ABC has ordered a pilot script for a proposed drama series based on "The Lincoln Lawyer" and its lead character - charismatic defense attorney Mickey Haller reports Variety.
Michael Connelly has written five novels about the character, the first being 'Lawyer' which was adapted into a film which opened earlier this year. Matthew McConaughey played the role in the film which grossed a solid $85 million worldwide and scored quite strong reviews.
Now, Connelly and that film's script writer John Romano are teaming to pen the pilot for the procedural series which will tackle a case per week with Haller operating out of his Lincoln Town Car.
No-one is yet signed for the role or for other key characters such as his ex-wife and legal prosecutor Margaret McPherson, his daughter, his driver Earl and his investigator Levin.
Most of Connelly's novels focus on Haller's half-brother - Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. It...
Michael Connelly has written five novels about the character, the first being 'Lawyer' which was adapted into a film which opened earlier this year. Matthew McConaughey played the role in the film which grossed a solid $85 million worldwide and scored quite strong reviews.
Now, Connelly and that film's script writer John Romano are teaming to pen the pilot for the procedural series which will tackle a case per week with Haller operating out of his Lincoln Town Car.
No-one is yet signed for the role or for other key characters such as his ex-wife and legal prosecutor Margaret McPherson, his daughter, his driver Earl and his investigator Levin.
Most of Connelly's novels focus on Haller's half-brother - Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. It...
- 8/9/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
There's nothing quite like a little bit of legal drama to start your work week off right, is there? Certainly, when you've got actors like Matthew McConaughey and Marisa Tomei at the helm, there's plenty of room to launch into Monday with a star-studded legal affair like "The Lincoln Lawyer."
Yahoo Movies posted the first official trailer for "The Lincoln Lawyer" over the weekend, showcasing McConaughey's latest turn as a lawyer thrust into a hairy legal battle filled with murder and deception. Based on a novel from crime writer Michael Connelly, director Brad Furman's adaptation of "The Lincoln Lawyer" arrives in theaters on March 18, 2011.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" focuses on Mickey Haller, a criminal defense attorney who works in and around Los Angeles using a Lincoln Town Car as his mobile office. Haller's clients aren't exactly the cream of the crop, many of them gangsters and drug dealers — or, as...
Yahoo Movies posted the first official trailer for "The Lincoln Lawyer" over the weekend, showcasing McConaughey's latest turn as a lawyer thrust into a hairy legal battle filled with murder and deception. Based on a novel from crime writer Michael Connelly, director Brad Furman's adaptation of "The Lincoln Lawyer" arrives in theaters on March 18, 2011.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" focuses on Mickey Haller, a criminal defense attorney who works in and around Los Angeles using a Lincoln Town Car as his mobile office. Haller's clients aren't exactly the cream of the crop, many of them gangsters and drug dealers — or, as...
- 11/22/2010
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
A new episode of House will be airing on October 11 and Fox has released three sneak peeks for the episode.
A False Identity Is Revealed On An All-new “House” On Monday, October 11, On Fox
When a patient named Margaret McPherson is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro after suffering severe and uncontrollable vomiting, House and the team make unexpected discoveries about her identity as they assess her symptoms. When the symptoms don’t improve, the team looks to the patient’s medical history to unearth more about her past. Meanwhile, House gives Chase’s new hire a cold welcome, and a visit from House’s massage therapist forces House and Cuddy to confront the reservations in their relationship in the all-new “Massage Therapy” episode of House airing Monday, Oct. 11 (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Hou-704) (TV-14 D)
Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House; Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa...
A False Identity Is Revealed On An All-new “House” On Monday, October 11, On Fox
When a patient named Margaret McPherson is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro after suffering severe and uncontrollable vomiting, House and the team make unexpected discoveries about her identity as they assess her symptoms. When the symptoms don’t improve, the team looks to the patient’s medical history to unearth more about her past. Meanwhile, House gives Chase’s new hire a cold welcome, and a visit from House’s massage therapist forces House and Cuddy to confront the reservations in their relationship in the all-new “Massage Therapy” episode of House airing Monday, Oct. 11 (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Hou-704) (TV-14 D)
Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House; Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa...
- 10/11/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
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