Daniel Craig Heading To TV For Series Adaptation Of Jonathan Franzen's 'Purity'
A Purity TV series is in the works with author Jonathan Franzen adapting his own book along with writer/director Todd Field. And Daniel Craig will star.
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TV Bits: HBO Passes On 'The Corrections', 'The West Wing' Reunites For Walking PSA
After a decade of false starts on the big screen, an adaptation Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections looked to finally be making some headway on the small screen. HBO began developing it as a series with producer Scott Rudin last fall, and quickly signed director Noah Baumbach as well as a high-profile cast including Ewan McGregor,…
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Maggie Gyllenhaal Circling Noah Baumbach's 'The Corrections' For HBO, Rhys Ifans Rumored
I know already I've gone on and on about how excited I am by HBO's adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, but considering the talent signed on -- Noah Baumbach, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest -- can you blame me? Today the good news continues with the report that Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rhys Ifans…
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Ewan McGregor Joins Chris Cooper And Dianne Wiest In Noah Baumbach's HBO Pilot 'The Corrections'
Hollywood's had a long history with botched adaptations of beloved novels, but from here it looks like fans of Jonathan Franzen's acclaimed book The Corrections have nothing to worry about. After years of attempting to bring the story to the big screen, producer Scott Rudin eventually turned to HBO -- and things have been shaping up…
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TV Bits: HBO's 'Luck' To Get Early Premiere, Plus: 'Alcatraz', Summer Glau, Noah Baumbach, Burt Reynolds, And More
Though the small screen retains an unfair reputation as a lesser medium -- think of all the snobby types who'll brag about not owning a television, but would never be so dismissive about books or movies -- the truth is that the medium varies as much as any other. Today's TV Bits runs the gamut…
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Dianne Wiest Boards Noah Baumbach's 'The Corrections' For HBO; Chris Cooper In Talks
Last month, I got very excited about reports that Noah Baumbach would be adapting The Corrections for HBO. The Squid and the Whale director struck me as a perfect pick to bring Jonathan Franzen's unhappy family tome to life. Today's news makes me even more certain that HBO will do right by Franzen. The project,…
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Rumor: Noah Baumbach Adapting Jonathan Franzen's 'The Corrections' For HBO
Whenever an existing property gets optioned for a new show or series, fans are left to hold their breaths and hope that the adaptation does the source material justice. If rumors of Noah Baumbach signing on for a TV adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's award-winning The Corrections is true, I'm guessing Franzen's fans have nothing to worry…
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