and Jan Chapman.
“Thing I Know To Be True is a wonderfully complex and intense emotional journey exploring what pulls a family apart and tests the very bonds of love that unite them,” said Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke.
Nicole Kidman will star in and executive produce Things I Know To Be True for Amazon Studios, based on the play by Andrew Bovell.
Producing alongside Kidman’s Blossom Films banner is Matchbox Pictures, in association with Jan Chapman Films.
Things I Know To Be True is about enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, following Bob and Fran Price (Kidman) as they watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
Bovell is adapting his own work, and will also serve as an EP with Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom, Matchbox’s Amanda Higgs and Alastair McKinnon, and Jan Chapman.
“Thing I Know To Be True is a wonderfully complex and intense emotional journey exploring what pulls a family apart and tests the very bonds of love that unite them,” said Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke.
- 10/29/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Amazon Studios has ordered a TV series adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s award-winning play Things I Know to Be True with Oscar and Emmy winner Nicole Kidman set to star and executive produce under her Blossom Films banner. The project will come from Amazon Studios, NBCUniversal International Studios’ Matchbox Pictures and Blossom Films in association with Jan Chapman Films. Things I Know To Be True will debut on Amazon Prime Video, with a date Tba.
Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True is about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” said Kidman. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts...
Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True is about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” said Kidman. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts...
- 10/28/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Kidman is attached to star in and executive produce the drama series “Things I Know to Be True,” which has been ordered to series at Amazon
Based on the play of the same name by Andrew Bovell, the series is said to be about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” Kidman said. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts for the series are just as good. With Amazon’s belief, Jen Salke’s guidance, and an extraordinary producing team, we have big hopes for what this can be.”
Bovell will write the screen adaptation and will also serve as executive producer.
Based on the play of the same name by Andrew Bovell, the series is said to be about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” Kidman said. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts for the series are just as good. With Amazon’s belief, Jen Salke’s guidance, and an extraordinary producing team, we have big hopes for what this can be.”
Bovell will write the screen adaptation and will also serve as executive producer.
- 10/28/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Nicole Kidman has landed another project at Amazon.
The prolific actress and producer, who has a first-look deal at the streamer, will star in and executive produce a drama series called Things I Know to Be True for Amazon’s Prime Video platform. The show is her third at Amazon, following The Expatriates (which has a series green light) and Pretty Things (in development).
Based on a play by Andrew Bovell, I Know These Things to Be True centers on a married couple, Bob and Fran Price, who watch as their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives. The series will explore the resilience ...
The prolific actress and producer, who has a first-look deal at the streamer, will star in and executive produce a drama series called Things I Know to Be True for Amazon’s Prime Video platform. The show is her third at Amazon, following The Expatriates (which has a series green light) and Pretty Things (in development).
Based on a play by Andrew Bovell, I Know These Things to Be True centers on a married couple, Bob and Fran Price, who watch as their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives. The series will explore the resilience ...
- 10/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nicole Kidman has landed another project at Amazon.
The prolific actress and producer, who has a first-look deal at the streamer, will star in and executive produce a drama series called Things I Know to Be True for Amazon’s Prime Video platform. The show is her third at Amazon, following The Expatriates (which has a series green light) and Pretty Things (in development).
Based on a play by Andrew Bovell, I Know These Things to Be True centers on a married couple, Bob and Fran Price, who watch as their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives. The series will explore the resilience ...
The prolific actress and producer, who has a first-look deal at the streamer, will star in and executive produce a drama series called Things I Know to Be True for Amazon’s Prime Video platform. The show is her third at Amazon, following The Expatriates (which has a series green light) and Pretty Things (in development).
Based on a play by Andrew Bovell, I Know These Things to Be True centers on a married couple, Bob and Fran Price, who watch as their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives. The series will explore the resilience ...
- 10/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon Studios is set to turn the 1994 novel “The Memory Police” by Yoko Ogawa into a narrative feature, with Reed Morano directing the project and Charlie Kaufman serving as screenwriter. The news was first reported by Deadline. The National Book Award-nominated novel, an Orwellian tale of the dangers of surveillance, was recently translated and released by Pantheon Books in the English language, more than a quarter of a century after its debut in Japan.
Here’s the book’s synopsis, according to Penguin Random House: “On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan...
Here’s the book’s synopsis, according to Penguin Random House: “On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan...
- 10/8/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
“The Handmaid’s Tale” director Reed Morano and Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman are boarding a feature version of the Yōko Ogawa surrealistic novel “The Memory Police” for Amazon Studios.
Morano will direct and produce, and Kaufman will write the script for “The Memory Police,” described as an Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance.
The story is set on an unnamed island, where objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young novelist realizes her book editor is one of those able to still remember, she hides him in a room beneath her floorboards.
Morano directed the first three episodes of Hulu’s hit show “The Handmaid’s Tale” and won...
Morano will direct and produce, and Kaufman will write the script for “The Memory Police,” described as an Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance.
The story is set on an unnamed island, where objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young novelist realizes her book editor is one of those able to still remember, she hides him in a room beneath her floorboards.
Morano directed the first three episodes of Hulu’s hit show “The Handmaid’s Tale” and won...
- 10/8/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios is turning the Yōko Ogawa novel The Memory Police into a feature, and it has an enviable filmmaking team to bring it to life. The Handmaid Tale’s Reed Morano will direct and produce, and Charlie Kaufman will write the script based on the National Book Award-nominated surrealist tale that recently was translated and released by Pantheon Books in English, 25 years after its debut in Japan.
Here is the logline: On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, things have begun to disappear — at first little things: ribbons and then roses. Soon, photographs. However, a rare few are able to remember all that no longer exists, but the Memory Police are determined to make sure that what has been erased, remains forgotten forever. When a young novelist realizes her book editor is one of those able to still remember, she hides him in a room beneath her floorboards.
Here is the logline: On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, things have begun to disappear — at first little things: ribbons and then roses. Soon, photographs. However, a rare few are able to remember all that no longer exists, but the Memory Police are determined to make sure that what has been erased, remains forgotten forever. When a young novelist realizes her book editor is one of those able to still remember, she hides him in a room beneath her floorboards.
- 10/8/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar winning actress Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose"), poses for the October 2020 issue of Harper's Bazaar" (UK) magazine, photographed by Serge Leblon:
Cotillard's first English-language role was in the TV series "Highlander" (1993). She made her film debut in "The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed" (1994). Her breakthrough came in the French film "Taxi" (1998), followed by "Big Fish" (2003) and "A Very Long Engagement" (2004), winning her first 'César Award'.
For her portrayal of French singer 'Édith Piaf' in "La Vie en Rose" (2007), Cotillard won her second 'César Award', a 'BAFTA Award', a 'Golden Globe Award', a 'Lumières Award' and the 'Academy Award for Best Actress'.
Her English-language films include "Public Enemies" (2009), "Inception" (2010), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012),"Macbeth" (2015) and "Allied" (2016).
Notable French and Belgian films include "La Belle Verte" (1996), "War in the Highlands" (1999), "Pretty Things" (2001), "Love Me If You Dare" (2003), "Innocence" (2004), "Toi et Moi" (2006) and "Dikkenek" (2006).
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Cotillard's first English-language role was in the TV series "Highlander" (1993). She made her film debut in "The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed" (1994). Her breakthrough came in the French film "Taxi" (1998), followed by "Big Fish" (2003) and "A Very Long Engagement" (2004), winning her first 'César Award'.
For her portrayal of French singer 'Édith Piaf' in "La Vie en Rose" (2007), Cotillard won her second 'César Award', a 'BAFTA Award', a 'Golden Globe Award', a 'Lumières Award' and the 'Academy Award for Best Actress'.
Her English-language films include "Public Enemies" (2009), "Inception" (2010), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012),"Macbeth" (2015) and "Allied" (2016).
Notable French and Belgian films include "La Belle Verte" (1996), "War in the Highlands" (1999), "Pretty Things" (2001), "Love Me If You Dare" (2003), "Innocence" (2004), "Toi et Moi" (2006) and "Dikkenek" (2006).
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- 9/8/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Nicole Kidman is attached to executive produce a series adaptation of the Kimberly McCreight novel “A Good Marriage” currently in development at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.
Kidman will executive produce under her Blossom Films banner, along with Blossom Films’ Per Saari. The project falls under Blossom Films’ first-look deal at Amazon. David Farr is attached to write the adaptation. Farr previously created Amazon’s series adaptation of “Hanna,” with Farr having also written the screenplay for the film on which the series was based. His other credits include creating AMC’s adaptation of “The Night Manager” and writing for the BBC One series “Spooks.”
In “A Good Marriage,” a woman’s brutal murder in upscale Park Slope, Brooklyn reveals the perilous compromises some couples make—and the secrets they keep—in order to stay together, whatever the cost.
McCreight’s other novels include “Reconstructing Amelia,” “Where They Found Her,...
Kidman will executive produce under her Blossom Films banner, along with Blossom Films’ Per Saari. The project falls under Blossom Films’ first-look deal at Amazon. David Farr is attached to write the adaptation. Farr previously created Amazon’s series adaptation of “Hanna,” with Farr having also written the screenplay for the film on which the series was based. His other credits include creating AMC’s adaptation of “The Night Manager” and writing for the BBC One series “Spooks.”
In “A Good Marriage,” a woman’s brutal murder in upscale Park Slope, Brooklyn reveals the perilous compromises some couples make—and the secrets they keep—in order to stay together, whatever the cost.
McCreight’s other novels include “Reconstructing Amelia,” “Where They Found Her,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon’s Making the Cut crowned its first winner on Friday in a two-part finale that brought the remaining designers back to where their season-long journey began.
Jonny Cota, Esther Perbandt and Sander Bos returned to New York City to showcase their final collections in fully realized pop-up shops. While Bos’ candy coated display was a success in its own right, it fell short of expectations, resulting in a third-place finish for the 24-year-old Belgium native.
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Jonny Cota, Esther Perbandt and Sander Bos returned to New York City to showcase their final collections in fully realized pop-up shops. While Bos’ candy coated display was a success in its own right, it fell short of expectations, resulting in a third-place finish for the 24-year-old Belgium native.
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- 4/25/2020
- TVLine.com
Nicole Kidman is set to star in yet another prestige TV series. The Big Little Lies star is set to play one of the two leads in Amazon’s TV series adaptation of Janelle Brown’s forthcoming novel Pretty Things. The Handmaid’s Tale and The Rhythm Section director Reed Morano is set to helm the series. Variety reports that Nicole Kidman has […]
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- 4/2/2020
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
After engaging in a fierce competition for the rights to author Janelle Brown's upcoming thriller Pretty Things, Amazon has emerged victorious as the studio to adapt the story for a new series. Set to star and produce is Pretty Little Lies and The Others actress Nicole Kidman, with Reed Morano on board to direct and executive produce. Here's the official description for Brown's…...
- 4/2/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Janelle Brown’s novel Pretty Things hasn’t even been released yet, but its TV adaptation just snagged an Emmy winner.
Nicole Kidman has signed on to star in and executive-produce the potential series, which is in development at Amazon after the streamer won rights to the novel.
Set for release on April 21, Pretty Things follows two very different women — a grifter and an heiress, both described as brilliant and damaged — who try to survive “the greatest game of deceit and destruction they will ever play,” per the official description. Kidman will fill one of the two lead roles, but it’s not yet clear which character she will play.
Nicole Kidman has signed on to star in and executive-produce the potential series, which is in development at Amazon after the streamer won rights to the novel.
Set for release on April 21, Pretty Things follows two very different women — a grifter and an heiress, both described as brilliant and damaged — who try to survive “the greatest game of deceit and destruction they will ever play,” per the official description. Kidman will fill one of the two lead roles, but it’s not yet clear which character she will play.
- 4/2/2020
- TVLine.com
It’s pretty obvious that Nicole Kidman absolutely loves doing limited series TV work nowadays. Sure, she’s doing feature films still—recently seen in last year’s “Bombshell” and will have starring roles in both “Prom” and “The Northman” coming soon—but it’s clear that the actress is enjoying the success she’s had on the small screen, in the wake of “Big Little Lies.” And now, as we wait for her HBO series, “The Undoing,” to hit, the actress has already lined up her next big limited series, “Pretty Things.”
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According to THR, Kidman has signed on to star in and executive produce the limited series, “Pretty Things” at Amazon.
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According to THR, Kidman has signed on to star in and executive produce the limited series, “Pretty Things” at Amazon.
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- 4/2/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Amazon is developing an adaptation of Janelle Brown’s upcoming thriller Pretty Things with Nicole Kidman set to star and produce and Reed Morano attached to direct and exec produce.
The streamer is developing the series project after winning the rights in a competitive situation with multiple bidders. It will be produced by Kidman’s Blossom Films banner, which struck a first look deal with Amazon in 2018.
It is the latest book adaptation that Amazon and Kidman are partnered on after Amazon Studios acquired the film rights to Samantha Downing’s My Lovely Wife for the Big Little Lies star in February, as revealed by Deadline.
The streamer is developing the series project after winning the rights in a competitive situation with multiple bidders. It will be produced by Kidman’s Blossom Films banner, which struck a first look deal with Amazon in 2018.
It is the latest book adaptation that Amazon and Kidman are partnered on after Amazon Studios acquired the film rights to Samantha Downing’s My Lovely Wife for the Big Little Lies star in February, as revealed by Deadline.
- 4/2/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Kidman has signed on for yet another series role.
The “Big Little Lies” star is set to play one of the two leads in an Amazon adaptation of Janelle Brown’s forthcoming novel “Pretty Things.” The streaming giant won the rights to the novel in what sources describe as a highly competitive situation with multiple bidders in the race.
Kidman, who is has a first look deal at Amazon and will produce the project via her Blossom Films banner, was set to appear on TV screens in the near future opposite Hugh Grant in HBO’s “The Undoing,” however the series was pushed to later in the year. She also has “Nine Perfect Strangers,” the adaptation of another Liane Moriarty novel, in the pipeline at Hulu.
“Pretty Things” is hitting book shelves courtesy of Random House on April 21, and centers around two brilliant, damaged women who try to survive...
The “Big Little Lies” star is set to play one of the two leads in an Amazon adaptation of Janelle Brown’s forthcoming novel “Pretty Things.” The streaming giant won the rights to the novel in what sources describe as a highly competitive situation with multiple bidders in the race.
Kidman, who is has a first look deal at Amazon and will produce the project via her Blossom Films banner, was set to appear on TV screens in the near future opposite Hugh Grant in HBO’s “The Undoing,” however the series was pushed to later in the year. She also has “Nine Perfect Strangers,” the adaptation of another Liane Moriarty novel, in the pipeline at Hulu.
“Pretty Things” is hitting book shelves courtesy of Random House on April 21, and centers around two brilliant, damaged women who try to survive...
- 4/2/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Nicole Kidman is set to star in and produce a series adaptation of Janelle Brown’s upcoming novel “Pretty Things,” which is now in development at Amazon Studios.
Kidman will produce for her Blossom Films banner along with Per Saari. Brown will adapt her novel and executive produce. Reed Morano will serve as director and executive producer.
“Pretty Things” follows “two brilliant, damaged women try to survive the greatest game of deceit and destruction they will ever play,” according to Amazon. “When a reluctant grifter befriends a wealthy ‘influencer’ on the shores of Lake Tahoe, her ultimate con devolves into a raw, treacherous game of long-awaited payback.”
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Brown’s novel will have its Random House debut on April 21. The New York Times Bestselling author is also behind works like “Watch Me Disappear,” “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything,” and “This Is Where We Live.
Kidman will produce for her Blossom Films banner along with Per Saari. Brown will adapt her novel and executive produce. Reed Morano will serve as director and executive producer.
“Pretty Things” follows “two brilliant, damaged women try to survive the greatest game of deceit and destruction they will ever play,” according to Amazon. “When a reluctant grifter befriends a wealthy ‘influencer’ on the shores of Lake Tahoe, her ultimate con devolves into a raw, treacherous game of long-awaited payback.”
Also Read: Here's Everything Coming to Amazon Prime Video in April
Brown’s novel will have its Random House debut on April 21. The New York Times Bestselling author is also behind works like “Watch Me Disappear,” “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything,” and “This Is Where We Live.
- 4/2/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Nicole Kidman has lined up another TV project, this time at Amazon Studios.
The streamer outbid multiple other outlets for the rights to develop author Janelle Brown's upcoming novel Pretty Things. Kidman, who has a first-look deal at Amazon, is attached to star and executive produce via her Blossom Films.
Brown (Watch Me Disappear, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything) will adapt her book and also serve as an exec producer. Emmy winner Reed Morano (The Handmaid's Tale) — who has an overall deal at Amazon — will direct and exec produce; Kidman's Blossom Films partner Per Saari also exec ...
The streamer outbid multiple other outlets for the rights to develop author Janelle Brown's upcoming novel Pretty Things. Kidman, who has a first-look deal at Amazon, is attached to star and executive produce via her Blossom Films.
Brown (Watch Me Disappear, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything) will adapt her book and also serve as an exec producer. Emmy winner Reed Morano (The Handmaid's Tale) — who has an overall deal at Amazon — will direct and exec produce; Kidman's Blossom Films partner Per Saari also exec ...
The Pretty Things played what they called their “final bow” – their last-ever concert – at London’s O2 last week, and the show featured some high-profile guests. David Gilmour came out for five songs during the band’s second set, playing on a handful of songs from their S.F. Sorrow LP, among others, and joined in for encores of “L.S.D.” and “Road Runner.” Van Morrison also joined them, in their third set, for a cover of “Baby Please Don’t Go” and two Bo Diddley numbers, as well...
- 12/17/2018
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Getty Tatiana de Rosnay and actress Charlotte Poutrel
Tatiana de Rosnay was an established journalist and author of several French novels when she decided, 10 years ago, to write a book in English about the 1942 Vélodrome d’Hiver roundup, in which the French police arrested 10,000 Parisian Jews, including 4,000 children, and detained them for days under horrifying conditions before deporting them to Auschwitz. After struggling for three years to get the book published, “Sarah’s Key” went on to sell 5 million copies in 38 countries.
Tatiana de Rosnay was an established journalist and author of several French novels when she decided, 10 years ago, to write a book in English about the 1942 Vélodrome d’Hiver roundup, in which the French police arrested 10,000 Parisian Jews, including 4,000 children, and detained them for days under horrifying conditions before deporting them to Auschwitz. After struggling for three years to get the book published, “Sarah’s Key” went on to sell 5 million copies in 38 countries.
- 7/15/2011
- by Rachel Dodes
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Marion Cotillard has been chosen to receive the Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Breakthrough Actress of the Year Award at the fest's annual awards ceremony Oct. 22 at the Beverly Hilton.
Cotillard stars in Olivier Dahan's La vie en rose, the Picturehouse release in which she plays French chanteuse Edith Piaf.
"Her superb performance in 'La vie en rose' must be recognized and enjoyed by both the established industry and the public at large," the fest's executive director Carlos de Abreu said.
The French actress also recently appeared in Ridley Scott's A Good Year, starring Russell Crowe. In 2005, she received the Cesar Award for best supporting actress for her role in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's A Very Long Engagement. She also earned Cesar noms for 1998's Taxi and 2001's Les Jolies Choses.
The actress will next appear in Jean-Francois Richet's L'Ennemi public no. 1 (Public Enemy No. 1).
The 2007 annual Hollywood Film Festival is set for Oct. 16-22 at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.
Cotillard stars in Olivier Dahan's La vie en rose, the Picturehouse release in which she plays French chanteuse Edith Piaf.
"Her superb performance in 'La vie en rose' must be recognized and enjoyed by both the established industry and the public at large," the fest's executive director Carlos de Abreu said.
The French actress also recently appeared in Ridley Scott's A Good Year, starring Russell Crowe. In 2005, she received the Cesar Award for best supporting actress for her role in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's A Very Long Engagement. She also earned Cesar noms for 1998's Taxi and 2001's Les Jolies Choses.
The actress will next appear in Jean-Francois Richet's L'Ennemi public no. 1 (Public Enemy No. 1).
The 2007 annual Hollywood Film Festival is set for Oct. 16-22 at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.
- 6/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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