Exclusive: Picture Perfect Federation Chairman Patrick Wachsberger, former Co-Chairman of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group, stopped by our Zurich Summit studio this past weekend to discuss the progress of his Jv with Federation Entertainment, some of the exciting projects he is working on, and the recent challenge of choosing between The Taste Of Things and Anatomy Of A Fall on France’s Oscar selection committee.
Since launching in 2019, Picture Perfect Federation has added outposts in Italy, UK, Germany and Israel.
Wachsberger, who won a Best Picture Oscar for Coda two years ago, tells us he “considered retirement for about 15 minutes” after leaving Lionsgate but explains why Picture Perfect has given him a new lease on life. You can watch the video of our chat above.
Among high-profile projects coming up for the company are Coda director Sian Heder’s next film, The Impossible Us, and The Department, the English-language TV...
Since launching in 2019, Picture Perfect Federation has added outposts in Italy, UK, Germany and Israel.
Wachsberger, who won a Best Picture Oscar for Coda two years ago, tells us he “considered retirement for about 15 minutes” after leaving Lionsgate but explains why Picture Perfect has given him a new lease on life. You can watch the video of our chat above.
Among high-profile projects coming up for the company are Coda director Sian Heder’s next film, The Impossible Us, and The Department, the English-language TV...
- 10/4/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
It sometimes feels like "Cast Away" doesn't get as much love as it deserves. It's certainly well-regarded by both critics and audiences, but it almost seems a bit forgotten. Yes, it still airs on cable pretty regularly, but it's not a film that comes up in day-to-day cinema conversation often. After all, when people talk about the best Tom Hanks movies and performances, they tend to go right to films like "Philadelphia," "Saving Private Ryan," and "Forrest Gump," when the best performance of his career may very well have been as Chuck Noland in "Cast Away." Considering the fact he spends most of the movie completely isolated, and his primary scene partner is a volleyball, the movie is a testament to his star power and acting talent.
And as great as Hanks was in the film, and as satisfying (and wildly successful) a film as "Cast Away" wound up being,...
And as great as Hanks was in the film, and as satisfying (and wildly successful) a film as "Cast Away" wound up being,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Jeff Kelly
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Picture Perfect Federation and Zurich Avenue have teamed to acquire Jeneva Rose’s bestselling psychological thriller debut novel The Perfect Marriage. The film will be directed by Sigal Avin (Losing Alice), and the script is by Oscar-nominated scribe William Broyles (Apollo 13 and Cast Away).
The film will be produced by Patrick Wachsberger, who’s coming off Best Picture for Coda, and Ashley Stern for Picture Perfect Federation. Zurich Avenue’s Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani are exec producing alongside Broyles and Lenore Entertainment Group’s Adam Berkowitz, Avin’s manager. Olivia Wachsberger is co-executive producer.
Sarah Morgan is a successful defense attorney whose life gets flipped upside down when her husband is accused of murdering his mistress. She decides to take her husband’s case and at trial, the couple is pulled into a twisted game of cat and mouse as they re-examine their relationship while dealing with life-changing consequences.
The film will be produced by Patrick Wachsberger, who’s coming off Best Picture for Coda, and Ashley Stern for Picture Perfect Federation. Zurich Avenue’s Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani are exec producing alongside Broyles and Lenore Entertainment Group’s Adam Berkowitz, Avin’s manager. Olivia Wachsberger is co-executive producer.
Sarah Morgan is a successful defense attorney whose life gets flipped upside down when her husband is accused of murdering his mistress. She decides to take her husband’s case and at trial, the couple is pulled into a twisted game of cat and mouse as they re-examine their relationship while dealing with life-changing consequences.
- 10/20/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
John Sacret Young, the author and producer best known for his work on “China Beach” and “The West Wing,” died on June 3 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. He was 75.
Young co-created “China Beach” with William Broyles Jr., serving as executive producer and showrunner on the much-lauded show about American combat nurses during the Vietnam War. Young received five Emmy and four Writers Guild Award nominations for his work on the ABC drama series, which ran from 1988-91, with star Dana Delany receiving two Emmy trophies and co-star Marg Helgenberger winning one. Young served as a mentor to many young crew members and took pride in elevating women’s careers behind the camera despite the overt and implicit sexism of the time.
He worked on an array of other projects after “China Beach,” including “Keys,” “VR.5,” “Orleans,” “Thanks of a Grateful Nation,” “Sirens,” “King of the World” and “Level...
Young co-created “China Beach” with William Broyles Jr., serving as executive producer and showrunner on the much-lauded show about American combat nurses during the Vietnam War. Young received five Emmy and four Writers Guild Award nominations for his work on the ABC drama series, which ran from 1988-91, with star Dana Delany receiving two Emmy trophies and co-star Marg Helgenberger winning one. Young served as a mentor to many young crew members and took pride in elevating women’s careers behind the camera despite the overt and implicit sexism of the time.
He worked on an array of other projects after “China Beach,” including “Keys,” “VR.5,” “Orleans,” “Thanks of a Grateful Nation,” “Sirens,” “King of the World” and “Level...
- 6/7/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Al Reinert, who covered NASA for the Houston Chronicle and went on to co-write the screenplay for Apollo 13 which earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 71. Reinert died New Year’s Eve of complications of cancer at his home in Wimberley, Texas, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Reinert began his career as a crime reporter for the Chronicle, then moved into covering NASA in the 1970s where he discovered his love and fascination for space. He directed the 1989 documentary film For All Mankind, which earned him his first Oscar nomination for best documentary feature. The film concentrates on the beauty of the Earth as seen from space, along with interviews with Apollo crew members and mission control staff played over original mission footage.
Reinert told the Houston Chronicle in a 2015 interview that he didn’t want For All Mankind to be a traditional documentary with talking heads.
“Tom Hanks...
Reinert began his career as a crime reporter for the Chronicle, then moved into covering NASA in the 1970s where he discovered his love and fascination for space. He directed the 1989 documentary film For All Mankind, which earned him his first Oscar nomination for best documentary feature. The film concentrates on the beauty of the Earth as seen from space, along with interviews with Apollo crew members and mission control staff played over original mission footage.
Reinert told the Houston Chronicle in a 2015 interview that he didn’t want For All Mankind to be a traditional documentary with talking heads.
“Tom Hanks...
- 1/4/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The History Channel has canceled its Navy Seal drama “Six” after two seasons, the network said Friday.
There are still four more episodes left to air in Season 2 of the military action series, which starred Walton Goggins, Kyle Schmid, Juan Pablo Raba and Barry Sloane, among others.
The scripted series followed Navy Seal Team Six on a mission to take out the terrorist network responsible for shooting their former leader Richard “Rip” Taggart, played by Goggins.
William Broyles Jr. and David Broyles created the drama from A+E Studios, and executive produced with Bruce C. McKenna, Alfredo Barrios Jr., George W. Perkins, Meryl Poster and Barry Jossen. Olivia Munn, Eric Ladin, Nikolai Nikolaeff and recurring guest star Erik Palladino joined the cast for Season 2. Dominic Adams, Edwin Hodge, Jaylen Moore, Brianne Davis and Nadine Velazquez also starred.
Read original story History Channel Cancels ‘Six’ After 2 Seasons At TheWrap...
There are still four more episodes left to air in Season 2 of the military action series, which starred Walton Goggins, Kyle Schmid, Juan Pablo Raba and Barry Sloane, among others.
The scripted series followed Navy Seal Team Six on a mission to take out the terrorist network responsible for shooting their former leader Richard “Rip” Taggart, played by Goggins.
William Broyles Jr. and David Broyles created the drama from A+E Studios, and executive produced with Bruce C. McKenna, Alfredo Barrios Jr., George W. Perkins, Meryl Poster and Barry Jossen. Olivia Munn, Eric Ladin, Nikolai Nikolaeff and recurring guest star Erik Palladino joined the cast for Season 2. Dominic Adams, Edwin Hodge, Jaylen Moore, Brianne Davis and Nadine Velazquez also starred.
Read original story History Channel Cancels ‘Six’ After 2 Seasons At TheWrap...
- 6/29/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
In this edition of Canon Of Film, we take a look back at Ron Howard‘s ‘Apollo 13’ in honor of ‘Solo‘ and ‘Arrested Development‘ season 5.
Apollo 13 (1995)
Director: Ron Howard
Screenplay: William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert based on the book “Lost Moon,” by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
For some reason, certain films are almost too familiar for me to talk about well. Even great films. ‘Apollo 13‘, in America anyway, is one of those films for a lot of people, me included. A few films are like this, that they ingrain so much of the best of Americana that they almost exist outside of their greatness as a film. In fact, when they are so ingrained, the greatness of a film, sometimes gets overshadowed. It’s almost impossible to see the amazing technical achievements now, partially because they’re hidden in plain sight so brilliantly, recreating images and of 1970 space technology,...
Apollo 13 (1995)
Director: Ron Howard
Screenplay: William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert based on the book “Lost Moon,” by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
For some reason, certain films are almost too familiar for me to talk about well. Even great films. ‘Apollo 13‘, in America anyway, is one of those films for a lot of people, me included. A few films are like this, that they ingrain so much of the best of Americana that they almost exist outside of their greatness as a film. In fact, when they are so ingrained, the greatness of a film, sometimes gets overshadowed. It’s almost impossible to see the amazing technical achievements now, partially because they’re hidden in plain sight so brilliantly, recreating images and of 1970 space technology,...
- 5/23/2018
- by David Baruffi
- Age of the Nerd
"When I was in Vietnam many years ago, and also my father in World War II, you went off to war and then you came home,” Six co-creator William Broyles Jr said about the contemporary balance he was seeking to explore in History’s new Navy Seal drama series. "These guys are in the carpool lines and taking out the trash and then suddenly they have to go and deal with some of the most dangerous people on the planet in very morally ambiguous situations and then come…...
- 6/1/2017
- Deadline TV
History’s scripted military drama series Six drew 2.6 million total viewers across History, A&E and Lmn in Live+Sd ratings, according to Nielsen. On History alone, Six drew 1.7 million total viewers, 739,000 in adults 25-54 and 615,000 in adults 18-49. Across the three networks, the premiere drew 1.1 million adults 25-54 and 912,000 adults 18-49, according to History and Nielsen. Created by Oscar-nominated William Broyles and David Broyles, a military special operations…...
- 1/19/2017
- Deadline TV
William and David Broyles, the executive producers of the History miniseries “Six” discussed having to recast one of their stars, saying that they basically started from scratch. Initially, the miniseries was set to star “True Blood” alum Joe Manganiello, but the actor had to remove himself from the series due to health issues. He was then replaced by “Justified” star Walton Goggins. “It was a different style of acting, so we had to adjust, but we were able to take the series in a different direction,” William Broyles said at the Television Critics Association press tour on Friday. Also Read: Walton Goggins.
- 1/13/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
On Story – Screenwriters and Filmakers on Their Iconic Films
Edited by Barbara Morgan and Maya Perez
247 pages, $20, University of Texas Press
The Austin Film Festival is a great place to watch films and hear from filmmakers as co-founder and Executive Director Barbara Morgan assembles a winning lineup of producers, directors, screenwriters, and performers to come talk about their craft.
Thankfully, Morgan and Maya Perez, producer of the Emmy-winning PBS series Austin Film Festival’s On-Story, have collected an assortment in a too-short collection, On Story – Screenwriters and Filmakers on Their Iconic Films. After a James Franco introduction, we get the best from the last 20 years’ worth of conversations in transcript form.
Among the highlights is the Conversation with Shane Black, David Milch, and Sydney Pollack, where the diverse filmmakers talk character, plot, structure, theme and favorite moments from across their careers.
Similarly, genre devotees will appreciate the focus on comic...
Edited by Barbara Morgan and Maya Perez
247 pages, $20, University of Texas Press
The Austin Film Festival is a great place to watch films and hear from filmmakers as co-founder and Executive Director Barbara Morgan assembles a winning lineup of producers, directors, screenwriters, and performers to come talk about their craft.
Thankfully, Morgan and Maya Perez, producer of the Emmy-winning PBS series Austin Film Festival’s On-Story, have collected an assortment in a too-short collection, On Story – Screenwriters and Filmakers on Their Iconic Films. After a James Franco introduction, we get the best from the last 20 years’ worth of conversations in transcript form.
Among the highlights is the Conversation with Shane Black, David Milch, and Sydney Pollack, where the diverse filmmakers talk character, plot, structure, theme and favorite moments from across their careers.
Similarly, genre devotees will appreciate the focus on comic...
- 11/9/2016
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
It isn’t news when Lesli Linka Glatter earns another Emmy nomination for directing “Homeland” (Showtime) — this time, she’s gotten two, as well as sharing Best Drama with showrunners Alex Ganza and Howard Gordon and the other executive producers.
From the start, Glatter has deployed the rigorous discipline she learned from being a modern dance choreographer to meticulously preparing everything she does, from storyboards to character analysis.
After her AFI women’s directing program short was nominated for an Oscar in 1985, Steven Spielberg hired her to direct an episode of “Amazing Stories,” a huge-scale World War II battle sequence with soldiers storming a beach and 150 extras. Then there was nothing she couldn’t do. While she went on to direct the 1995 teen classic “Now and Then,” she has found more nourishment from television than movies.
She earned DGA and/or Emmy nominations for her directing on “Twin Peaks,” “Mad Men,...
From the start, Glatter has deployed the rigorous discipline she learned from being a modern dance choreographer to meticulously preparing everything she does, from storyboards to character analysis.
After her AFI women’s directing program short was nominated for an Oscar in 1985, Steven Spielberg hired her to direct an episode of “Amazing Stories,” a huge-scale World War II battle sequence with soldiers storming a beach and 150 extras. Then there was nothing she couldn’t do. While she went on to direct the 1995 teen classic “Now and Then,” she has found more nourishment from television than movies.
She earned DGA and/or Emmy nominations for her directing on “Twin Peaks,” “Mad Men,...
- 7/25/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
It isn’t news when Lesli Linka Glatter earns another Emmy nomination for directing “Homeland” (Showtime) — this time, she’s gotten two, as well as sharing Best Drama with showrunners Alex Ganza and Howard Gordon and the other executive producers.
From the start, Glatter has deployed the rigorous discipline she learned from being a modern dance choreographer to meticulously preparing everything she does, from storyboards to character analysis.
After her AFI women’s directing program short was nominated for an Oscar in 1985, Steven Spielberg hired her to direct an episode of “Amazing Stories,” a huge-scale World War II battle sequence with soldiers storming a beach and 150 extras. Then there was nothing she couldn’t do. While she went on to direct the 1995 teen classic “Now and Then,” she has found more nourishment from television than movies.
She earned DGA and/or Emmy nominations for her directing on “Twin Peaks,” “Mad Men,...
From the start, Glatter has deployed the rigorous discipline she learned from being a modern dance choreographer to meticulously preparing everything she does, from storyboards to character analysis.
After her AFI women’s directing program short was nominated for an Oscar in 1985, Steven Spielberg hired her to direct an episode of “Amazing Stories,” a huge-scale World War II battle sequence with soldiers storming a beach and 150 extras. Then there was nothing she couldn’t do. While she went on to direct the 1995 teen classic “Now and Then,” she has found more nourishment from television than movies.
She earned DGA and/or Emmy nominations for her directing on “Twin Peaks,” “Mad Men,...
- 7/25/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Ron Howard, director of In The Heart of the Sea and this year’s thriller threequel Inferno, is eyeing an adaptation of Seveneves, Neal Stephenson’s high-concept novel that could spell a creative reunion with Apollo 13 scribe, William Broyles Jr..
Deadline has the scoop, confirming that Brian Grazer is also on board to produce the book-to-screen translation. Setting up shop at Skydance, Stephenson’s sci-fi yarn is something of a mind-bender, imagining a near-future scenario where humanity is teetering on the brink of extinction following a catastrophic event.
Banding together in the face of adversary, the government of the world hatch a plan to send out a series of pioneering space vessels into the far reaches of the unknown to safeguard humanity’s future – think Interstellar, only across a broader spectrum. Fast forward 5,000 years and now, the progeny spans seven different races and a population close to three billion,...
Deadline has the scoop, confirming that Brian Grazer is also on board to produce the book-to-screen translation. Setting up shop at Skydance, Stephenson’s sci-fi yarn is something of a mind-bender, imagining a near-future scenario where humanity is teetering on the brink of extinction following a catastrophic event.
Banding together in the face of adversary, the government of the world hatch a plan to send out a series of pioneering space vessels into the far reaches of the unknown to safeguard humanity’s future – think Interstellar, only across a broader spectrum. Fast forward 5,000 years and now, the progeny spans seven different races and a population close to three billion,...
- 6/9/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Ron Howard likes to mix things up. He’s done sports movies and survival dramas and biopics and comedies, and his latest effort is a conspiracy thriller based on Dan Brown’s Inferno. Now for his next move, he’s making a foray into sci-fi. Howard is reuniting with Apollo 13 screenwriter William Broyles Jr. for Seveneves, based on Neal Stephenson‘s 2015 book. Skydance’s David […]
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- 6/9/2016
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Six of one, half-dozen of the other? Well, not exactly.
Justified vet Walton Goggins has take over the lead role in Six, History channel’s Navy Seal drama, according to our sister site Deadline. True Blood‘s Joe Manganiello exited the role last Thursday due to a “manageable” preexisting health issue, bringing production to a standstill after shooting two chapters of the eight-episode series.
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Goggins will play Rip Taggart, described as “a gruff, haggard, and aggressive military man who was once the squad leader of Seal Team Six.
Justified vet Walton Goggins has take over the lead role in Six, History channel’s Navy Seal drama, according to our sister site Deadline. True Blood‘s Joe Manganiello exited the role last Thursday due to a “manageable” preexisting health issue, bringing production to a standstill after shooting two chapters of the eight-episode series.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
Goggins will play Rip Taggart, described as “a gruff, haggard, and aggressive military man who was once the squad leader of Seal Team Six.
- 4/18/2016
- TVLine.com
Walton Goggins will replace Joe Manganiello in the History miniseries “Six,” TheWrap has learned. The “Justified” alum replaces Manganiello, who is departing the series due to a health issue. The eight-episode miniseries, greenlit earlier this year, tells the story of the Navy Seal team responsible for the killing of Osama bin Laden. Written by William Broyles and military special operations veteran David Broyles, “Six” follows a squad of elite U.S. soldiers, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover an American citizen working with the terrorists. Also Read: History Orders Navy.
- 4/18/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Joe Manganiello has dropped out of his starring role in Six, History channel’s eight-episode Navy Seal drama, TVLine has confirmed. Manganiello’s departure has brought production to a standstill as producers scramble to recast his role.
According to Variety, the True Blood vet exited the project due to a “manageable” preexisting health issue.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
Six focuses on an elite team of Navy SEALs whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists.
According to Variety, the True Blood vet exited the project due to a “manageable” preexisting health issue.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
Six focuses on an elite team of Navy SEALs whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists.
- 4/14/2016
- TVLine.com
Nadine Velasquez (Ride Along 2, Flight) and Brianne Davis (True Blood, Jarhead) have been cast opposite Barry Sloane in History's eight-episode military action drama series Six, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Written by William Broyles (Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military Special Operations veteran, and inspired by current events, Six follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in…...
- 2/22/2016
- Deadline TV
"True Blood" and "Magic Mike Xxl" star Joe Manganiello will co-star opposite British beefcake Barry Sloane in History's upcoming eight-episode military action drama series "Six".
Written by William Broyles ("Jarhead") and military Special Operations veteran David Broyles, the story follows the brotherhood of modern American warriors - Navy Seal Team Six - whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists.
Manganiello will play Rip Taggart, a haggard and aggressive military man who was once the squad leader. Now he's working in Africa, protecting a small village from Boko Haram. A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company are producing the project.
Source: The Live Feed...
Written by William Broyles ("Jarhead") and military Special Operations veteran David Broyles, the story follows the brotherhood of modern American warriors - Navy Seal Team Six - whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists.
Manganiello will play Rip Taggart, a haggard and aggressive military man who was once the squad leader. Now he's working in Africa, protecting a small village from Boko Haram. A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company are producing the project.
Source: The Live Feed...
- 2/18/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Brace for Six-pack zingers in five, four, three, two…
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
True Blood‘s enviably torso’d Joe Manganiello has landed a starring role in Six, History channel’s eight-episode drama about an elite team of Navy SEALs whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. Our sister site Deadline broke the news.
Manganiello, who recently guest-starred on CBS’ Mom and will appear in Netflix’s Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, will play “Rip Taggart,...
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
True Blood‘s enviably torso’d Joe Manganiello has landed a starring role in Six, History channel’s eight-episode drama about an elite team of Navy SEALs whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. Our sister site Deadline broke the news.
Manganiello, who recently guest-starred on CBS’ Mom and will appear in Netflix’s Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, will play “Rip Taggart,...
- 2/17/2016
- TVLine.com
True Blood alum Joe Manganiello is set to co-star opposite Barry Sloane in History's eight-episode military action drama series Six, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Written by William Broyles (Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military Special Operations veteran, and inspired by current events, Six follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a…...
- 2/17/2016
- Deadline TV
Kyle Schmid (Copper, Being Human) has signed on for a lead role in History's new military drama Six, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Written by William Broyles (Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military Special Operations veteran, and inspired by current events, Six follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the…...
- 2/11/2016
- Deadline TV
Edwin Hodge (Chicago Fire, The Purge) has joined the ensemble cast of History's eight-episode military action drama series Six, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Written by William Broyles (Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military Special Operations veteran, and inspired by current events, Six follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S…...
- 2/3/2016
- Deadline TV
Revenge vet Barry Sloane has enlisted in Six, History channel’s eight-episode action drama from Academy Award-nominated Apollo 13 screenwriter William Broyles Jr. and military special ops veteran David Broyles.
RelatedRevenge Finale Gets Barry Sloane’s Seal of Approval: ‘Emily and Jack Were Always Supposed to End Up Together’
Inspired by current events, the series will follow Navy Seal Team Six, “the best of the best,” whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. The project promises to capture “what these SEALs do, their complex personal lives,...
RelatedRevenge Finale Gets Barry Sloane’s Seal of Approval: ‘Emily and Jack Were Always Supposed to End Up Together’
Inspired by current events, the series will follow Navy Seal Team Six, “the best of the best,” whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. The project promises to capture “what these SEALs do, their complex personal lives,...
- 2/3/2016
- TVLine.com
Revenge alum Barry Sloane is set to lead the ensemble cast of History's eight-episode military action drama series Six, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Written by William Broyles (Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military Special Operations veteran, and inspired by current events, Six follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen…...
- 2/3/2016
- Deadline TV
Former "Revenge" and "Longmire" hunk Barry Sloane has joined the cast of History's military action drama series "Six" which A+E Studios and Harvey Weinstein will produce.
The story centers on Navy Seal Team Six and their 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, a mission which goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. Sloane will play Joan "Bear" Graves, the recently appointed leader of Seal Team Six.
Military special operations veteran David Broyles penned the script, with William Broyles ("Castaway"), Alfredo Barrios Jr. ("Burn Notice") and Karen Campbell ("Dexter") helping with the writing for the series. Bob Weinstein and George W. Perkins will also executive produce.
Source: The Live Feed...
The story centers on Navy Seal Team Six and their 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, a mission which goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. Sloane will play Joan "Bear" Graves, the recently appointed leader of Seal Team Six.
Military special operations veteran David Broyles penned the script, with William Broyles ("Castaway"), Alfredo Barrios Jr. ("Burn Notice") and Karen Campbell ("Dexter") helping with the writing for the series. Bob Weinstein and George W. Perkins will also executive produce.
Source: The Live Feed...
- 2/3/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Devious Maids alum Dominic Adams has signed on for a lead role in History's new military drama Six, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Written by William Broyles (Castaway, Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military Special Operations veteran, and inspired by current events, Six follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with…...
- 1/26/2016
- Deadline TV
Homeland director Lesli Linka Glatter has signed on to helm the first two episodes of of History’s new military drama Six, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. She also will serve as an executive producer of the series. Written by William Broyles (Castaway, Apollo 13, Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military special operations veteran, and inspired by current events, Six follows a brotherhood of modern American warriors, Navy Seal Team Six, the best of the best…...
- 1/21/2016
- Deadline TV
The History Channel is looking to embark on a mission with The Weinstein Company. They’ve teamed up for a new military series called Six, which will center on Seal Team Six, the team that brought down the Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Operation Neptune Spear.
This will be an eight-episode military action drama that will tell the real life stories of the team and their missions, “capturing SEALs’ complex personal lives, and the life and death decisions they make, with each season set in a different location, starting with Africa.” The series is being written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Vietnam veteran William Broyles (Castaway, Jarhead) and his son David Broyles, a military special operations veteran. They were obviously brought in because they have first hand experience.
Why are they starting with Africa? Harvey Weinstein said:
“The idea originally came to me when I read about Boko Haram kidnapping school children in Africa.
This will be an eight-episode military action drama that will tell the real life stories of the team and their missions, “capturing SEALs’ complex personal lives, and the life and death decisions they make, with each season set in a different location, starting with Africa.” The series is being written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Vietnam veteran William Broyles (Castaway, Jarhead) and his son David Broyles, a military special operations veteran. They were obviously brought in because they have first hand experience.
Why are they starting with Africa? Harvey Weinstein said:
“The idea originally came to me when I read about Boko Haram kidnapping school children in Africa.
- 1/10/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
History is continuing a push into scripted drama following their success with "Vikings" along with event series like "Hatfields & McCoys" and "Sons of Liberty". Now, two more ongoing series have joined the line-up with the network greenlighting two new originals - the Crusade-era "Knightfall" and the military drama "Six".
"Knightfall" will chronicle the mysterious yet truthful accounts of the elite Crusade-era warriors known as the Knights Templar - a group that inspired much fiction from the Arthurian legends to modern day franchises in various formats like "Star Wars" and "Assassin's Creed".
A ten-episode first season of "Knightfall" has been ordered with Jeremy Renner's production company The Combine to produce and "The Avengers" star expected to guest star.
The 21st century military drama "Six" is inspired by current events told through the lens of the Navy Seal Team Six. The story is loosely based on real missions handled by the...
"Knightfall" will chronicle the mysterious yet truthful accounts of the elite Crusade-era warriors known as the Knights Templar - a group that inspired much fiction from the Arthurian legends to modern day franchises in various formats like "Star Wars" and "Assassin's Creed".
A ten-episode first season of "Knightfall" has been ordered with Jeremy Renner's production company The Combine to produce and "The Avengers" star expected to guest star.
The 21st century military drama "Six" is inspired by current events told through the lens of the Navy Seal Team Six. The story is loosely based on real missions handled by the...
- 1/7/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
History has ordered eight episodes of the Six TV series, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. This military action drama is inspired by recent events. On a mission to eliminate a Taliban leader, Navy Seal Team Six finds a Us citizen working in cooperation with terrorists.
Executive producing are William Broyles, David Broyles, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Alfredo Barrios, Jr., and George W. Perkins. Bruce C. McKenna is Executive Consultant. McKenna, Barrios, William and David Broyles, and Karen Campbell are set to write. Retired U.S. Navy Seal Mitchell Hall will serve as technical advisor to the series.
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Executive producing are William Broyles, David Broyles, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Alfredo Barrios, Jr., and George W. Perkins. Bruce C. McKenna is Executive Consultant. McKenna, Barrios, William and David Broyles, and Karen Campbell are set to write. Retired U.S. Navy Seal Mitchell Hall will serve as technical advisor to the series.
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- 1/7/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
History is making a push in original scripted series with two follow-up series to its breakout Vikings. On the heels of the 10-episode straight-to-series order to the Crusades-themed historical drama Knighfall, executive produced by Jeremy Renner, the cable network has greenlighted Six, an eight-episode contemporary military action drama from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Vietnam veteran William Broyles (Castaway, Jarhea…...
- 1/6/2016
- Deadline TV
The History channel has greenlit eight episodes of Six, a real life-inspired military action drama from Academy Award-nominated Apollo 13 screenwriter William Broyles Jr. and military special ops veteran David Broyles.
RelatedHistory Orders Knights Templar Drama; Jeremy Renner to Produce, Guest-Star
Inspired by current events, the series will follow Navy Seal Team Six, “the best of the best,” whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. The project promises to capture “what these SEALs do, their complex personal lives, and the life and death decisions they make.
RelatedHistory Orders Knights Templar Drama; Jeremy Renner to Produce, Guest-Star
Inspired by current events, the series will follow Navy Seal Team Six, “the best of the best,” whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. The project promises to capture “what these SEALs do, their complex personal lives, and the life and death decisions they make.
- 1/6/2016
- TVLine.com
History has ordered to series “Six,” a fictionalized military drama inspired by Seal Team Six, the unit that was responsible for the assassination of Osama bin Laden. Written by William Broyles and military special operations veteran David Broyles, “Six” follows a squad of elite U.S. soldiers, Navy Seal Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover an American citizen working with the terrorists. The network has greenlit an eight-episode season. Also Read: Craig Ferguson's 'Join or Die' Gets Series Order at History The series will be executive produced by William and David Broyles,...
- 1/6/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
White Horse Pictures and Lionsgate are teaming to produce "Emperor," the first film in a proposed trilogy adaptation of Conn Iggulden's series of novels about a young Julius Caesar and his best friend Brutus.
William Broyles Jr., Stephen Harrigan, Burr Steers and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers are penning the script which will be based on the first two books in the series. Nigel Sinclair, Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Matt Jackson will produce the project which is currently seeking a director. Nunnari says in an official statement:
"Combining the sweep of '300' with the intrigue of 'Game of Thrones,' this is the part of the story of the mighty Julius Caesar that nobody knows - his emergence alongside Brutus as young powerhouses in Rome, a fresh and contemporary retelling of their rivalries, passions and jealousies, captured in a movie with breath-taking action, spectacular visual effects and epic scope.
William Broyles Jr., Stephen Harrigan, Burr Steers and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers are penning the script which will be based on the first two books in the series. Nigel Sinclair, Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Matt Jackson will produce the project which is currently seeking a director. Nunnari says in an official statement:
"Combining the sweep of '300' with the intrigue of 'Game of Thrones,' this is the part of the story of the mighty Julius Caesar that nobody knows - his emergence alongside Brutus as young powerhouses in Rome, a fresh and contemporary retelling of their rivalries, passions and jealousies, captured in a movie with breath-taking action, spectacular visual effects and epic scope.
- 8/27/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Joe Wright is understood to be in talks to direct The Lifeboat starring Anne Hathaway.
The actress has been linked to the project as a producer since 2013, but it appears it may be a step closer to starting procution with a director lined up according to Empire.
The Lifeboat is an adaption of Charlotte Rogan's historical novel, which Cast Away writer William Broyles Jr. is working on.
It follows the troubles of Grace Winter, a woman standing trial for murder in 1914 who has survived the sinking of a transatlantic liner (wonder where that idea came from?).
Grace and her husband find themselves in a boat which is too full (they always are) and the survivors start scheming on removing some of them.
Grace's trial then sees her giving her testimony on what followed - but it's not clear if Grace was a part of the mini-mutiny or if she has been blamed for it.
The actress has been linked to the project as a producer since 2013, but it appears it may be a step closer to starting procution with a director lined up according to Empire.
The Lifeboat is an adaption of Charlotte Rogan's historical novel, which Cast Away writer William Broyles Jr. is working on.
It follows the troubles of Grace Winter, a woman standing trial for murder in 1914 who has survived the sinking of a transatlantic liner (wonder where that idea came from?).
Grace and her husband find themselves in a boat which is too full (they always are) and the survivors start scheming on removing some of them.
Grace's trial then sees her giving her testimony on what followed - but it's not clear if Grace was a part of the mini-mutiny or if she has been blamed for it.
- 5/30/2015
- Digital Spy
In what sounds like it could be a cinematic match in heaven, director Joe Wright is in talks to oversee The Lifeboat, which Anne Hathaway has already signed up to star in. Why are Wright and Hathaway so perfect for each other? Because they.re both dramatic heavyweights, and you can imagine that Wright is going to make sure that Hathaway sheds a tear or two (or 15) in what should be a compelling drama. Deadline exclusively reports that Joe Wright is currently holding discussions with Film 360, Working Title and Focus Features to direct and bring Charlotte Rogan.s book to the big screen. Alongside this trifecta of studios, Anne Hathaway is also in line to produce and star in The Lifeboat, which tells the story of a newlywed/widow who stands on trial accused of murder in 1914. The current script has been adapted by Apollo 13 and Castaway's William Broyles Jr....
- 5/29/2015
- cinemablend.com
It looks like the director of Pan may have his next project.
Deadline reported on Thursday that director Joe Wright is in talks to join The Lifeboat, an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s book. As of now, Anne Hathaway is attached to star in the film.
According to the site, the book is about a young newlywed-turned-widow standing trial in 1914 for murder. The story recounts how with the help of her new husband she survived the sinking of the Empress, a transatlantic ocean liner. She finds herself on a lifeboat, only to discover there are too many people on board, leading to a moral crisis as to who stays and who has to go.
William Broyles Jr. (Cast Away) is writing the script and exec producing.
Hathaway is definitely one of the best actresses working today and the story sounds interesting. Wright is a talented director who has done great...
Deadline reported on Thursday that director Joe Wright is in talks to join The Lifeboat, an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s book. As of now, Anne Hathaway is attached to star in the film.
According to the site, the book is about a young newlywed-turned-widow standing trial in 1914 for murder. The story recounts how with the help of her new husband she survived the sinking of the Empress, a transatlantic ocean liner. She finds herself on a lifeboat, only to discover there are too many people on board, leading to a moral crisis as to who stays and who has to go.
William Broyles Jr. (Cast Away) is writing the script and exec producing.
Hathaway is definitely one of the best actresses working today and the story sounds interesting. Wright is a talented director who has done great...
- 5/28/2015
- by Zach Dennis
- SoundOnSight
Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice) will soon bring us a new world of Peter Pan in Pan, but his next directorial effort will swap a pirate boat for a lifeboat. Deadline is reporting the director is in talks to helm an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan's 2013 release "The Lifeboat" for Focus Features, Working Title and Film 360. Anne Hathaway will star and produce the upcoming film. No release date is set. Rogan's novel focuses on a woman (Hathaway) who stands trial for her husband's murder. She also ends up the survivor of an ocean liner crash aboard a lifeboat. But, the boat cannot hold all of its passengers, leading to some likely rough waters ahead for those afloat. No stranger to survival tales, Castaway writer William Broyles Jr. will pen the screenplay, as well as serve as an executive producer. Wright is finishing up Pan for Warner Bros., which was moved...
- 5/28/2015
- by Cory Woodroof
- Rope of Silicon
Anne Hathaway has been busy putting together a new starring role. She’s been a producer on the adaptation of a book called The Lifeboat since at least 2013, but is in the process of locking down a director, with Anna Karenina’s Joe Wright now in talks. William Broyles Jr., who knows a little bit about people stuck in difficult situations after writing Cast Away, is at work on the script. Charlotte Rogan’s historical novel focuses on Grace Winter, a young woman standing trial for murder in 1914. As part of her testimony, Grace recalls how she and her new husband survived the sinking of a transatlantic ship called the Empress and ended up stranded in a lifeboat. Trouble is, there were too many people aboard, and the survivors starting to think about getting rid of one or two of them. Was Grace part of a plot? Or an innocent victim of a whispering campaign?...
- 5/28/2015
- EmpireOnline
Brit director Joe Wright is stepping back into period garb to direct "The Lifeboat," reports Deadline. In this film version of Charlotte Rogan's celebrated debut novel, Anne Hathaway is attached to star as Grace Winter, a young widow on trial for murder and who survives her husband on a sinking ocean liner and ends up marooned on a lifeboat in 1914. The number of people on board leads to a moral question of who stays, and who goes. Focus Features and Working Title acquired rights to the film, which Hathaway is also in talks to produce. "Castaway" scribe William Broyles Jr., fittingly, is writing this script and executive-producing. Working Title's Tim Beva and Eric Fellner — who backed Wright's 2007 Best Picture nominee "Atonement" — and Liza Chasin are producing alongside Film 360. Read More: Joe Wright's "Pan" Gets Fall Release Date: Good News or Bad News? Meanwhile, Joe Wright's Jm Barrie update "Pan,...
- 5/28/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Pan director Joe Wright is venturing out to sea again – though his vessel will be sailing through water, not air, this time around. The helmer is in talks to direct The Lifeboat, an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s book, with Anne Hathaway attached to the lead role.
Working Title and Focus Features are producing alongside Hathaway.
The Les Miserables Oscar winner will play a young newlywed-turned-widow standing trial for murder in 1914. As she faces down a jury that could decide whether she lives or dies, the woman recounts her struggle to survive, alongside her new husband, in the aftermath of the sinking of the Empress, a transatlantic ocean liner. Climbing aboard a lifeboat, she is momentarily saved, only to realize that the lifeboat has exceeded capacity – and that some must surrender their own lives in order to ensure the survival of the others.
William Broyles Jr., known for high-stakes survival...
Working Title and Focus Features are producing alongside Hathaway.
The Les Miserables Oscar winner will play a young newlywed-turned-widow standing trial for murder in 1914. As she faces down a jury that could decide whether she lives or dies, the woman recounts her struggle to survive, alongside her new husband, in the aftermath of the sinking of the Empress, a transatlantic ocean liner. Climbing aboard a lifeboat, she is momentarily saved, only to realize that the lifeboat has exceeded capacity – and that some must surrender their own lives in order to ensure the survival of the others.
William Broyles Jr., known for high-stakes survival...
- 5/28/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
A couple of years ago, fresh off her Oscar win for "Les Miserables," Anne Hathaway signed up to produce and star in "The Lifeboat," an adaptation of the novel by Charlotte Rogan. And then we didn't hear much. But the project is back out on the water with a promising director in tow. Deadline reports that Joe Wright is in talks to helm the picture. William Broyles Jr. ("Apollo 13," "Jarhead," "Flags Of Our Fathers") has adapted the book that tells the story of newlywed Grace Winter, who stands trial for murder in 1914, after surviving the sinking of the transatlantic ship Empress. Here's the book synopsis: Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life. In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying Grace and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry...
- 5/28/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"Atonement " and "Pan" helmer Joe Wright is in talks to direct an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s book "The Lifeboat" at Working Title and Focus Features.
Anne Hathaway is attached to star and produce the film about a young newlywed-turned-widow standing trial in 1914 for murder.
With the help of her new husband, she survives the sinking of a transatlantic ocean liner and finds herself on a lifeboat, only to discover there are too many people on board leading to a moral crisis as to who stays.
William Broyles Jr. ("Castaway") is writing the script and executive producing. Tim Beva, Eric Fellner, Suzan Bymel, Ben Forkner and Liza Chasin are producing.
Source: Deadline...
Anne Hathaway is attached to star and produce the film about a young newlywed-turned-widow standing trial in 1914 for murder.
With the help of her new husband, she survives the sinking of a transatlantic ocean liner and finds herself on a lifeboat, only to discover there are too many people on board leading to a moral crisis as to who stays.
William Broyles Jr. ("Castaway") is writing the script and executive producing. Tim Beva, Eric Fellner, Suzan Bymel, Ben Forkner and Liza Chasin are producing.
Source: Deadline...
- 5/28/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
'Cast Away' Movie with Tom Hanks stranded on a deserted island 'Cast Away' Movie review: Tom Hanks excellent in high-concept Hollywood flick disguised as existential adventure drama Most people will see Robert Zemeckis' Cast Away as a celebration of the Triumph of the Human Spirit. A minority, myself included, will prefer the more mundane explanation that the film merely depicts a man following his survival instincts, which propel him – like any other animal, from cockroaches to crocodiles – to fight to remain alive almost against his will. Whichever way one chooses to view the survival of Tom Hanks' Federal Express engineer Chuck Noland (No-land, get it?) after being stranded for years on a deserted island (mostly shot in Monuriki, Fiji), Cast Away is little more than an elaborate, populist star vehicle disguised as an existential The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe-esque drama. A volleyball named Wilson The story of a...
- 5/13/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
“Launch Control this is Houston. We are Go for launch.”
A harrowing moment in human history became an exhilarating cinematic event two decades ago when acclaimed director Ron Howard chronicled Nasa’s tense 1970 lunar mission crisis in the Oscar-nominated film Apollo 13.
To Nasa enthusiasts and Saturn V rocket experts, the launch sequence, along with James Horner’s emotional score, is the greatest in movie history.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates the unforgettable tale of courage and conviction with Apollo 13: 20th Anniversary Edition, coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD on June 2, 2015.
Newly restored and remastered using the original high-resolution 35mm film elements, the commemorative edition comes with an array of bonus features including “Apollo 13: Twenty Years Later,” an all-new retrospective featuring exclusive interviews with director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer.
The restored version of Apollo 13 premieres on March 27 at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood.
A harrowing moment in human history became an exhilarating cinematic event two decades ago when acclaimed director Ron Howard chronicled Nasa’s tense 1970 lunar mission crisis in the Oscar-nominated film Apollo 13.
To Nasa enthusiasts and Saturn V rocket experts, the launch sequence, along with James Horner’s emotional score, is the greatest in movie history.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates the unforgettable tale of courage and conviction with Apollo 13: 20th Anniversary Edition, coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD on June 2, 2015.
Newly restored and remastered using the original high-resolution 35mm film elements, the commemorative edition comes with an array of bonus features including “Apollo 13: Twenty Years Later,” an all-new retrospective featuring exclusive interviews with director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer.
The restored version of Apollo 13 premieres on March 27 at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood.
- 3/24/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
China Beach
Created by William Broyles, Jr. and John Sacret Young
April 27, 1988 – July 22, 199, ABC
I never understood why more often than not, on lists of the greatest TV shows, greatest characters, or greatest anything TV connected, poor China Beach seems to get no love. How can a critically acclaimed show about an historic event so unforgettable be so often forgotten? With the cast recently reuniting for the first time in 25 years, there’s no better time to look back at one of my favorite series of all time. Hopefully, I’ll get the recently released box set for Christmas (and be able to finally get rid of that bootleg first season I’ve had for years).
I wasn’t a fan at first. When it originally aired, I was about 14 and initially thought ‘Who wants to watch a show about a war?’ A long, plodding hour-long drama on late night...
Created by William Broyles, Jr. and John Sacret Young
April 27, 1988 – July 22, 199, ABC
I never understood why more often than not, on lists of the greatest TV shows, greatest characters, or greatest anything TV connected, poor China Beach seems to get no love. How can a critically acclaimed show about an historic event so unforgettable be so often forgotten? With the cast recently reuniting for the first time in 25 years, there’s no better time to look back at one of my favorite series of all time. Hopefully, I’ll get the recently released box set for Christmas (and be able to finally get rid of that bootleg first season I’ve had for years).
I wasn’t a fan at first. When it originally aired, I was about 14 and initially thought ‘Who wants to watch a show about a war?’ A long, plodding hour-long drama on late night...
- 11/5/2013
- by Dasilva
- SoundOnSight
With Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar already on her slate, along with the independent movie Song One, things are definitely looking good for Anne Hathaway following her Oscar-winning performance in Les Misérables. And now the actress is set to earn her second credit as a producer, boarding the adaptation of the historical novel, The Lifeboat.
THR report that Hathaway is attached to both produce and star in the adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s debut novel, the rights for which have been jointly acquired by Working Title and Focus Features.
Courtesy of Amazon, here’s the synopsis for Rogan’s original novel:
Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life.
In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying Grace and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat,...
THR report that Hathaway is attached to both produce and star in the adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s debut novel, the rights for which have been jointly acquired by Working Title and Focus Features.
Courtesy of Amazon, here’s the synopsis for Rogan’s original novel:
Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life.
In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying Grace and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat,...
- 6/24/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Anne Hathaway is all set for another period drama as she has signed on to star in an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s The Lifeboat. The actress will take the lead role in the harrowing story, which is set in the early 1900s and follows “a woman who escapes a sinking ship, only to find herself at the mercy of a lifeboat full of desperate survivors.”
If you’re unfamiliar with the novel, check out the plot summary below:
“It is the summer of 1914 and Europe is on the brink of war, but Grace Winter’s future finally seems secure as she and her new husband set sail for New York, where she hopes to win over a disapproving and status-conscious mother-in-law. When a mysterious explosion sinks their ship, Grace is thrust into a lifeboat by a quick-witted crew member, who climbs in after her even though the boat is already filled beyond capacity.
If you’re unfamiliar with the novel, check out the plot summary below:
“It is the summer of 1914 and Europe is on the brink of war, but Grace Winter’s future finally seems secure as she and her new husband set sail for New York, where she hopes to win over a disapproving and status-conscious mother-in-law. When a mysterious explosion sinks their ship, Grace is thrust into a lifeboat by a quick-witted crew member, who climbs in after her even though the boat is already filled beyond capacity.
- 6/21/2013
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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