When Gillian Flynn novels hit the screen, it tends to result in something highly watchable. Take, for instance, David Fincher’s big-screen adaptation of Gone Girl, with its stellar casting of Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck, or HBO’s adaptation of the ultra-dark Sharp Objects, anchored by the ace Amy Adams. Now, another of Flynn’s novels is being adapted into an HBO series – her Sharp Objects follow-up Dark Places.
The series will see Flynn serve as co-creator, writer, and co-showrunner, working alongside Brett Johnson in all those capacities – while Guerrin Gardner will be co-creator and writer. The show is said to be in early development, so stay tuned for updates of it moving further into the pipeline. The novel was previously adapted as a film by writer-director Gilles Paquet-Brenner in 2015, with Charlize Theron leading the cast, though it went largely under the radar and received mixed reviews.
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The series will see Flynn serve as co-creator, writer, and co-showrunner, working alongside Brett Johnson in all those capacities – while Guerrin Gardner will be co-creator and writer. The show is said to be in early development, so stay tuned for updates of it moving further into the pipeline. The novel was previously adapted as a film by writer-director Gilles Paquet-Brenner in 2015, with Charlize Theron leading the cast, though it went largely under the radar and received mixed reviews.
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- 1/31/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - TV
HBO is developing a limited series based on the Gillian Flynn novel “Dark Places,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Flynn will serve as co-creator, writer, and co-showrunner on the project and holds the rights to the novel. Brett Johnson will also serve as co-showrunner, co-creator and writer, with Guerrin Gardner also credited as co-creator and writer. Theresa Kang and Caroline Garity of Blue Marble Pictures will executive produce along with Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi of Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment.
“Dark Places” was originally published in 2009. The official description states:
“Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in the famous 1985 ‘Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.’ She survived—and famously testified that her teenage brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, a pair of mother/daughter true crime ‘detectives’ locate a grownup Libby and pump her for details, believing that Ben is innocent. Libby, having spent...
Flynn will serve as co-creator, writer, and co-showrunner on the project and holds the rights to the novel. Brett Johnson will also serve as co-showrunner, co-creator and writer, with Guerrin Gardner also credited as co-creator and writer. Theresa Kang and Caroline Garity of Blue Marble Pictures will executive produce along with Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi of Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment.
“Dark Places” was originally published in 2009. The official description states:
“Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in the famous 1985 ‘Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.’ She survived—and famously testified that her teenage brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, a pair of mother/daughter true crime ‘detectives’ locate a grownup Libby and pump her for details, believing that Ben is innocent. Libby, having spent...
- 1/30/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
‘Escape At Dannemora’ Panel Describes Desolation And Boredom That Triggered Captivating Prison Break
Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora director Ben Stiller was in Italy filming in 2015 when the rest of us were glued to TV news reports of the upstate New York prison break that spawned a massive manhunt for convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat.
In the eight-hour limited series debuting Sunday, November 18, they’re played by Benecio del Toro and Paul Dano.
Writer/EPs Brett Johnson (Mad Men) and Michael Tolkin (The Player) told TCA-ers they began working on the project five days into the wild break executed by these two prisoners who had formed some sort of relationship through painting, and who were assisted in their escape by prison tailor with whom both men were having sex. Tilly Mitchell is played by Patricia Arquette.
Stiller initially passed on the opportunity to direct, feeling there weren’t enough facts in the writing which the writers said they could not...
In the eight-hour limited series debuting Sunday, November 18, they’re played by Benecio del Toro and Paul Dano.
Writer/EPs Brett Johnson (Mad Men) and Michael Tolkin (The Player) told TCA-ers they began working on the project five days into the wild break executed by these two prisoners who had formed some sort of relationship through painting, and who were assisted in their escape by prison tailor with whom both men were having sex. Tilly Mitchell is played by Patricia Arquette.
Stiller initially passed on the opportunity to direct, feeling there weren’t enough facts in the writing which the writers said they could not...
- 8/7/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
“I didn’t do anything wrong,” says the prison tailor played by Patricia Arquette in this trailer for Showtime’s upcoming Escape At Dannemora. “I mean not really wrong.”
Anyone who lived in Upstate New York when the real-life 2015 Dannemora prison break happened might beg to differ, but they’ll get a chance to hear the other side when the eight-hour limited series debuts on Showtime Sunday, November 18, 10 Pm Et/Pt. The premiere date was announced during today’s TCA Showtime panel by David Nevins, President and CEO of Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime also released a trailer for the series.
The real-life high-alert escape made headlines during summer 2015, mesmerizing New Yorkers with the strange odyssey of two convicted murderers and the 51-year-old woman who helped them escape.
Directed and executive produced by Ben Stiller, Escape At Dannemora is Showtime’s eight-hour limited series chronicling the bizarre tale. In addition to Arquette,...
Anyone who lived in Upstate New York when the real-life 2015 Dannemora prison break happened might beg to differ, but they’ll get a chance to hear the other side when the eight-hour limited series debuts on Showtime Sunday, November 18, 10 Pm Et/Pt. The premiere date was announced during today’s TCA Showtime panel by David Nevins, President and CEO of Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime also released a trailer for the series.
The real-life high-alert escape made headlines during summer 2015, mesmerizing New Yorkers with the strange odyssey of two convicted murderers and the 51-year-old woman who helped them escape.
Directed and executive produced by Ben Stiller, Escape At Dannemora is Showtime’s eight-hour limited series chronicling the bizarre tale. In addition to Arquette,...
- 8/6/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ondi Timoner’s 2009 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary, “We Live in Public,” will become a feature film directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jonah Hill as Josh Harris, the dot-com millionaire who carried out a surveillance experiment with 150 residents at a Manhattan hotel amid Y2K panic.
Bold Films will finance the project, which Timoner will produce with Stiller’s Red Hour Films. Timoner announced the project during an interview at a January 20, Dell-sponsored panel, “Life After Sundance — Building a Career in Indie Filmmaking.”
Timoner also briefly discussed “Mapplethorpe,” her just-completed biopic of Robert Mapplethorpe with “The Crown” star Matt Smith in the lead. She said Sundance accepted the film for the 2018 festival, but it hit “a bump” that prevented its screening.
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Red Hour Films CEO Nicky Weinstock told IndieWire that “We Live In Public” will be penned...
Bold Films will finance the project, which Timoner will produce with Stiller’s Red Hour Films. Timoner announced the project during an interview at a January 20, Dell-sponsored panel, “Life After Sundance — Building a Career in Indie Filmmaking.”
Timoner also briefly discussed “Mapplethorpe,” her just-completed biopic of Robert Mapplethorpe with “The Crown” star Matt Smith in the lead. She said Sundance accepted the film for the 2018 festival, but it hit “a bump” that prevented its screening.
Read More: Portraying Chaos: Ondi Timoner’s “We Live In Public” (Sundance ’09)
Red Hour Films CEO Nicky Weinstock told IndieWire that “We Live In Public” will be penned...
- 1/20/2018
- by Jenna Marotta and Dana Harris
- Indiewire
Tagline: "Some Monsters Aren't Born. They're Created." Del Playa is the latest, upcoming release from Terror Films. This title courted controversy, when it was associated with the Elliot Rdoger crime spree. Since 2015, the film has acquired a July release date. Del Playa will show in the United States and Canada, in just a few days. The film was directed by Shaun Hart. And, Del Playa stars: Devon Barnes , Ryan Ochoa, Brett Johnson and Alan Ayala. The film's official artwork and trailer are hosted here. The promotional material focuses on Matthew. He has his heart set on Claire. But, she already favours someone else. Rejection and a difficult home life push Matthew over the edge of sanity. Broken and alone, he turns his pain into something murderous. Now, everyone will pay for his perceived wrongs. A large portion of the film shows Matthew, behind a mask. He stalks a number of young woman.
- 7/18/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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