A limited series about the Cuban Missile Crisis is in the works from Samuel Franco, Evan Kilgore, and Adam Goodman’s Dichotomy Creative, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series is currently titled “Defcon-2.” It is based on Sheldon M. Stern’s book “The Week the World Stood Still,” which featured transcriptions of secretly recorded meetings of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm), as well as prior interviews with members of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee. No network or streaming service is currently attached to the project.
Per the official description, “The series focuses on the events not only through the eyes of President Kennedy and his brother, Bobby, but through those that surrounded them, namely Associate Press Secretary and White House speechwriter, Andrew T. Hatcher and Presidential secretary Jill Cowen, whose transcription of the ExComm tapes gave her a front-row seat to a world on the brink of destruction.
The series is currently titled “Defcon-2.” It is based on Sheldon M. Stern’s book “The Week the World Stood Still,” which featured transcriptions of secretly recorded meetings of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm), as well as prior interviews with members of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee. No network or streaming service is currently attached to the project.
Per the official description, “The series focuses on the events not only through the eyes of President Kennedy and his brother, Bobby, but through those that surrounded them, namely Associate Press Secretary and White House speechwriter, Andrew T. Hatcher and Presidential secretary Jill Cowen, whose transcription of the ExComm tapes gave her a front-row seat to a world on the brink of destruction.
- 12/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Cue the Jay-z: The Hollywood Reporter writes that Warner Bros. picked up Thomas Kelly’ 2006 novel Empire Rises about an “epic love triangle set in 1930 just as construction on the iconic building begins” for development. Also a writer and producer on Copper, Kelly will write the screen adaptation with Peter Eskelsen producing and Guy Ritchie rumored to direct, just as soon as he replaces Soderbergh on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and wraps that Treasure Island adaptation. If all goes well, perhaps sweeping features that romanticize construction of world's tallest structures will become the next big thing. If that's the case, we'll happily pitch Eiffel Dreams or Golden Gate Crossing to any studio who'll listen.
- 8/21/2013
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
It's been a while since we last received an update on the planned adaptation of "Bone," Jeff Smith's epic adventure that spanned more than a decade of issues. And while that project seemingly remains in development at Warner Bros., another one of Smith's stories has jumped into the adaptation spotlight.
According to Variety, "Sherlock Holmes" producer Lionel Wigram has acquired the rights to make a feature film out of "Rasl," Smith's science-fiction series that follows a dimension-hopping art thief. Expected to wrap up in 2012 or 2013, the series recently saw issue #9 arrive on shelves.
The report indicates that Wigram will produce "Rasl" with Smith and Peter Eskelsen serving as executive producers on the adaptation.
No stranger to comics, Wigram penned a storyboard-style comic that served as source material for the 2009 "Sherlock Holmes" movie. Wigram also oversaw the first three "Harry Potter" movies while serving as Senior VP of Production at Warner Bros.
According to Variety, "Sherlock Holmes" producer Lionel Wigram has acquired the rights to make a feature film out of "Rasl," Smith's science-fiction series that follows a dimension-hopping art thief. Expected to wrap up in 2012 or 2013, the series recently saw issue #9 arrive on shelves.
The report indicates that Wigram will produce "Rasl" with Smith and Peter Eskelsen serving as executive producers on the adaptation.
No stranger to comics, Wigram penned a storyboard-style comic that served as source material for the 2009 "Sherlock Holmes" movie. Wigram also oversaw the first three "Harry Potter" movies while serving as Senior VP of Production at Warner Bros.
- 3/14/2011
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
Sherlock Holmes producer Lionel Wigram has acquired the film rights to adapt Jeff Smith's popular comic book series Rasl for Warner Bros. Wigram will produce the film adaptation alongside Smith himself, and Wigram Productions vice president Peter Eskelsen will serve as executive producer on the the project. "We'll team with a writer and figure out how to adapt it to the screen and hopefully it will become a big movie franchise for Warner Bros," Wigram told Deadline. (more)...
- 3/12/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
Lionel Wigram, who famously hatched a graphic novel version of Sherlock Holmes before setting that franchise up at Warner Bros., has tapped into another comic for a feature film project. Wigram Productions has acquired rights to Rasl, a black-and-white science fiction noir comic book series written and drawn by Jeff Smith. Rasl is an ex-military scientist-turned-art thief who jumps to parallel universes to steal treasured pieces of art. During these trips, he gets discovered by his former employer, and finds himself trying to protect the world's most dangerous secret. Smith, who launched the series in 2008, also writes Bone, a series that has received 10 Eisner and 11 Harvey Awards. Wigram, who just wrapped Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, said he was tipped to the comic by colleague Peter Eskelsen and bought it with his own cash. "We'll team with a writer and figure out how to adapt it to the screen...
- 3/11/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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