Some HBO Development Updates (Zach Galifianakis, Ed Harris, ‘Hung’ Third Season And A ‘Talking Funny’ Special With Ricky Gervais)
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After a long wait Mildred Pierce, the mini-series adaptation starring Kate Winslet, will premiere this Sunday, March 27th, on HBO.
And more updates from the pay cable network:
Ed Harris has been cast as John McCain in the upcoming original movie Game Change, about the Arizona senator’s failed 2008 presidential campaign. Julianne Moore also stars as Sarah Palin. The movie is an adaptation for a book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin of the same name.
Spring/Fall, a comedy starring Tea Leoni, about the dysfunctional partnership between two women with different approaches to career, family, and friendship set against the backdrop of New York’s fashion world, has been ordered to pilot. Production is set to begin in June.
And a little hint on Hung season 3: Kaitlin Doubleday is set to recur on the show as Logan, a former student of Ray’s (Thomas Jane) who once again crosses his path.
The Hangover‘s Zach Galifianakis, who co-stars on HBO’s comedy series Bored to Death, has made a first-look deal with the network.
Galifianakis and Mike Gibbons co-created, wrote and are executive producing a low-budget comedy presentation for HBO starring comedian Brody Stevens and directed by Jonathan Krisel. It is a mocumentary starring Stevens as himself, which chronicles one day in the life of the comedian. Galifianakis appears in the presentation and is expected to guest star on the potential series.Here is the duo on Interview Challange:
Laughter is a serious thing – and HBO gives Ricky Gervais the opportunity to prove it, in a very funny way. Four top comics – Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock – discuss and debate their craft on the laugh-filled HBO presentation Talking Funny, debuting Friday, April 22nd (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT). Ricky Gervais is executive producer of the special.

24. Mar, 2011 



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