Elizabeth Banks has made her mark as a successful actress, and now she’s making her mark as a successful television producer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Banks and her husband, producer/author Max Handelman, have sold “Dave’s Dead,” a single-camera comedy to Fox. The project comes from 20th Century Fox Television and seems to be tapping into the macabre-loving portion of television audiences who tune into shows like “The Walking Dead”; “Dave’s Dead” is being called a mash-up of “My Name is Earl” and “Shawn of the Dead.” Sounds intriguing. While Banks and Handelman will act as non-writing executive producers, Eric D. Wasserman and Eric Siegel will act as writers and...
- 10/11/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
Elizabeth Banks has sold a comedy series to Fox. The Hunger Games actress will serve as an executive producer for the show alongside her husband Max Handelman, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Titled Dave's Dead, the comedy is described as a combination of the zombie film Shaun of the Dead and the TV series My Name is Earl. Eric Siegel and Eric D. Wasserman have been hired to write and executive produce the project as well. Banks recently finished shooting the (more)...
- 10/11/2011
- by By Tara Fowler
- Digital Spy
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