Netflix’s surprise hit psychological dark comedy series Baby Reindeer is surprising people with its cute name and intensely dark story. Created by Richard Gadd, the Netflix series is based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show of the same name and it tells Gadd’s experience of being sexually assaulted in his 20s. Baby Reindeer stars Gadd in the lead role with Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Tom Goodman-Hill, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Danny Kirrane, Hugh Coles, and Nina Sosanya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the psychologically thrilling look on obsession and the rawness of the dark comedy in Baby Reindeer you should check out these similar shows next.
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
- 4/25/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Paramount Pictures had good reason to believe Adrian Lyne's "Fatal Attraction" would be another box office smash for the hit-making studio (which had just dominated 1986 with five of the ten highest-grossing movies of that year — including the top two in "Top Gun" and "Crocodile Dundee"), but they couldn't have anticipated the film becoming a full-blown, adult-skewing blockbuster. Nevertheless, the erotic thriller about an extramarital fling that turns into a waking nightmare for the happily married Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) outperformed such heavy hitters as "Beverly Hills Cop II," "The Untouchables," and "Lethal Weapon" to become the second highest-grossing film of 1987 (behind the four-quadrant behemoth "Three Men and a Baby").
Why was the film such a pop cultural sensation? Every single element clicked perfectly into place. Lyne brought the sensual heat, James Dearden's screenplay tightened the screws with nerve-jangling precision, and the stars absolutely smoldered. Douglas and Glenn Close...
Why was the film such a pop cultural sensation? Every single element clicked perfectly into place. Lyne brought the sensual heat, James Dearden's screenplay tightened the screws with nerve-jangling precision, and the stars absolutely smoldered. Douglas and Glenn Close...
- 4/7/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Fatal Attraction — which wheezes back to life as a series starring Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan, premiering April 30 on Paramount+ — began as the 1979 short Diversion, about a one-night stand gone haywire, which writer-director James Dearden fleshed out into a feature screenplay.
With contributions from Nicholas Meyer (writer-director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), Paramount producers Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing were convinced they had a viable erotic thriller on their hands. The script tells the story of Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), a married New York lawyer who has what he thinks is no-strings sex with Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), a publishing executive, while his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and daughter are out of town. How wrong he is. Alex quickly becomes dangerously obsessed with Dan and the wife who stands in her way. The rest — from Alex’s “I’m not going to be ignored, Dan” to...
With contributions from Nicholas Meyer (writer-director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), Paramount producers Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing were convinced they had a viable erotic thriller on their hands. The script tells the story of Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), a married New York lawyer who has what he thinks is no-strings sex with Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), a publishing executive, while his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and daughter are out of town. How wrong he is. Alex quickly becomes dangerously obsessed with Dan and the wife who stands in her way. The rest — from Alex’s “I’m not going to be ignored, Dan” to...
- 4/30/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A curious Anne Archer lifts the lid off of a boiling pot only to discover the body of her young daughter’s mangled and bloated bunny. It’s a film scene that still echoes in the minds of cinephiles and physiological thriller enthusiasts alike. However, unlike the 1987 film starring Archer, Michael Douglas and the incomparable Glenn Close, Paramount+’s new series, “Fatal Attraction,” is void of boiled mammals. What it does have is a more intricately fleshed-out narrative of a pompous and ambitious district attorney Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson), whose tawdry affair with a young woman, Alexandra Forrest (Lizzy Caplan), quickly spirals out of his control.
“Dirty John” creator Alexandra Cunningham and writer Kevin J. Hynes’ series opens in the present day in Los Angeles, with a frazzled and bearded Dan pleading his case for parole. He’s served 15 years for killing Alex, a crime he attests to, before being granted his freedom.
“Dirty John” creator Alexandra Cunningham and writer Kevin J. Hynes’ series opens in the present day in Los Angeles, with a frazzled and bearded Dan pleading his case for parole. He’s served 15 years for killing Alex, a crime he attests to, before being granted his freedom.
- 4/29/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety Film + TV
The reshot ending of Adrian Lyne’s 1987 Fatal Attraction is one of the most successful blunders in Hollywood history.
Sure, turning Glenn Close’s scorned Alex Forrest into a nearly unkillable slasher villain undermined anything that was thematically interesting about the character and the movie. But it also produced a rousing climax that left bloodthirsty audiences cheering and helped make Fatal Attraction a blockbuster.
The conclusion so violated the setup of James Dearden’s script that it isn’t a surprise we’re being treated to a long-form re-conception of Fatal Attraction; it’s a surprise that it took so long.
“There’s only one way for something to end,” Alex (Lizzy Caplan) asserts in the eighth and final episode of Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction. “There’s only one decision to make. How are you going to get to that ending?”
Unfortunately, for all of that certitude, the new ending...
Sure, turning Glenn Close’s scorned Alex Forrest into a nearly unkillable slasher villain undermined anything that was thematically interesting about the character and the movie. But it also produced a rousing climax that left bloodthirsty audiences cheering and helped make Fatal Attraction a blockbuster.
The conclusion so violated the setup of James Dearden’s script that it isn’t a surprise we’re being treated to a long-form re-conception of Fatal Attraction; it’s a surprise that it took so long.
“There’s only one way for something to end,” Alex (Lizzy Caplan) asserts in the eighth and final episode of Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction. “There’s only one decision to make. How are you going to get to that ending?”
Unfortunately, for all of that certitude, the new ending...
- 4/26/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You don’t want to ignore the new trailer for Fatal Attraction, the upcoming eight-episode adaptation of the classic 1987 movie coming to Paramount+.
The Fatal Attraction series stars Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest, a woman who forms a deep connection with Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson) during a one-night stand, but when Dan decides to end the affair, Alex has trouble letting go. The series is based on the 1987 film of the same name starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Writer/executive producer Alexandra Cunningham teased that while there will be similarities with the movie, it will explore different facets. “The screenwriter of the film, James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely woman under pressure from a really hard job,” Cunningham said. “As a frequently sad, not at all tragic, and not as lonely as I...
The Fatal Attraction series stars Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest, a woman who forms a deep connection with Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson) during a one-night stand, but when Dan decides to end the affair, Alex has trouble letting go. The series is based on the 1987 film of the same name starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Writer/executive producer Alexandra Cunningham teased that while there will be similarities with the movie, it will explore different facets. “The screenwriter of the film, James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely woman under pressure from a really hard job,” Cunningham said. “As a frequently sad, not at all tragic, and not as lonely as I...
- 4/4/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Another day, another Adrian Lyne revival — except this time, Paramount+ is doing a reboot of one of his past works rather than when Hulu let him run wild with a fun new experiment. "Fatal Attraction" is returning as a series, and the first trailer has just premiered, so get excited.
In the minute-long sneak peek, we meet Josh Jackson's Dan Gallagher and Lizzy Caplan's Alex Forrest, two people who seem to be drawn to one another. Dan is more guarded than Alex, who appears to be an expert in pressing (or pulling) buttons — but as things ramp up, they also seem to spiral out of control.
The streamer is calling the new take "a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and '80s cultural touchstone." The original film followed a man and woman who embark on a weekend affair, but the woman just won't let it go and her obsession mounts.
In the minute-long sneak peek, we meet Josh Jackson's Dan Gallagher and Lizzy Caplan's Alex Forrest, two people who seem to be drawn to one another. Dan is more guarded than Alex, who appears to be an expert in pressing (or pulling) buttons — but as things ramp up, they also seem to spiral out of control.
The streamer is calling the new take "a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and '80s cultural touchstone." The original film followed a man and woman who embark on a weekend affair, but the woman just won't let it go and her obsession mounts.
- 3/1/2023
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
The first two episodes of the eight-episode Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here) are set to premiere on the streaming service on April 30th, and with that date swiftly approaching a teaser trailer for the show has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above!
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
- 3/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
“Fatal Attraction,” Paramount+‘s latest series, is a reimagining of the 1987 film of the same name directed by Adrian Lyne, which in turn was based on James Dearden‘s 1980 short film titled “Diversion.” The Michael Douglas and Glenn Close venture was highly successful. It received six nominations at the 60th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Glenn Close’s iconic performance of Alex Forrest, who becomes obsessed with Douglas’ Dan Gallagher after the two have a short affair.
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- 3/1/2023
- by Maxance Vincent
- The Playlist
Lizzy Caplan is not going to be ignored.
The “Mean Girls” and “Party Down” alum is dismantling the facade of suburban marital bliss one TV series at a time, starting with Hulu’s dark satire “Fleishman Is in Trouble” and culminating in the highly anticipated Paramount+ reboot of “Fatal Attraction.”
Caplan stars as Alex, a career-focused woman who begins an affair with married businessman Dan, played by Joshua Jackson. Alex’s mental state slowly unravels as she claws her way deeper into Dan’s life. Glenn Close and Michael Douglas originally starred in the 1987 film, helmed by Adrian Lyne.
However, the Paramount+ series led by showrunner, writer, and executive producer Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John”) will have a different take on the psychosexual affair.
“The screenwriter of the film James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely...
The “Mean Girls” and “Party Down” alum is dismantling the facade of suburban marital bliss one TV series at a time, starting with Hulu’s dark satire “Fleishman Is in Trouble” and culminating in the highly anticipated Paramount+ reboot of “Fatal Attraction.”
Caplan stars as Alex, a career-focused woman who begins an affair with married businessman Dan, played by Joshua Jackson. Alex’s mental state slowly unravels as she claws her way deeper into Dan’s life. Glenn Close and Michael Douglas originally starred in the 1987 film, helmed by Adrian Lyne.
However, the Paramount+ series led by showrunner, writer, and executive producer Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John”) will have a different take on the psychosexual affair.
“The screenwriter of the film James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely...
- 3/1/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Alex Forrest will not be ignored. Paramount+ revealed the release date for the upcoming Fatal Attraction TV series at the Television Critics Association presentation today. The first two episodes of new series will premiere on the streaming service on April 30th.
The eight-episode Fatal Attraction series stars Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest, a woman who forms a deep connection with Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson) during a one-night stand, but when Dan decides to end the affair, Alex has troubles letting go. The series is of course based on the 1987 film of the same name starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Writer/executive producer Alexandra Cunningham teased that while there will be similarities with the movie, it will explore different facets. “The screenwriter of the film, James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely woman under pressure from a really hard job,...
The eight-episode Fatal Attraction series stars Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest, a woman who forms a deep connection with Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson) during a one-night stand, but when Dan decides to end the affair, Alex has troubles letting go. The series is of course based on the 1987 film of the same name starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Writer/executive producer Alexandra Cunningham teased that while there will be similarities with the movie, it will explore different facets. “The screenwriter of the film, James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely woman under pressure from a really hard job,...
- 1/10/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Paramount+ said Monday that its freshman series Fatal Attraction is set to premiere April 30 with two episodes airing back to back.
Series executive producer Alexandra Cunningham on Monday during the show’s panel at TCA teased how the drama will be similar to the hit 1987 film starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.
(L-R_ Joshua Jackson, Amanda Peet and Lizzy Caplan
“The screenwriter of the film James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely woman under pressure from a really hard job. As a frequently sad, not at all tragic, and not as lonely as I wish I was but under pressure from a really hard job, I wanted us to go in a slightly different direction,” said Cunningham.
She continued, “This reimagining of Fatal Attraction shares a lot with the iconic original film, but it also...
Series executive producer Alexandra Cunningham on Monday during the show’s panel at TCA teased how the drama will be similar to the hit 1987 film starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.
(L-R_ Joshua Jackson, Amanda Peet and Lizzy Caplan
“The screenwriter of the film James Dearden said, to him the character of Alex Forrest is not a study in madness, but rather a sad, tragic, lonely woman under pressure from a really hard job. As a frequently sad, not at all tragic, and not as lonely as I wish I was but under pressure from a really hard job, I wanted us to go in a slightly different direction,” said Cunningham.
She continued, “This reimagining of Fatal Attraction shares a lot with the iconic original film, but it also...
- 1/10/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount+’s “Fatal Attraction,” billed as a “deep-dive reimagining” of the 1987 psychosexual thriller classic starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, will officially premiere with two episodes on April 30.
The eight-episode series adaptation will premiere the following day in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France, with a date later to be announced for South Korea. After the initial debut, the remaining six episodes will be available to stream weekly on Sundays in the U.S. and Canada, and on Mondays in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.
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“Fatal Attraction” stars Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan in the roles originated by Douglas and Close, respectively. The cast is rounded out by Amanda Peet as Beth Gallagher, Alyssa Jirrels as Ellen Gallagher,...
The eight-episode series adaptation will premiere the following day in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France, with a date later to be announced for South Korea. After the initial debut, the remaining six episodes will be available to stream weekly on Sundays in the U.S. and Canada, and on Mondays in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.
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- 1/9/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Remember erotic thrillers? They’re back — in streaming prestige series form. “Fatal Attraction,” the Paramount+ series remake of Adrian Lyne’s 1987 film, will premiere its first two episodes April 30, the streamer announced out of its Television Critics Association press conference on January 9.
The original film, based on screenwriter James Dearden’s 1980 short film “Devotion,” stars Glen Close as Alex Forrest, a woman who has a brief affair with lawyer Dan Gallagher (played by Michael Douglas). Suffering from some sort of mental illness, Alex refuses to accept Dan’s attempts to end their weekend-long relationship and stalks him, becoming a threat to him and his family.
The film generated some controversy at the time of its release, primarily for its sexual content as well as accusations of sexism in its portrayal of Alex, but it was a financial success, grossing 320 million at the box office, and receiving six nominations at the Oscars,...
The original film, based on screenwriter James Dearden’s 1980 short film “Devotion,” stars Glen Close as Alex Forrest, a woman who has a brief affair with lawyer Dan Gallagher (played by Michael Douglas). Suffering from some sort of mental illness, Alex refuses to accept Dan’s attempts to end their weekend-long relationship and stalks him, becoming a threat to him and his family.
The film generated some controversy at the time of its release, primarily for its sexual content as well as accusations of sexism in its portrayal of Alex, but it was a financial success, grossing 320 million at the box office, and receiving six nominations at the Oscars,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
The Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here) is expected to start streaming sometime in early 2023, and the folks at Entertainment Weekly have gotten their hands on a first look image from the series that shows the characters of Alex and Dan – played by Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock) and Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek) – talking to each other. These characters were played by Glenn Close and Michael Douglas in the film. You look the image over at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex,...
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex,...
- 12/19/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Adrian Lyne's "Fatal Attraction" wasn't just a surprise blockbuster when it hit theaters in the fall of 1987, it was a cultural phenomenon that answered a titillating "what if" with a terrifying worst-case scenario. Happily married Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) is, in some ways, a victim of timing. He happens to set off sparks over a Manhattan business lunch with book editor Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) as his wife, Beth, (Anne Archer), and young daughter, Ellen (Ellen Hamilton Latzen), head out of town for the weekend. He could say no. He should say no. But relieved of fatherly duties for a few days, his libido takes the wheel and plunges him into a torrid affair that both participants initially agree is nothing more than a scratch-an-itch fling.
But Alex wants more. She falls in love with Dan, and can't accept the abrupt end of their acquaintance. She turns suicidal, then vengeful.
But Alex wants more. She falls in love with Dan, and can't accept the abrupt end of their acquaintance. She turns suicidal, then vengeful.
- 12/6/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
The last time we heard a casting announcement for the upcoming Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here), we learned that Jessica Harper, star of the horror classic Suspiria, had landed a role in the show. Now Deadline has revealed the names of two more cast members, and one of them is genre icon Dee Wallace! Wallace’s horror credits include Critters, Cujo, and The Howling, among many others. The second new cast member is David Meunier of Justified.
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had...
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had...
- 10/13/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jessica Harper of the Dario Argento classic Suspiria and John Getz of the Coen Brothers’ first film Blood Simple have joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it Here), and Deadline reports that Toks Olagundoye (Veep), David Sullivan (The Wilds), and newcomer Isabella Briggs have signed on to appear on the show as well.
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife,...
This version of Fatal Attraction sees Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), and Amanda Peet (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story) playing the characters Dan, Alex, and Beth, respectively. They were played by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer in the film.
Directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden (based on Dearden’s short film Diversion), the ’87 Fatal Attraction had the following synopsis:
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Amanda Peet has joined the “Fatal Attraction” TV series adaptation coming to Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively.
Peet joins previously announced series stars Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson in the series. The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore fatal attraction and the themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control.
Peet will star as Beth Gallagher, a loyal wife, loving mother and successful small business owner whose world unravels when her husband Dan’s (Jackson) indiscretion threatens to destroy their life together. Anne Archer played Beth in the film, for which she earned both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination.
Peet most recently created the Netflix dramedy series “The Chair” starring Sandra Oh. She is also known for her starring roles in shows like “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,” “Brockmire,...
Peet joins previously announced series stars Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson in the series. The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore fatal attraction and the themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control.
Peet will star as Beth Gallagher, a loyal wife, loving mother and successful small business owner whose world unravels when her husband Dan’s (Jackson) indiscretion threatens to destroy their life together. Anne Archer played Beth in the film, for which she earned both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination.
Peet most recently created the Netflix dramedy series “The Chair” starring Sandra Oh. She is also known for her starring roles in shows like “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,” “Brockmire,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Joshua Jackson has signed on as the male lead in the “Fatal Attraction” series at Paramount Plus, Variety has confirmed.
Jackson will star alongside previously announced co-lead Lizzy Caplan. The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control. Caplan will star as Alex, who becomes obsessed with her lover Dan (Jackson) after a brief affair.
Glenn Close played Alex in the film version, earning herself an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination in the process. Michael Douglas played Dan.
Jackson most recently starred in the Peacock drama series “Dr. Death,” playing Dr. Christopher Duntsch. His other recent TV credits include critically-acclaimed shows like “The Affair,” “Little Fires Everywhere,” and “When They See Us.” He is also known for his time on shows like “Fringe” and “Dawson’s Creek.
Jackson will star alongside previously announced co-lead Lizzy Caplan. The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control. Caplan will star as Alex, who becomes obsessed with her lover Dan (Jackson) after a brief affair.
Glenn Close played Alex in the film version, earning herself an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination in the process. Michael Douglas played Dan.
Jackson most recently starred in the Peacock drama series “Dr. Death,” playing Dr. Christopher Duntsch. His other recent TV credits include critically-acclaimed shows like “The Affair,” “Little Fires Everywhere,” and “When They See Us.” He is also known for his time on shows like “Fringe” and “Dawson’s Creek.
- 1/20/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
A “Fatal Attraction” series adaptation has been ordered at Paramount Plus, with Lizzy Caplan attached in one of the lead roles.
The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control. Caplan will star as Alex, who becomes obsessed with her lover after a brief affair. Glenn Close played Alex in the film version, earning herself an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination in the process. The role of Dan, played by Michael Douglas in the film, has yet to be cast.
Alexandra Cunningham serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the series. Kevin J. Hynes shares a co-story credit with Cunningham and will also executive produce. Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey executive produce for Amblin Television. Paramount Television Studios will produce.
“Alexandra brings...
The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control. Caplan will star as Alex, who becomes obsessed with her lover after a brief affair. Glenn Close played Alex in the film version, earning herself an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination in the process. The role of Dan, played by Michael Douglas in the film, has yet to be cast.
Alexandra Cunningham serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the series. Kevin J. Hynes shares a co-story credit with Cunningham and will also executive produce. Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey executive produce for Amblin Television. Paramount Television Studios will produce.
“Alexandra brings...
- 11/11/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
A dysfunctional family faces the challenges of the festive season in this chaotic, eggnog-nostalgic comedy
As welcome as animal rights activists at a Boxing Day hunt, here comes the holiday season’s dysfunctional-family-Christmas-get-together movie. This one is a blandly watchable bit of festive-fluff Britcom from writer-director James Dearden following the familiar template of a clan gathering on Christmas Eve, this time in the English countryside. It’s tonally chaotic, mixing eggnog-nostalgic light comedy – is Dad man enough to give Gobbles the turkey the chop? Has the bloody frost got the brussels? – with some drama as flimsy as wrapping paper.
Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) is saddled with the cliched role of mum Miranda, who has recently inherited the family’s country pile. Her plan is to turn the crumbling house into a B&B and organic veg business with her countryside-hating husband Dan (Julian Ovenden). First, they have to make...
As welcome as animal rights activists at a Boxing Day hunt, here comes the holiday season’s dysfunctional-family-Christmas-get-together movie. This one is a blandly watchable bit of festive-fluff Britcom from writer-director James Dearden following the familiar template of a clan gathering on Christmas Eve, this time in the English countryside. It’s tonally chaotic, mixing eggnog-nostalgic light comedy – is Dad man enough to give Gobbles the turkey the chop? Has the bloody frost got the brussels? – with some drama as flimsy as wrapping paper.
Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) is saddled with the cliched role of mum Miranda, who has recently inherited the family’s country pile. Her plan is to turn the crumbling house into a B&B and organic veg business with her countryside-hating husband Dan (Julian Ovenden). First, they have to make...
- 11/28/2018
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
For a slice of festive family fun there’s no better time than a Family Christmas Movie. This year, along with your Scrooged, Muppets Christmas Carol and Elf, a new comedy is trying its luck for a place under the Christmas Tree. Surviving Christmas with the Relatives came to the capital yesterday evening for its premiere and stars Gemma Whelan, Michael Landes, Patricia Hodge and Ronni Ancona walked the red carpet along with writer/director James Dearden.
The film also stars Joely Richardson, Julian Ovenden, Sally Phillips, James Fox, Sophie Simnett from Disney’s The Lodge and Jonas Moore.
With George R. R. Martin’s HBO series coming to an end Whelan talked about the fact that she knows the ending of the whole series, and how good it is that it’s coming to an end. The cast talked about their own Christmases fed into the chaos of the film.
The film also stars Joely Richardson, Julian Ovenden, Sally Phillips, James Fox, Sophie Simnett from Disney’s The Lodge and Jonas Moore.
With George R. R. Martin’s HBO series coming to an end Whelan talked about the fact that she knows the ending of the whole series, and how good it is that it’s coming to an end. The cast talked about their own Christmases fed into the chaos of the film.
- 11/22/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Around 150-160 buyers and festivals programmers attended the dedicated UK event.
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings, which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank on Wednesday night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150-160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would...
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings, which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank on Wednesday night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150-160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would...
- 6/21/2018
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Around 150-160 buyers and festivals programmers attended the dedicated UK event.
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank last night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150 -160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would not...
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank last night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150 -160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would not...
- 6/21/2018
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Principle photography is underway on James Dearden’s festive pic.
Studio Soho’s family Christmas feature Surviving Christmas is now shooting with Julian Ovenden (Downton Abbey), Gemma Whelan (Game Of Thrones), Joely Richardson (101 Dalmations) and Michael Landes (Burlesque) all on board.
Sally Phillips (I’m Alan Partridge), Ronni Ancona (The Big Impression), Patricia Hodge (The Elephant Man) and James Fox (Thoroughly Modern Millie) round out the cast.
Principle photography on the festive feature commenced on April 3 in Hertfordshire, with the shoot later moving to London.
The film is written and directed by James Dearden (Oscar-nominated for best adapted screenplay for...
Studio Soho’s family Christmas feature Surviving Christmas is now shooting with Julian Ovenden (Downton Abbey), Gemma Whelan (Game Of Thrones), Joely Richardson (101 Dalmations) and Michael Landes (Burlesque) all on board.
Sally Phillips (I’m Alan Partridge), Ronni Ancona (The Big Impression), Patricia Hodge (The Elephant Man) and James Fox (Thoroughly Modern Millie) round out the cast.
Principle photography on the festive feature commenced on April 3 in Hertfordshire, with the shoot later moving to London.
The film is written and directed by James Dearden (Oscar-nominated for best adapted screenplay for...
- 4/6/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
As Hollywood continues revisiting their VHS collections finding movies and television shows from the '80s and '90s to bring back through name recognition, somewhere some executive at Fox must have dusted off a copy of Fatal Attraction. That would be because the 1987 romance thriller is the latest film property to get the "event series" treatment on the tube. The reasoning for this, it seems, is because current Fox president David Madden supervised and developed the movie when he was an executive at Paramount. So at the very least, this is probably more a personal project for the studio head than your average re-churning. At the moment, it doesn't look like anyone else from the original property is involved, though "Mad Men" scribes Maria and Andre Jacquemetton are signed on to rewrite James Dearden's Oscar-nominated screenplay. That's right, were you aware Fatal Attraction had six(!) Oscar nominations back...
- 7/3/2015
- by Will Ashton
- Rope of Silicon
As part of its burgeoning expansion plan, Paramount Television Production continues to leaf through the studio’s back catalogue in search of material to re-work. Its latest commitment is a television event series based on the 1987 Paramount film Fatal Attraction, for which Fox Broadcasting Network has commissioned a script. This collaboration comes as no surprise, since David Madden – the current president of entertainment at Fox – was previously the executive at Paramount that developed the original movie.
That movie was something of a seismic cultural event at the time of its release. Directed by Adrian Lyne (Lolita), with a script by James Dearden (Rogue Trader), the plot centred around Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) – a married man whose brief infidelity with Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) ends in terror, as she begins to stalk him and his family. It was a critical and commercial success, and earned six Academy Award nominations – for Best Picture,...
That movie was something of a seismic cultural event at the time of its release. Directed by Adrian Lyne (Lolita), with a script by James Dearden (Rogue Trader), the plot centred around Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) – a married man whose brief infidelity with Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) ends in terror, as she begins to stalk him and his family. It was a critical and commercial success, and earned six Academy Award nominations – for Best Picture,...
- 7/2/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
It was the film that shook the 80s. Fatal Attraction's writer James Dearden relives the controversy it caused – and explains why his new version is fairer to the bunny-boiler
It is hard, even for me, to fully recall the furore Fatal Attraction caused on its release back in 1987, appearing on the cover of both Time and People, and generating hours of highly charged and sometimes hysterical debate. It was seen by some as a parable about Aids, by others as a critique of the permissive society, and by others still as an attack on feminism in general and single career women in particular. All of which could not have been further from my mind as I was writing the screenplay. It was even alleged that the cop shaking Michael Douglas by the hand at the end is actually congratulating him on a job well done – the crazed career woman put out of her misery,...
It is hard, even for me, to fully recall the furore Fatal Attraction caused on its release back in 1987, appearing on the cover of both Time and People, and generating hours of highly charged and sometimes hysterical debate. It was seen by some as a parable about Aids, by others as a critique of the permissive society, and by others still as an attack on feminism in general and single career women in particular. All of which could not have been further from my mind as I was writing the screenplay. It was even alleged that the cop shaking Michael Douglas by the hand at the end is actually congratulating him on a job well done – the crazed career woman put out of her misery,...
- 3/10/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
Trevor Nunn directs a cast is led by Natascha McElhone as Alex Forrest with Mark Bazeley as Dan Gallagher and Kristin Davis as his wife Beth, in the world stage premiere of Fatal Attraction written by James Dearden. Opening at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 25 March 2014, with previews from 11 March Fatal Attraction is currently booking to 21 June 2014. Designs are by Rob Jones with lighting by Paul Pyant and sound by Paul Groothuis. Check out photos of the cast in rehearsal below...
- 2/20/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Californication actor takes on Glenn Close role in upcoming West End production to be directed by Trevor Nunn
Rabbits will never look at her in the same way again: Natascha McElhone is to star in the stage adaptation of Fatal Attraction, playing the role that made a star of Glenn Close.
The Californication star will play Alex Forrest, a New Yorker who turns a brief romantic fling into an unhinged affair complete with the infamous episode in which she boils a pet rabbit, when the play premieres at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in March.
James Dearden, who wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay, is behind the new stage adaptation. Trevor Nunn is set to direct, returning to the West End theatre he temporarily ran three years ago. Close, who starred in Nunn's National Theatre production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 2002, won the first of her three best actress nominations for Fatal Attraction,...
Rabbits will never look at her in the same way again: Natascha McElhone is to star in the stage adaptation of Fatal Attraction, playing the role that made a star of Glenn Close.
The Californication star will play Alex Forrest, a New Yorker who turns a brief romantic fling into an unhinged affair complete with the infamous episode in which she boils a pet rabbit, when the play premieres at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in March.
James Dearden, who wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay, is behind the new stage adaptation. Trevor Nunn is set to direct, returning to the West End theatre he temporarily ran three years ago. Close, who starred in Nunn's National Theatre production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 2002, won the first of her three best actress nominations for Fatal Attraction,...
- 1/20/2014
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Natascha McElhone better brush up on her recipe for boiled bunny. The “Californication” star has landed the role of Alex Forrest in a new West End stage version of the 1987 film thriller “Fatal Attraction.” It’s a part made famous by Glenn Close, whose performance as a jilted woman who goes bonkers when her lover refuses to leave his wife and family made moviegoers reconsider any plans to stray from the marital bed. Also read: Orlando Bloom’s Broadway ‘Romeo’ to Arrive on Big Screen for Valentine’s Day Run The play is written by James Dearden, who was responsible for the screenplay,...
- 1/17/2014
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Natascha McElhone Boards West End ‘Fatal Attraction’ Californication‘s Natascha McElhone is set to take on the role of Alex Forrest in the stage adaptation of Fatal Attraction. Written by James Dearden and directed by Trevor Nunn, Fatal Attraction opens at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket on March 25. Dearden was nomiated for an Oscar for writing the 1987 hit film about a one-night stand that turns deadly. This is his first venture into live theater. McElhone’s stage credits include Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Count Of Monte Cristo, The Cherry Orchard and Honour. Veteran director Nunn’s recent theater credits include takes on A Little Night Music, Cyrano De Bergerac, Inherit The Wind, Kiss Me Kate, Birdsong, All That Fall and Scenes From A Marriage. Fatal Attraction is produced by Theatre Royal Haymarket Productions, Robert Fox and Patrick Ryecart. The rest of the cast is due to be announced shortly.
- 1/17/2014
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Two thriller classics are being adapted for the London stage.
Sir Trevor Nunn will direct a stage version of the Oscar nominated 1987 infidelity thriller "Fatal Attraction".
James Dearden is penning the new adaptation of the Adrian Lyne film which starred Michael Douglas as a married lawyer who engages in a brief affair, only for the other woman (Glenn Close) to stalk his family after he calls it off.
Casting has yet to be announced. No word as yet if the bunny boiler scene makes it into the stage version which opens in March.
The other project is a new adaptation of "Talent Mr. Ripley" author Patricia Highsmith's acclaimed novel "Strangers on a Train" which became the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie.
Jack Huston and Laurence Fox will star as the two strangers who meet on a train where one posits the idea of them 'swapping murders'.
When one doesn't go through with it,...
Sir Trevor Nunn will direct a stage version of the Oscar nominated 1987 infidelity thriller "Fatal Attraction".
James Dearden is penning the new adaptation of the Adrian Lyne film which starred Michael Douglas as a married lawyer who engages in a brief affair, only for the other woman (Glenn Close) to stalk his family after he calls it off.
Casting has yet to be announced. No word as yet if the bunny boiler scene makes it into the stage version which opens in March.
The other project is a new adaptation of "Talent Mr. Ripley" author Patricia Highsmith's acclaimed novel "Strangers on a Train" which became the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie.
Jack Huston and Laurence Fox will star as the two strangers who meet on a train where one posits the idea of them 'swapping murders'.
When one doesn't go through with it,...
- 9/20/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Governors Ball 2012 The Governors Ball, the official post-Academy Awards party, was held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012. Oscar winners and losers, presenters and performers showed up at the ball for drinks, food, and some groovy lighting and ambiance, as can be attested above. But the big news at the 2012 Governors Ball wasn't the mauve illumination, or Meryl Streep's third Oscar, or Christopher Plummer's first, or Jean Dujardin's one-for-the-books Best Actor victory, or even Angelina Jolie's bare right leg — but that Sean Young was arrested just outside the Ball. (Photo: Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.) "I was just standing by the little line [outside the Ball]," Young told People magazine. "I wasn't bothering anybody." She explained she was taking pictures with the likes of Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Sandra Bullock (right, with Young) to post them on her Facebook page when a security guard told her to leave.
- 2/28/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Stephen King’s 1987 novel Misery (more of you may be acquainted with the 1990 film adaptation) is about the frustrated author of a successful romance series held prisoner by a psychotically-obsessed fan until he writes a novel undoing the series-ending tale of his last book in which, to free himself to move on to other kinds of writing, he killed off his doughty Victorian heroine.
Misery was King’s first full-length novel written under his own name which didn’t involve telekinetic teens or childhood boogeymen come to life or rabid killer St. Bernards or any other supernatural force or extraordinary beastie. It’s often been interpreted – and certainly its chronological place in his canon seems to confirm this — as King’s own response to feeling boxed into the supernatural horror genre as much by his fans as by critics.
King’s Misery came back to me as I read a...
Misery was King’s first full-length novel written under his own name which didn’t involve telekinetic teens or childhood boogeymen come to life or rabid killer St. Bernards or any other supernatural force or extraordinary beastie. It’s often been interpreted – and certainly its chronological place in his canon seems to confirm this — as King’s own response to feeling boxed into the supernatural horror genre as much by his fans as by critics.
King’s Misery came back to me as I read a...
- 2/16/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Clearly spending time nearly getting blown up in From Paris with Love hasn’t turned Jonathan Rhys-Meyers off to all things French, though for his next European adventure, he’s sticking with something a little more romantic, if still dangerous. The actor has signed on to the lead role in the adaptation of Albert Cohen’s novel Belle Du Seigneur.Glenio Bonder is behind the camera for the first time, directing the tale of a Jewish diplomat (Rhys-Meyers) who falls for, and starts an affair with, a married Swiss woman as World War Two kicks off. And his love interest? Model Natalia Vodianova, last seen in monstrous form providing the performance for Medusa in Clash of the Titans.Marianne Faithfull has also signed on to the movie, which has been co-written by James Dearden (no stranger to forbidden lust after his work on Fatal Attraction) and Life is Beautiful’s Vincenzo Cerami.
- 9/7/2010
- EmpireOnline
Deadline reports Jonathan Rhys-Meyer, Henry VIII of The Tudors, will play the lead in the World War II era love story, Belle du Seigneur, opposite model Natalia Vodianova, who recently played Medusa in Clash of the Titans.
First time film director, Glenio Bonder, who is best known for his commercial work, will helm the project, which begins shooting October 25.
Based on Albert Cohen’s bestselling French novel, the film centers on “Solal, Under-Secretary of the League of Nations, who risks his reputation over an obsessive love affair with the rebellious, bored wife of a pompous League official,” according to Publishers Weekly.
Penned by James Dearden (Fatal Attraction) and Vincenzo Cerami (Life Is Beautiful) the adaptation of the 992 page novel is guaranteed to take some dark turns.
Will you come out for Belle Du Seigneur?
You can contact Kristy at kspuchko@thefilmstage.com and check out her production blog:decadentcriminals.com You...
First time film director, Glenio Bonder, who is best known for his commercial work, will helm the project, which begins shooting October 25.
Based on Albert Cohen’s bestselling French novel, the film centers on “Solal, Under-Secretary of the League of Nations, who risks his reputation over an obsessive love affair with the rebellious, bored wife of a pompous League official,” according to Publishers Weekly.
Penned by James Dearden (Fatal Attraction) and Vincenzo Cerami (Life Is Beautiful) the adaptation of the 992 page novel is guaranteed to take some dark turns.
Will you come out for Belle Du Seigneur?
You can contact Kristy at kspuchko@thefilmstage.com and check out her production blog:decadentcriminals.com You...
- 9/4/2010
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
"The Tudors" star Jonathan Rhys-Meyers has joined the cast of the French romantic drama "Belle Du Seigneur" reports Deadline.
Based on Albert Cohen’s bestselling novel, Meyers will play a Jewish diplomat who gets into a passionate affair with a married Swiss woman (Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova) on the eve of the Second World War. Marianne Faithfull also has a role.
Glenio Bonder makes his directing debut on the project which begins filming October 25th in Geneva before moving south to Italy.
James Dearden (Fatal Attraction) and Vincenzo Cerami (Life Is Beautiful) penned the script while Thierry de Navacelle, Jimmy de Brabant and Jean Luc Van Damme will produce.
Based on Albert Cohen’s bestselling novel, Meyers will play a Jewish diplomat who gets into a passionate affair with a married Swiss woman (Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova) on the eve of the Second World War. Marianne Faithfull also has a role.
Glenio Bonder makes his directing debut on the project which begins filming October 25th in Geneva before moving south to Italy.
James Dearden (Fatal Attraction) and Vincenzo Cerami (Life Is Beautiful) penned the script while Thierry de Navacelle, Jimmy de Brabant and Jean Luc Van Damme will produce.
- 9/3/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers will play a Jewish diplomat who gets into a passionate affair with a married Swiss woman, played by Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova (Clash of the Titans), on the eve of the Second World War. Marianne Faithfull also appears. First-time director Glenio Bonder starts filming October 25 on location in Geneva, Switzerland and then in Italy. James Dearden (Fatal Attraction) and Vincenzo Cerami (Life Is Beautiful) have written the script, based on Albert Cohen’s bestselling French novel. Bonder is a commercials director whose clients include Calvin Klein and British Airways. Thierry de Navacelle, Jimmy de Brabant (co-producer Girl With a Pearl Earring), with Jean Luc Van Damme (Goodbye Bafana) co-producing. Stealth Media Group, the Los Angeles and Brighton-based sales agency, is handling international distribution.
- 9/3/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
Infamous Glenn Close and Michael Douglas film that scared many an adulterer to be made into play
Lovers of bunny rabbits should look away now – there were weekend reports that a stage version of the 1980s thriller Fatal Attraction is destined for the West End before Christmas.
The 1987 film, which grossed $350m, reputedly caused anguish to would-be adulterers across the world and outrage to feminists. Its plot centred on a New York lawyer's weekend affair with a publisher who then wreaks havoc with her increasingly deranged pursuit of him and his family, including the infamous "bunny boiler" scene in which she leaves his child's pet rabbit simmering in a pan of water.
Glenn Close, the actor who played Alex, the thwarted mistress, told an interviewer two years ago: "Men still come up to me and say, 'You scared the shit out of me.' Sometimes they say, 'You saved my marriage.
Lovers of bunny rabbits should look away now – there were weekend reports that a stage version of the 1980s thriller Fatal Attraction is destined for the West End before Christmas.
The 1987 film, which grossed $350m, reputedly caused anguish to would-be adulterers across the world and outrage to feminists. Its plot centred on a New York lawyer's weekend affair with a publisher who then wreaks havoc with her increasingly deranged pursuit of him and his family, including the infamous "bunny boiler" scene in which she leaves his child's pet rabbit simmering in a pan of water.
Glenn Close, the actor who played Alex, the thwarted mistress, told an interviewer two years ago: "Men still come up to me and say, 'You scared the shit out of me.' Sometimes they say, 'You saved my marriage.
- 5/9/2010
- by Stephen Bates
- The Guardian - Film News
London, May 09 – Hollywood film, ‘Fatal Attraction’, will soon be remade for the West End stage.
The 1987 hit revolves around a deranged and vindictive stalker, Alex Forrest, played by Glenn Close.
However, the stage version will show the character in a different light.
She will be presented as a sad and lonely figure, who escapes being shot dead in a bath tub, reports The Times.
The stage version is the work of James Dearden, writer of the original screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film. (Ani)...
The 1987 hit revolves around a deranged and vindictive stalker, Alex Forrest, played by Glenn Close.
However, the stage version will show the character in a different light.
She will be presented as a sad and lonely figure, who escapes being shot dead in a bath tub, reports The Times.
The stage version is the work of James Dearden, writer of the original screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film. (Ani)...
- 5/9/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
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