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First Official Look at Shia Labeouf In Robert Redford’s ‘The Company You Keep’
16 May 2012 12:19 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Shot last year, we’ve been heavily anticipating the next directorial effort from Robert Redford. Despite crafting one majorly dull film with The Conspirator, there’s a few factors that have our eyes on The Company You Keep. With a script from Lem Dobbs (The Limey, Haywire) and a score by Cliff Martinez (Drive, Contagion), the film has an excellent cast, toplined by Shia Labeouf. The young actor is finally breaking out of his Michael Bay grasp and heading to much more enticing projects, including Lawless, bowing at Cannes this week.
Adapted from Neil Gordon‘s novel, the film centers on “a former Weather Underground militant Jim Grant (Redford) wanted by the FBI for 30 years for a Bank of Michigan robbery, who must go on the run when his true identity is exposed by a young, ambitious reporter (Labeouf) hell-bent on making a name for himself.” Julie Christie, Sam Elliott, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Take Three: Chris Cooper
14 May 2012 8:11 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Craig here with this week’s Take Three. Today: Chris Cooper
Take One: Adaptation. (2002)
Cooper was up against a quartet of big names in the 2003 Best Supporting Actor Oscar race: Christopher Walken (Catch Me if You Can), Ed Harris (The Hours), John C. Reilly (Chicago) and Paul Newman (Road to Perdition). As the then least weighty name, his nomination didn’t necessarily guarantee success. But, conversely, his fifteen prior award wins and a further 5 nominations for the role spoke volumes. He emerged victorious, yet, inexplicably, Adaptation remains his only nod to date.
Spike Jonze’s very meta, self-referencing Adaptation was unique and playful in equal measure. It mulled over plenty of original ideas with its life-fiction overlap. Cooper, as orchid thief John Laroche, a real-life figure, stole the film away from actors as lively as Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Tilda Swinton. He played the wry humour and the tragedy of Laroche with equal skill. »
- Craig Bloomfield
HBO Passes on Jonathan Franzen and Noah Baumbach’s The Corrections
3 May 2012 2:15 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections for television, with the pilot script co-written by Baumbach and Franzen himself, sounded like a dream come true.
Franzen’s 2001 novel, often described as a masterpiece, was to be turned into a forty-episode adaptation, spanning four series, depending on HBO’s reception of the pilot, filmed earlier this year in Jauary.
Sadly, Variety are now reporting that HBO have decided not to pick it up, which of course puts a big question mark over the future of the project.
Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin (The Social Network, No Country for Old Men) has been working on the project for some time now, so I’m really hoping that all is not lost, and that it will be shopped to another network (and soon), because the line-up is fantastic.
In the pilot, Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest play the parents of Ewan McGregor, »
- Kenji Lloyd
The Corrections and Other Big Shows That HBO Never Aired
2 May 2012 12:30 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
HBO decided yesterday not to move forward with its planned adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, which at first glance seemed strange: It was a high-profile, high-prestige project with a lot of big-name talent attached, including Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Noah Baumbach adapted and directed the pilot. But in recent years, HBO has passed on a lot of shows in the same mold — shows that sound fancy or terrific or have star power or intrigue.This year already, HBO has declined to pick up 40 and Da Brick, both from Entourage producer Doug Ellin. 40, sort of like Entourage: The Middle Aged Years, would have starred Ed Burns, Michael Imperioli, Michael Rapaport, and Adrian Pasdar. Da Brick, which Spike Lee was producing and would have directed, was about an up-and-coming boxer. Going back just a little bit further to the 2011–2012 development season, there was »
- Margaret Lyons
Don't Make A Sad Face, Ewan
2 May 2012 8:27 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Ja from Mnpp here. Have y'all heard the lousy news that HBO has passed on The Corrections? An adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's well-loved 2001 bestseller, the HBO series was going to be produced by the terrifically talented Noah Baumbach and had lined up a truly amazing cast with Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest as the parents and Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal and Greta Gerwig as their adult children. Ahh! That cast leaves me a little breathless.
They filmed a pilot, which all of us should immediately call our state representatives about enacting legislation which would force the immediate dissemination thereof. There's like a Freedom of Information Act or something right? Bring that up. We can do it!
Anyway HBO passed on it. The plan had been fairly massive - they wanted to make four ten-episode long seasons - so it always seemed a little too good to be true. »
- JA
'The Corrections' The TV Series is a No-Go
2 May 2012 6:57 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Sorry, Franzenites. According to Deadline, HBO has scrapped its plans to make a series based on Jonathan Franzen's acclaimed 2001 novel about a Midwestern couple and their three grown children after considering its pilot. "The Corrections" was shaping up to be high-end TV indeed, with Noah Baumbach handling the adaptation with Franzen and Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig in the cast. Deadline reports that "Word is HBO brass liked the performances but the decision came down to adapting the book’s challenging narrative, which moves through time and cuts forwards and back. While that works in the novel, it proved difficult to sustain in a series and challenging for viewers to follow, hampering the potential show’s accessibility." "The Corrections" has been kicking around the studios for years now -- producer Scott Rudin holds the rights, »
- Alison Willmore
'The Corrections' The TV Series is a No-Go
2 May 2012 6:57 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Sorry, Franzenites. According to Deadline, HBO has scrapped its plans to make a series based on Jonathan Franzen's acclaimed 2001 novel about a Midwestern couple and their three grown children after considering its pilot. "The Corrections" was shaping up to be high-end TV indeed, with Noah Baumbach handling the adaptation with Franzen and Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig in the cast. Deadline reports that "Word is HBO brass liked the performances but the decision came down to adapting the book’s challenging narrative, which moves through time and cuts forwards and back. While that works in the novel, it proved difficult to sustain in a series and challenging for viewers to follow, hampering the potential show’s accessibility." "The Corrections" has been kicking around the studios for years now -- producer Scott Rudin holds the rights,...
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- Alison Willmore
HBO Cancels Its "Corrections" Plans
1 May 2012 9:07 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
HBO has scrapped plans for its high-profile and expensive drama pilot "The Corrections" reports The Live Feed.
The pilot was first announced last year and consisted of some major heavy weight talent. Noah Baumbach and Scott Rudin were to produce, the story was based on a Jonathan Franzen best-seller, and the likes of Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Dianne Weist were set to star.
The project joins several scrapped drama pilots at the network this year including "Da Brick" and "40". The news comes as the cabler picked up the Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson-led anthology series "True Detective" earlier this week. »
- Garth Franklin
HBO Passes on The Corrections Adaptation Starring Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal
1 May 2012 7:50 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I have a tendency to write a little too breathlessly about projects in development at HBO. So it is important for me to learn that like every other network, HBO passes on some series, no matter how great the talent attached. Variety reports the network passed on The Corrections, the adaptation of the bestselling Jonathan Franzen book about "the troubles of a Midwestern couple and their three adult children as they trace their lives from the mid-20th century to 'one last Christmas' together near the turn of the millennium." Writer/director Noah Baumbach (Greenberg) had assembled a stellar cast in Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans, Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper, and Greta Gerwig. McGregor, a man of taste and distinction, praised the scripts by Baumbach and Franzen, saying the "lovely writing" convinced him to spend four months of each of the next four years exploring this character. They shot the pilot in February, »
- Brendan Bettinger
The Star-Studded HBO Series You Won't See
1 May 2012 6:33 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"The Corrections" will not become an HBO series. According to Deadline.com, HBO is not moving forward with the pilot based on Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections." HBO confirmed Deadline.com's initial report to The Huffington Post.
Franzen co-wrote "The Corrections" pilot with "The Squid and the Whale" director Noah Baumbach, who helmed the project. Franzen's novel follows the Lampert family through the years as they age. Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest were to play the parents with Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Bruce Norris as the adult children. Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig were also a part of the star-studded cast.
While doing press for "The Muppets" in November 2011, Cooper told The Huffington Post's Mike Ryan he was eager about the project.
"Yeah, I'm very excited," Cooper said. "Boy, this is a brilliant book that Jonathan [Franzen] wrote and it's going to be a terrific challenge. We're going to see this family, »
- Chris Harnick
HBO won't order 'Corrections' to series
1 May 2012 5:27 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
HBO’s adaptation of the Jonathan Franzen novel The Corrections won’t go to series, EW has confirmed.
The pilot from Scott Rudin featured Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ewan McGregor and was about a dysfunctional Midwestern family. Cooper and Wiest played the parents of three adult children.
While the pay cabler reportedly liked the pilot, there were concerns about adapting the book into series. Franzen penned the script with Noah Baumbach.
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- Lynette Rice
HBO passes on 'Corrections' series
1 May 2012 2:53 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Sometimes an A-list cast and a famous literary pedigree just aren't enough. "The Corrections" pilot won't be picked up as a series by HBO. The pilot, based on the epic novel of the same title by Jonathan Franzen, was shot in February and featured such notable names as Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Dianne Weist, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig. The story centers on multiple generations of a small town family who reunite for a final Christmas holiday together and trace their lives though the decades. The novel won the prestigious National Book Award in 2001. Initially in development as »
- HitFix Staff
HBO Passes on Noah Baumbach’s Corrections
1 May 2012 2:15 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Despite an all-star cast (Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, and Maggie Gyllnehaal, among others) and a script co-written by Jonathan Franzen, HBO will not be moving forward with the Noah Baumbach–Scott Rudin adaptation of The Corrections. This is more than a little surprising! And a shame for anyone who was looking forward to Ewan McGregor's midwestern accent. »
- Amanda Dobbins
The Star-Studded HBO Series You Won't See
1 May 2012 2:10 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
"The Corrections" will not become an HBO series. According to Deadline.com, HBO is not moving forward with the pilot based on Jonathan Frazen's "The Corrections." HBO confirmed Deadline.com's initial report to The Huffington Post.
Frazen co-wrote "The Corrections" pilot with "The Squid and the Whale" director Noah Baumbach, who helmed the project. Frazen's novel follows the Lampert family through the years as they age. Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest were to play the parents with Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Bruce Norris as the adult children. Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig were also a part of the star-studded cast.
While doing press for "The Muppets" in November 2011, Cooper told The Huffington Post's Mike Ryan he was eager about the project.
"Yeah, I'm very excited," Cooper said. "Boy, this is a brilliant book that Jonathan [Franzen] wrote and it's going to be a terrific challenge. We're going to see this family, »
- Chris Harnick
'The Corrections' Not Moving Forward at HBO
1 May 2012 1:55 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
HBO is not moving forward with drama pilot The Corrections. The premium cable network has opted to pass on the pricey adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's best-seller, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Noah Baumbach/Scott Rudin project revolved around a Midwestern couple (Chris Cooper and Dianne Weist) and their adult children (Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal) and explored the family's dynamic in a story told from the mid-20th century to the millennium.
Rudin optioned the film rights for Paramount a decade ago before bringing the adaptation of the
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- Lesley Goldberg
Were They Killing Horses Or Something? HBO Passes On Noah Baumbach's 'The Corrections'
1 May 2012 1:51 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Well, call it karma or something. While we were thrilled that HBO picked up "True Detective," a new crime series that will star Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, with Cary Fukunaga ("Jane Eyre," "Sin Nombre") directing, it looks like another starry project unfortunately won't be going forward.
The network has passed on Noah Baumbach's "The Corrections," produced by Scott Rudin. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jonathan Franzen, the project lined up an incredile slate of talent with Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig on board for the story of a dysfunctional and repressed Midwestern family. Ambitions were very, very high for the project which, if the two-hour pilot had passed the test at HBO, was being planned for four ten-episode seasons, presumably greatly expanding the scope of the book. But for whatever reason, HBO has decided not to move on.
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Were They Killing Horses Or Something? HBO Passes On Noah Baumbach's 'The Corrections'
1 May 2012 1:51 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Well, call it karma or something. While we were thrilled that HBO picked up "True Detective," a new crime series that will star Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, with Cary Fukunaga ("Jane Eyre," "Sin Nombre") directing, it looks like another starry project unfortunately won't be going forward. The network has passed on Noah Baumbach's "The Corrections," produced by Scott Rudin. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jonathan Franzen, the project lined up an incredile slate of talent with Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig on board for the story of a dysfunctional and repressed Midwestern family. Ambitions were very, very high for the project which, if the two-hour pilot had passed the test at HBO, was being planned for four ten-episode seasons, presumably greatly expanding the scope of the book. But for whatever reason, HBO has decided not to move on. According to Deadline, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
HBO won't be making The Corrections into a TV show after all
1 May 2012 1:48 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
In one of the rare TV development stories where the word "surprising" is used appropriately, HBO has passed on The Corrections, the series adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's novel that seemed destined for not only pick-up but also Emmy accolades and NPR's Fresh Air profiles based on its pedigree. As we reported numerous times, because we were pretty sure it was all going to be worth it someday, the Noah Baumbach-directed show had amassed an impressive all-star cast that included Ewan McGregor, Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Greta Gerwig, and Rhys Ifans to bring to life Franzen's »
HBO Drama Pilot ‘The Corrections’ Not Going Forward
1 May 2012 1:30 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
HBO will not be going forward with the Noah Baumbach/Scott Rudin pilot The Corrections. The drama project, based on Jonathan Franzen’s acclaimed book, boasted one of most star-studded casts ever assembled on television: Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig. The Corrections revolved around the troubles of a Midwestern couple (Cooper, Wiest) and their adult children (McGregor, Gyllenhaal) as they trace their lives from the mid-20th century to “one last Christmas” together near the turn of the millennium. Attempting to bring Franzen’s book to the screen — something that had been tried unsuccessfully on the feature side for a decade — was considered a big swing. Word is HBO brass liked the performances but the decision came down to adapting the book’s challenging narrative, which moves through time and cuts forwards and back. While that works in the novel, it proved »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
Shocker: HBO Passes on The Corrections
1 May 2012 1:30 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
In a surprising move, HBO has decided not to move forward with its starry series adaptation of The Corrections.
The cabler made the decision after viewing the pilot, which boasted an enviable cast including Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest.
Based on the acclaimed Jonathan Franzen novel, The Corrections centers on an elderly Midwest couple (Cooper and Wiest) and their three children who look back on their lives together from the mid-20th century to their final Christmas.
Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) directed the pilot and co-wrote the script with Franzen.
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- Michael Ausiello
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