First reactions are coming in for the Weinsteins' "August: Osage County," an adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play with director John Wells at the helm. TWC production exec Ben Famiglietti told Harvey Weinstein that the 190-page play was "the best writing ever out of Chicago," Weinstein recalled at a Sundance panel. "It was amazing, we invested in the play, which means getting movie rights. It stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, is produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov." Given the cast and distributor, many Tweeters are already predicting Oscar chances. Below, a look at what the early viewers are saying, and a recap of the Weinstein titles we know are hitting theaters in 2013. A Tumblr user wrote that the film was "incredible" and "that every actor killed it." Some Tweeters shared this enthusiasm, while others were not impressed, calling it "The Lovely Bones" of this year. Here's...
- 3/19/2013
- by Anne Thompson and Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Anne Hathaway has agreed to play Judy Garland on the stage and screen; two productions both being produced by the Weinstein Company. No writer or director is attached yet.
The 26-year-old Oscar-nominee will play the iconic performer based on the biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland. The novel, written by Gerald Clarke, includes hundreds of interviews and Garland’s own writing from an unpublished autobiography. The productions will chronicle the early years as a child actress to her battle with addiction to her accidental drug overdose in 1969.
Clarke’s previous novel Capote was adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 2005.
According to the trades, the Weinstein Company isn’t sure which will come first, the play or the movie. Hathaway will likely be singing in it (since after all it is Judy Garland) and showed she could belt out the notes at this year’s Oscar telecast alongside Hugh Jackman.
The 26-year-old Oscar-nominee will play the iconic performer based on the biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland. The novel, written by Gerald Clarke, includes hundreds of interviews and Garland’s own writing from an unpublished autobiography. The productions will chronicle the early years as a child actress to her battle with addiction to her accidental drug overdose in 1969.
Clarke’s previous novel Capote was adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 2005.
According to the trades, the Weinstein Company isn’t sure which will come first, the play or the movie. Hathaway will likely be singing in it (since after all it is Judy Garland) and showed she could belt out the notes at this year’s Oscar telecast alongside Hugh Jackman.
- 3/25/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Sources report that Anne Hathaway will play Judy Garland in the Weinstein Co.'s legit and film adaptations of the Gerald Clarke-penned biography "Get Happy." VP of production and development Ben Famiglietti, said that it yes as yet unclear which version would come before the other. The stage version would be cheaper and quicker to make, but some filmmakers could even guide both, beginning with the film. Weinstein noted Clarke's take "is particularly outstanding because of its exclusive details from her own writings." This marks the second legit project for Tyler that was announced this spring. She'll be starring in the Shakespeare in the Park production of "Twelfth Night" as well. ...
- 3/24/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sources report that Anne Hathaway will play Judy Garland in the Weinstein Co.'s legit and film adaptations of the Gerald Clarke-penned biography "Get Happy." VP of production and development Ben Famiglietti, said that it yes as yet unclear which version would come before the other. The stage version would be cheaper and quicker to make, but some filmmakers could even guide both, beginning with the film. Weinstein noted Clarke's take "is particularly outstanding because of its exclusive details from her own writings."...
- 3/24/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sources report that Anne Hathaway will play Judy Garland in the Weinstein Co.'s legit and film adaptations of the Gerald Clarke-penned biography "Get Happy." VP of production and development Ben Famiglietti, said that it yes as yet unclear which version would come before the other. The stage version would be cheaper and quicker to make, but some filmmakers could even guide both, beginning with the film. Weinstein noted Clarke's take "is particularly outstanding because of its exclusive details from her own writings."...
- 3/24/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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