The European Film Academy (Efa) has unveiled 462 film professionals as new members in an announcement timed to coincide with Europe Day on May 9.
The new arrivals will be eligible to vote in the academy’s European Film Awards, the region’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, as well as contribute to its other initiatives across the year.
The Efa said a record number of professionals had accepted to join the organization this year, adding that 50% were female, 49%, were male, and 1% defined as non-binary.
The bigger intake comes amid a drive to revamp the academy which recently announced it would be moving the Efa ceremony to January in 2026, from its traditional December slot, to make it more relevant in the annual film awards season culminating with the Oscars.
The Efa currently now counts 4,600 members based in 52 countries.
The new members mainly hailed from Germany (68), France (38), Switzerland (37), Poland (36), Italy (33), Spain (24), UK (28) and...
The new arrivals will be eligible to vote in the academy’s European Film Awards, the region’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, as well as contribute to its other initiatives across the year.
The Efa said a record number of professionals had accepted to join the organization this year, adding that 50% were female, 49%, were male, and 1% defined as non-binary.
The bigger intake comes amid a drive to revamp the academy which recently announced it would be moving the Efa ceremony to January in 2026, from its traditional December slot, to make it more relevant in the annual film awards season culminating with the Oscars.
The Efa currently now counts 4,600 members based in 52 countries.
The new members mainly hailed from Germany (68), France (38), Switzerland (37), Poland (36), Italy (33), Spain (24), UK (28) and...
- 5/9/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Spencer Boldman (Lab Rats) has been tapped for a recurring role opposite Kumail Nanjiani and Murray Bartlett in the Hulu limited series Immigrant (working title), from Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel.
Immigrant is the true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. The series will detail the insane, darkly comedic, crime-ridden story behind the unique male revue that became a cultural phenomenon.
Boldman will play Lance McCrae. Dubbed “the ultimate specimen”, Lance McCrae is the hottest Chippendales dancer of them all—not to mention the inspiration and star of choreographer Nick De Noia’s (Murray Bartlett) greatest, most ambitious routine yet.
The cast also includes series regulars Annaleigh Ashford and Juliette Lewis, and recurring/guest stars Quentin Plair, Andrew Rannells and Nicola Peltz.
Siegel and Nanjiani executive produce alongside Dylan Sellers, Jenni Konner, Matt Shakman, Emily V. Gordon, Nora Silver and Rajiv Joseph, who will...
Immigrant is the true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. The series will detail the insane, darkly comedic, crime-ridden story behind the unique male revue that became a cultural phenomenon.
Boldman will play Lance McCrae. Dubbed “the ultimate specimen”, Lance McCrae is the hottest Chippendales dancer of them all—not to mention the inspiration and star of choreographer Nick De Noia’s (Murray Bartlett) greatest, most ambitious routine yet.
The cast also includes series regulars Annaleigh Ashford and Juliette Lewis, and recurring/guest stars Quentin Plair, Andrew Rannells and Nicola Peltz.
Siegel and Nanjiani executive produce alongside Dylan Sellers, Jenni Konner, Matt Shakman, Emily V. Gordon, Nora Silver and Rajiv Joseph, who will...
- 4/7/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Spencer Boldman has been cast in the recurring role of Lance McCrae in “Immigrant,” Hulu’s upcoming limited series based on the story of Chippendales founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Kumail Nanjiani).
The series, which is written, executive produced and co-showrun by Robert Siegel, follows Banerjee’s darkly comedic, crime-ridden journey as an Indian-American immigrant creating what became a wildly popular male revue show.
Lance McCrae is described as “the ultimate specimen” and the hottest Chippendales dancer of them all. He is also the inspiration and star of choreographer Nick De Noia’s (Murray Bartlett) greatest, most ambitious routine yet.
Along with Nanjiani and Bartlett, previously announced cast members include Andrew Rannells, Dan Stevens, Juliette Lewis, Robin De Jesús, Annaleigh Ashford, Quentin Plair and Nicola Peltz.
Boldman starred as Adam Davenport in four seasons of the Disney Xd series “Lab Rats” and played Jackson in the Disney Channel movie “Zapped,” where he appeared opposite Zendaya.
The series, which is written, executive produced and co-showrun by Robert Siegel, follows Banerjee’s darkly comedic, crime-ridden journey as an Indian-American immigrant creating what became a wildly popular male revue show.
Lance McCrae is described as “the ultimate specimen” and the hottest Chippendales dancer of them all. He is also the inspiration and star of choreographer Nick De Noia’s (Murray Bartlett) greatest, most ambitious routine yet.
Along with Nanjiani and Bartlett, previously announced cast members include Andrew Rannells, Dan Stevens, Juliette Lewis, Robin De Jesús, Annaleigh Ashford, Quentin Plair and Nicola Peltz.
Boldman starred as Adam Davenport in four seasons of the Disney Xd series “Lab Rats” and played Jackson in the Disney Channel movie “Zapped,” where he appeared opposite Zendaya.
- 4/7/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Today is a special day for us at the site. Our chief film critic Nicholas Bell will see his first screenplay brought to the big screen with the likes of Fanny Ardant, Haaz Sleiman, Omar Sharif Jr., and Adam Davenport. Titled Personal Trainer the erotic thriller will be Stephen Riscica‘s directorial debut. Nicholas worked in collaboration with Davenport and Riscica. Production is set to take place in Serbia. The film is being produced by Martine Melloul of Kali Pictures and Davenport and Marko Ckonjevic for Fame Solutions, with Dragan Djurković of Vision Team overseeing production in Serbia. Lee Filipovski is associate producing, while Chris Myers of Global Resource Advisors and Gato Scatena and Jordan Rosner of Scatena & Rosner Films are on board as executive producers.…...
- 6/22/2021
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Erotic thriller “Personal Trainer” has chiseled out its cast.
The feature debut for director Stephen Riscica has cast legendary French actor Fanny Ardant, as well as “Visitor” star Haaz Sleiman, Omar Sharif Jr. and Adam Davenport in lead roles. Scatena & Rosner Films is handling international sales for the feature, kicking things off at the Cannes Film Market.
Described as being like Rob Reiner’s “‘Misery’ on steroids,” the film focuses on the relationship between an obsessive personal trainer and his client, and the extremes they are pushed to. It centers around Claude (Sleiman), an American expat who has used his privilege to sexually manipulate men, and has relocated to Serbia during the pandemic to avoid looming legal troubles following the accidental death of a man he spent an evening with. Claude moves into the estate of his mother Gwen (Ardant), a half-Serb, half-French retired entrepreneur with powerful connections.
Although committed to her son’s well-being,...
The feature debut for director Stephen Riscica has cast legendary French actor Fanny Ardant, as well as “Visitor” star Haaz Sleiman, Omar Sharif Jr. and Adam Davenport in lead roles. Scatena & Rosner Films is handling international sales for the feature, kicking things off at the Cannes Film Market.
Described as being like Rob Reiner’s “‘Misery’ on steroids,” the film focuses on the relationship between an obsessive personal trainer and his client, and the extremes they are pushed to. It centers around Claude (Sleiman), an American expat who has used his privilege to sexually manipulate men, and has relocated to Serbia during the pandemic to avoid looming legal troubles following the accidental death of a man he spent an evening with. Claude moves into the estate of his mother Gwen (Ardant), a half-Serb, half-French retired entrepreneur with powerful connections.
Although committed to her son’s well-being,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Embracing and expressing love for people of different backgrounds is a powerful symbol of strength during such a difficult social and medical time. Versatile musician, Adam Davenport recently released the video for his latest single, ‘Feels Like Tonight,’ which features an interracial love story that’s set to dance against the empty Covid streets of Saint […]
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- 1/30/2021
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Exclusive: Publicist Kasey Kitchen has launched Marque (pronounced mark), a boutique public relations and marketing agency that specializes in branding and digital strategy. Joining her is Junior Publicist Jennifer Lee (entertainment), New York based Junior Publicist Carly Long (hospitality/luxury brands), and Lindsay Luv, a celebrity DJ, influencer and branding agent who will serve as Director of Social Media Management and Digital Brand Partnerships. Los Angeles will serve as a home base for Marque, with a counterpart in New York City.
Kitchen brings with her The Cameron Boyce Foundation, Peter Facinelli (Twilight/Nurse Jackie), Isaiah Mustafa (It: Chapter 2), Maz Jobrani (Netflix’s Immigrant/Superior Donuts), Daniella Monet (Victorious), Jae Suh Park (Friends From College), Jenn Lyon (Claws), Aleks Paunovic (Snowpiercer/Van Helsing), Patrick Gilmore (Travelers), Jennifer Cheon Garcia (Van Helsing/The Wheel of Time) Nathaniel Potvin (The Prom), Susie Abromeit (The Purge/King Richard), Bella Podaras (Netflix’s The Expanding...
Kitchen brings with her The Cameron Boyce Foundation, Peter Facinelli (Twilight/Nurse Jackie), Isaiah Mustafa (It: Chapter 2), Maz Jobrani (Netflix’s Immigrant/Superior Donuts), Daniella Monet (Victorious), Jae Suh Park (Friends From College), Jenn Lyon (Claws), Aleks Paunovic (Snowpiercer/Van Helsing), Patrick Gilmore (Travelers), Jennifer Cheon Garcia (Van Helsing/The Wheel of Time) Nathaniel Potvin (The Prom), Susie Abromeit (The Purge/King Richard), Bella Podaras (Netflix’s The Expanding...
- 5/5/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Musician Adam Davenport is focusing on current society’s addiction to social media in his new Edm single, ‘Hype.’ The highly-anticipated dance anthem showcases how the singer upgraded his sound from the Euro-pop/pop house vibes of his first two productions (which include the Billboard-charting debut, ‘My Return Address Is You,’ and a reimagining of Eric Clapton’s […]
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- 1/12/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Altering the way people view how music can be presented can be a challenge for some performers, but versatile musician, Adam Davenport, is naturally embracing that obstacle. The singer, who first hit the dance music scene in 2017 when his debut single, ‘My Return Address Is You,’ charted on Billboard’s Dance Club Chart for 10 […]
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- 3/1/2019
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
With his debut single, ‘My Return Address is You,’ ascending to #33 on the Billboard Dance chart, rising artist Adam Davenport became one of the first Lgbt black artists to chart on Billboard. For a relatively unknown like Davenport, whose music has been released on the small label Independent Ear, to surpass well-established names in […]
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- 8/31/2017
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Will 2014 be the Year of Frankie Valli? Without even thinking about the Jersey Boys musical currently on tour across the United States, we could be pretty close to a Clint Eastwood-directed adaptation of the musical, after it spent some time in studio turnaround. It isn.t unreasonable to think that Valli would be involved. He even has Adam Davenport.s debut feature I Fought the Law with Giovanni Ribisi and Malin Akerman coming out. And now legends will collide as Valli has signed on for Rob Reiner.s next romantic comedy, Castle Rock.s And So It Goes. There he.ll co-star alongside such big names as Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. If there wasn.t a granddaughter character involved, this film could have easily been all legends . granted, ones that haven.t really wowed crowds in quite a few years. Even screenwriter Mark Waters hasn.t had a...
- 5/1/2013
- cinemablend.com
It's a shame that Lindsay Lohan's name is only linked of late to stunt casting in roles based on the lives of abused or damaged women. She was set to play Linda Lovelace for some time, and is now in talks to play the murdered actress Sharon Tate, who was one of the victims of the Manson Family. She'd be in a film about Charles Manson called Eyes of a Dreamer, which photographer Tyler Shields plans to make this summer. The kicker is that, in keeping with the current mandate that there can never be only one film in development about a specific subject, this is just one of three Manson projects in development. Quick rundown of the other Manson projects: we've already reported on The Family, which has True Blood's Ryan Kwanten set to play Charles Manson in a film that recounts Manson's life and the creation of his 'family.
- 4/6/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Remember when it seemed like James Marsden was going to be a much bigger star than he has become? After the X-Men movies and his awesome role in Enchanted, I expected him to shoot up into the stratosphere. And then…it didn’t happen. Instead, 27 Dresses did. And this weekend, Hop will be ushered into theaters so that parents worldwide can find a good enough distraction to not have to talk to their kids.
Crappy kids movie aside, it looks like Marsden isn’t ready to just get sucked into the vacuum of generic films quite yet. Deadline reports that the actor will be playing famous cult leader (and decent musician) Charles Manson in The Dead Circus. The movie, written by Adam Davenport and John Kaye (who also wrote the novel), fictionalizes the very real and very mysterious death of singer Bobby Fuller, throwing in the Manson family as part of the conspiracy for giggles.
Crappy kids movie aside, it looks like Marsden isn’t ready to just get sucked into the vacuum of generic films quite yet. Deadline reports that the actor will be playing famous cult leader (and decent musician) Charles Manson in The Dead Circus. The movie, written by Adam Davenport and John Kaye (who also wrote the novel), fictionalizes the very real and very mysterious death of singer Bobby Fuller, throwing in the Manson family as part of the conspiracy for giggles.
- 3/30/2011
- by Jonathan Sullivan
- The Film Stage
James Marsden, Michael C. Hall and Melissa Leo have joined The Dead Circus. Producer John Palermo's Palermo Pictures banner has a summer start for the drama that builds a fictitious storyline into the actual mysterious death of I Fought The Law singer Bobby Fuller. The script is by Adam Davenport (who will also make his directorial debut) and John Kaye, based on Kaye's novel.
Deadline reports, "Fuller's song became a hit in 1966, but a week after, the 23-year-old singer was found dead. It was ruled a suicide even though his body was battered, with gasoline poured down his throat. In the drama, a grieving screenwriter (still to be cast) plunges into a crusade to solve the mystery of Fuller's death. Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who comes out of hiding five years after the murder to reveal to the writer that the answer to his questions might...
Deadline reports, "Fuller's song became a hit in 1966, but a week after, the 23-year-old singer was found dead. It was ruled a suicide even though his body was battered, with gasoline poured down his throat. In the drama, a grieving screenwriter (still to be cast) plunges into a crusade to solve the mystery of Fuller's death. Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who comes out of hiding five years after the murder to reveal to the writer that the answer to his questions might...
- 3/30/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Hunky "Hop" star James Marsden, "Dexter" star Michael C. Hall and Oscar winner Melissa Leo are all attached to star in the drama "The Dead Circus" for Palermo Pictures reports Deadline.
Based on John Kaye's novel, the story deals with the strange death of I Fought The Law singer Bobby Fuller. 23-year-old Fuller died a week after his song became a hit in 1966 and was ruled a suicide. This, despite his body being found battered and having had gasoline poured down his throat.
The drama follows a grieving screenwriter who sets out on a crusade to solve the mystery of Fuller's death. Michael Shannon was also linked to the project but his reps say scheduling conflicts have knocked him out of the running.
Hall will play a corrupt, wheelchair-bound manager of the dead musician. Marsden will play Charles Manson, and Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who tells...
Based on John Kaye's novel, the story deals with the strange death of I Fought The Law singer Bobby Fuller. 23-year-old Fuller died a week after his song became a hit in 1966 and was ruled a suicide. This, despite his body being found battered and having had gasoline poured down his throat.
The drama follows a grieving screenwriter who sets out on a crusade to solve the mystery of Fuller's death. Michael Shannon was also linked to the project but his reps say scheduling conflicts have knocked him out of the running.
Hall will play a corrupt, wheelchair-bound manager of the dead musician. Marsden will play Charles Manson, and Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who tells...
- 3/30/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It.s been a good month for 1960.s singers found dead under mysterious circumstances. First, civil rights pioneer and .A Change Is Gonna Come. singer Sam Cooke finally saw real progress made on his biopic, and now Bobby Fuller is getting a film which bisects his strange undoing with the Manson family. Yes, the latter project is just as strange, if not stranger, than it sounds, but with most of the world already having forgotten Fuller existed, something tells me the musician wouldn.t be too disappointed with getting his name back up in lights. According to Deadline, Adam Davenport has joined author John Kaye in adapting his own novel entitled The Dead Circus. The former will also direct the project, which outlines the Bobby Fuller Four lead singer.s death at the age of twenty-three, just days after his hit .I Fought The Law. raced up the charts. The...
- 3/30/2011
- cinemablend.com
X-Men (2006, 2009) and Hugh Jackman’s Open.No Producer John Palermo considering a summer start in L.A. for The Dead Circus, a drama that develops a storyline into the odd death of one hit wonder Bobby Fuller.
James Marsden, Michael Shannon (Update: Shannon’s reps said scheduling has knocked him out of the role), Michael C. Hall and Oscar winner Melissa Leo are attached to this project.
The script is penned by Adam Davenport and John Kaye, based on Kaye’s novel. Davenport is going to make his directorial debut on The Dead Circus.
Fuller has been on the rise, with I Fought the Law charting on Billboard, but he was soon found dead in his car outside of his apartment. Fuller’s death has remained a mystery, but some speculate that the Manson family was involved in that case.
Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who was hiding...
James Marsden, Michael Shannon (Update: Shannon’s reps said scheduling has knocked him out of the role), Michael C. Hall and Oscar winner Melissa Leo are attached to this project.
The script is penned by Adam Davenport and John Kaye, based on Kaye’s novel. Davenport is going to make his directorial debut on The Dead Circus.
Fuller has been on the rise, with I Fought the Law charting on Billboard, but he was soon found dead in his car outside of his apartment. Fuller’s death has remained a mystery, but some speculate that the Manson family was involved in that case.
Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who was hiding...
- 3/30/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
We just learned that he might become one of The Three Stooges for Bobby and Peter Farrelly's long-gestating big screen adaptation, but now James Marsden is taking on an even stranger role. Deadline reports the actor will play infamous criminal Charles Manson in The Dead Circus, a drama that crafts a fictitious storyline surrounding the mysterious death of I Fought The Law singer Bobby Fuller. Joining Marsden in the peculiar film will be Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall ("Dexter") and Oscar winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter). Adam Davenport wrote the script and will also make his directorial debut with the project. The events surrounding Fuller's death are a real-life mystery, and this film aims to create a story around that event. After Fuller's song became a hit back in 1966, a week later the 23-year old singer was found dead. Though his death was ruled a suicide, it seems...
- 3/30/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Universal is on a roll with Laura Hillenbrand. Her latest book, 'Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,' which has been on The New York Times bestseller list for 18 weeks, will be made into a Uni feature with Richard Lagravenese set to adapt and Francis Lawrence attached to direct. And everyone should be happy with this arrangement. Uni's previous adaptation of a Hillenbrand work -- 'Seabiscuit' -- was a big hit for the studio and director Gary Ross. Lagravenese has worked once before with Lawrence -- he adapted Sara Gruen's 'Water for Elephants,' which Lawrence directed for Fox 2000 and which is scheduled for an April 22 release (Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz star). 'Unbroken' is the true story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track prodigy who endured unimaginable hardship as a WWII Pow...
Universal is on a roll with Laura Hillenbrand. Her latest book, 'Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,' which has been on The New York Times bestseller list for 18 weeks, will be made into a Uni feature with Richard Lagravenese set to adapt and Francis Lawrence attached to direct. And everyone should be happy with this arrangement. Uni's previous adaptation of a Hillenbrand work -- 'Seabiscuit' -- was a big hit for the studio and director Gary Ross. Lagravenese has worked once before with Lawrence -- he adapted Sara Gruen's 'Water for Elephants,' which Lawrence directed for Fox 2000 and which is scheduled for an April 22 release (Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz star). 'Unbroken' is the true story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track prodigy who endured unimaginable hardship as a WWII Pow...
- 3/30/2011
- by Harley W. Lond
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Universal is on a roll with Laura Hillenbrand. Her latest book, 'Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,' which has been on The New York Times bestseller list for 18 weeks, will be made into a Uni feature with Richard Lagravenese set to adapt and Francis Lawrence attached to direct. And everyone should be happy with this arrangement. Uni's previous adaptation of a Hillenbrand work -- 'Seabiscuit' -- was a big hit for the studio and director Gary Ross. Lagravenese has worked once before with Lawrence -- he adapted Sara Gruen's 'Water for Elephants,' which Lawrence directed for Fox 2000 and which is scheduled for an April 22 release (Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz star). 'Unbroken' is the true story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track prodigy who endured unimaginable hardship as a WWII Pow...
Universal is on a roll with Laura Hillenbrand. Her latest book, 'Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,' which has been on The New York Times bestseller list for 18 weeks, will be made into a Uni feature with Richard Lagravenese set to adapt and Francis Lawrence attached to direct. And everyone should be happy with this arrangement. Uni's previous adaptation of a Hillenbrand work -- 'Seabiscuit' -- was a big hit for the studio and director Gary Ross. Lagravenese has worked once before with Lawrence -- he adapted Sara Gruen's 'Water for Elephants,' which Lawrence directed for Fox 2000 and which is scheduled for an April 22 release (Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz star). 'Unbroken' is the true story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track prodigy who endured unimaginable hardship as a WWII Pow...
- 3/30/2011
- by Harley W. Lond
- Cinematical
A new dramatic film is bursting at the seams with a decent cast as Adam Davenport's "The Dead Circus" begins filling up. Actors James Marsden, Melissa Leo and Michael C. Hall are all attached to be part of the cast. The story, written by Adam Davenport and John Kaye, is based off the novel written by Kaye that focuses on the mysterious death of singer Bobby Fuller.Fuller is best known for his song "I Fought The Law" and then a week after it became a huge hit he was found dead. "Dead Circus" is centering on a grieving screenwriter who plunges into a crusade to solve the mystery of Fuller's death. No word on who will be playing the lead role, but Marsden will be playing the role of Charles Manson. Melissa Leo will be the Manson family matriarch leading the screenwriter to find more answers on the mysterious death.
- 3/30/2011
- LRMonline.com
Talk about an A-list cast.
Deadline is reporting that producer John Palermo and his Palermo’s Pictures shingle are set to send their biopic on the death of “I Fought The Law” singer Bobby Fuller into production this summer, and have found a breathtaking cast. Entitled The Dead Circus, the film currently has James Marsden, Michael Shannon, Michael C. Hall, and Melissa Leo attached to star, with a script from Adam Davenport and John Kaye. The film itself is based off of Kaye’s novel, and will be helmed by Davenport, who will be making this his directorial debut.
Read more on The Dead Circus gets one hell of a cast...
Deadline is reporting that producer John Palermo and his Palermo’s Pictures shingle are set to send their biopic on the death of “I Fought The Law” singer Bobby Fuller into production this summer, and have found a breathtaking cast. Entitled The Dead Circus, the film currently has James Marsden, Michael Shannon, Michael C. Hall, and Melissa Leo attached to star, with a script from Adam Davenport and John Kaye. The film itself is based off of Kaye’s novel, and will be helmed by Davenport, who will be making this his directorial debut.
Read more on The Dead Circus gets one hell of a cast...
- 3/30/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
Exclusive: Producer John Palermo's Palermo Pictures banner is eyeing a summer start for The Dead Circus, a drama that builds a fictitious storyline into the actual mysterious death of I Fought The Law singer Bobby Fuller. James Marsden, Boardwalk Empire's Michael Shannon [Update: Shannon's reps said scheduling has knocked him out of the role], Dexter star Michael C. Hall and Oscar winner Melissa Leo are attached. The script is by Adam Davenport and John Kaye, based on Kaye's novel. Davenport will make his directing debut on the film. Fuller's song became a hit in 1966, but a week after, the 23-year-old singer was found dead. It was ruled a suicide even though his body was battered, with gasoline poured down his throat. In the drama, a grieving screenwriter (still to be cast) plunges into a crusade to solve the mystery of Fuller's death. Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who comes out of hiding five years after the murder to...
- 3/29/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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