Syrian-American actor Jay Abdo (“Hologram for the King”) is set to play the lead in “Broadcast,” a drama about the atrocities of the Syrian civil war that will mark the directorial debut of U.S. actor and producer Grant Cramer.
Cramer has produced several indie pics of various genres, including Afghanistan-set Special Forces thriller “Lone Survivor,” which was shot in New Mexico. He more recently produced the Nicolas Cage horror-comedy “Willy’s Wonderland.”
Cramer initially came on board “Broadcast” as a producer and subsequently made it his passion project and directorial debut, according to a statement.
Abdo (pictured) was a big star in Syria before fleeing his homeland for the U.S. to escape persecution after speaking out against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The actor is boarding “Broadcast” as both the pic’s protagonist and co-producer.
Once in the U.S., Abdo changed his first name from Jihad...
Cramer has produced several indie pics of various genres, including Afghanistan-set Special Forces thriller “Lone Survivor,” which was shot in New Mexico. He more recently produced the Nicolas Cage horror-comedy “Willy’s Wonderland.”
Cramer initially came on board “Broadcast” as a producer and subsequently made it his passion project and directorial debut, according to a statement.
Abdo (pictured) was a big star in Syria before fleeing his homeland for the U.S. to escape persecution after speaking out against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The actor is boarding “Broadcast” as both the pic’s protagonist and co-producer.
Once in the U.S., Abdo changed his first name from Jihad...
- 4/7/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Charles “Charlie” Wiggins, the most famous African American race car driver of the 1920s and 1930s, is to be the subject of a new biopic, whose producing partners will include racing staples IndyCar and Firestone.
Set in the roaring 20s and depression era 30s, Eraced will chronicle the triumphs and struggles of the once-legendary-now-little-known Charlie “Speed King” Wiggins, who worked his way from shoe shine to mechanic to star racer despite the inequities of segregation and Jim Crow laws. After being barred repeatedly from whites-only racing events, Wiggins became a leading light of the parallel Colored Speedway Association and won the prestigious annual Gold and Glory Sweep-stakes four times between 1926 and 1935. Despite his remarkable achievements, Wiggins died almost penniless thanks to crippling medical bills which he had to pay for decades after suffering a career-ending injury in 1936.
The pioneering sportsman will be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame next week in Detroit.
Set in the roaring 20s and depression era 30s, Eraced will chronicle the triumphs and struggles of the once-legendary-now-little-known Charlie “Speed King” Wiggins, who worked his way from shoe shine to mechanic to star racer despite the inequities of segregation and Jim Crow laws. After being barred repeatedly from whites-only racing events, Wiggins became a leading light of the parallel Colored Speedway Association and won the prestigious annual Gold and Glory Sweep-stakes four times between 1926 and 1935. Despite his remarkable achievements, Wiggins died almost penniless thanks to crippling medical bills which he had to pay for decades after suffering a career-ending injury in 1936.
The pioneering sportsman will be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame next week in Detroit.
- 7/13/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz will star as former president Ronald Reagan and his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev in a limited series in development at Paramount TV Studios.
Douglas will play the 40th U.S. president while Waltz will play Gorbachev, who was General Secretary of the Communist Party for the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991. The series is called “Reagan & Gorbachev.”
The project, which currently doesn’t have a home, chronicles the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev Summit in Iceland, which is described by many historians as the turning point in the Cold War. The two-day gathering in Reykjavik laid the groundwork for a historic arms accord the following year and is considered one of Reagan’s finest moments as president. The series will be told from the vantage point of Ken Adelman, who was Reagan’s arms control director.
The series is being adapted from Adelman’s book “Reagan at...
Douglas will play the 40th U.S. president while Waltz will play Gorbachev, who was General Secretary of the Communist Party for the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991. The series is called “Reagan & Gorbachev.”
The project, which currently doesn’t have a home, chronicles the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev Summit in Iceland, which is described by many historians as the turning point in the Cold War. The two-day gathering in Reykjavik laid the groundwork for a historic arms accord the following year and is considered one of Reagan’s finest moments as president. The series will be told from the vantage point of Ken Adelman, who was Reagan’s arms control director.
The series is being adapted from Adelman’s book “Reagan at...
- 12/11/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Paramount Television Studios has locked Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz for Reagan & Gorbachev, a limited series that James Foley will direct. Douglas will play President Ronald Reagan, and Waltz will play Mikhail Gorbachev, in a series that B. Garida adapted from the Ken Adelman’s book Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War. Adelman was Reagan’s arms control director. The package is coming together quickly, and it will be shopped to broadcasters and streamers immediately.
Douglas, Waltz, Foley and Youtchi von Lintel will be the executive producers.
The series tells the dramatic account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland, the definitive weekend that was the key turning point in the Cold War — from the vantage point of Reagan’s arms control director. The leaders met for a 48-hour summit in Reykjavik. Planned as a short, inconsequential gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues,...
Douglas, Waltz, Foley and Youtchi von Lintel will be the executive producers.
The series tells the dramatic account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland, the definitive weekend that was the key turning point in the Cold War — from the vantage point of Reagan’s arms control director. The leaders met for a 48-hour summit in Reykjavik. Planned as a short, inconsequential gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz are set to play Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in a limited series from Paramount TV Studios.
The project, which the studio will be taking out to potential buyers in the near future, is based on the book Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War by Reagan’s former arms control director Ken Adelman.
James Foley (House of Cards, Fifty Shades Freed) is set to direct, with writer B. Garida adapting Adelman’s book.
The limited series will dramatize President Reagan’s and Soviet leader Gorbachev’s 1986 meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland. The ...
The project, which the studio will be taking out to potential buyers in the near future, is based on the book Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War by Reagan’s former arms control director Ken Adelman.
James Foley (House of Cards, Fifty Shades Freed) is set to direct, with writer B. Garida adapting Adelman’s book.
The limited series will dramatize President Reagan’s and Soviet leader Gorbachev’s 1986 meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland. The ...
- 12/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz are set to play Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in a limited series from Paramount TV Studios.
The project, which the studio will be taking out to potential buyers in the near future, is based on the book Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War by Reagan’s former arms control director Ken Adelman.
James Foley (House of Cards, Fifty Shades Freed) is set to direct, with writer B. Garida adapting Adelman’s book.
The limited series will dramatize President Reagan’s and Soviet leader Gorbachev’s 1986 meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland. The ...
The project, which the studio will be taking out to potential buyers in the near future, is based on the book Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War by Reagan’s former arms control director Ken Adelman.
James Foley (House of Cards, Fifty Shades Freed) is set to direct, with writer B. Garida adapting Adelman’s book.
The limited series will dramatize President Reagan’s and Soviet leader Gorbachev’s 1986 meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland. The ...
- 12/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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