Is Boston the new New Jersey? Between "Southies" and this, we're thinking yes: Hometown hero Mark Wahlberg, star of "The Departed" and "The Fighter," has a new reality pilot in the works for A&E tentatively titled, "Teamsters," reports the network.
Wahlberg is executive producing the series along with Stephen Levinson ("Entourage," "In Treatment"), Kevin Harrison and Bill Thompson. The show features the Teamsters Local 25 in Boston.
According to A&E, the series "will give viewers a firsthand glimpse of the most legendary union in the most aggressive and territorial city in America: Boston. Here, the Teamsters Local 25 battle for the rights of their 11,000 members."
"We believe A&E is the perfect venue to create a cutting-edge show that promises to be like nothing else on television," Levinson says.
Thompson was inspired by seeing Wisconsin union members invade the statehouse last summer to protest anti-union legislation, reports Deadline Hollywood. And...
Wahlberg is executive producing the series along with Stephen Levinson ("Entourage," "In Treatment"), Kevin Harrison and Bill Thompson. The show features the Teamsters Local 25 in Boston.
According to A&E, the series "will give viewers a firsthand glimpse of the most legendary union in the most aggressive and territorial city in America: Boston. Here, the Teamsters Local 25 battle for the rights of their 11,000 members."
"We believe A&E is the perfect venue to create a cutting-edge show that promises to be like nothing else on television," Levinson says.
Thompson was inspired by seeing Wisconsin union members invade the statehouse last summer to protest anti-union legislation, reports Deadline Hollywood. And...
- 3/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Mark Wahlberg is returning to familiar territory for his latest TV venture. The actor, alongside Stephen Levinson, Kevin Harrison and Bill Thompson, has partnered with A&E for an unscripted pilot set in his native Boston. Currently titled Teamsters, the project will follow members of the city's Local 25 union. "A&E strives to remain ahead of the curve while delivering first class auspices to our audience,” said A&E and Bio Channel president and Gm Bob DeBitetto. "We’re so proud to collaborate with this group of producers and offer an authentic point of view from the unique characters this world provides.
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- 3/7/2012
- by Michael O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mark Wahlberg is getting involved with teamsters. More specifically, he's joining forces with fellow executive producers Stephen Levinson, Kevin Harrison and Bill Thompson to create an unscripted pilot focused on the Teamsters Local 25 in Boston for A&E. The working title of the show? "Teamsters," of course. Set in the real-life world of films like "The Fighter" and "The Departed," "Teamsters" promises to give viewers a first hand glimpse of the union in the most territorial city in America: Boston. Here, the Teamsters Local 25 battle for the rights of their 11,000 members. "A&E strives to remain ahead of the curve...
- 3/7/2012
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
Exclusive: The world that provided fictional backdrop to such films as The Fighter and The Departed, will come to life in a new unscripted project at A&E executive produced by Departed star and The Fighter star/producer Mark Wahlberg. Tentatively titled Teamsters, the project, which has received a pilot order, features the Teamsters Local 25 in Boston. Wahlberg is executive producing with Stephen Levinson, Kevin Harrison and Bill Thompson. “A&E strives to remain ahead of the curve while delivering first-class auspices to our audience,” said Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager, A&E and Bio Channel. “We’re so proud to collaborate with this group of producers and offer an authentic point of view from the unique characters this world provides.” Teamsters – produced by Wahlberg’s Closest to the Hole, Levinson’s Leverage and Harrison’s Transition Prods — provide a first-hand glimpse of the legendary union in the most...
- 3/7/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
In 1970, one movie invented the modern disaster film. After grossing more than $100 million at the domestic box office (adjusted for inflation, it made more than any of the "Lord of the Rings"), it spawned three sequels that stretched through the entire decade. But this landmark series is now almost totally forgotten, long eclipsed by the film that so brilliantly spoofed the genre tropes it helped define. In honor of its 40th anniversary, we're looking back at the "Airport" franchise this week, one film at a time. Today, "The Concorde... Airport '79," the rare movie with an ellipsis in the title.
The Concorde... Airport '79
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Nature of Air Emergency: A journalist (Susan Blakely) boards Federation World Airlines' new Concorde plane with documents implicating weapons manufacturer Kevin Harrison (Robert Wagner) in illegal arms deals with America's enemies. He tries to shoot down the Concorde and fails.
The Concorde... Airport '79
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Nature of Air Emergency: A journalist (Susan Blakely) boards Federation World Airlines' new Concorde plane with documents implicating weapons manufacturer Kevin Harrison (Robert Wagner) in illegal arms deals with America's enemies. He tries to shoot down the Concorde and fails.
- 11/11/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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