CATE BLANCHETT DIRECTS
HERMAN KOCH'S 'THE DINNER' MOVIE ADAPTATION
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RICHARD COYLE IN CROSSBONES
EPIC PIRATE SHOW WITH JOHN MALKOVICH
In television news today, over at NBC they've found a new cast addition for their upcoming pirate series CROSSBONES! The show lead by John Malkovich will now also have delightful British comedian Richard Coyle! The show is set in 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard (John Malkovich), reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe (Richard Coyle), a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the pirates’ haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can’t help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds. Claire Foy plays Kate, the beautiful Governor’s daughter, now a pirate who works for Blackbeard and is a love interest for Lowe.
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'ESMERALDA' MINI SERIES
Meanwhile, over at ABC they are sticking to their fairy tale genre by developing another similar project: according to 'Deadline' they will turn Victor Hugo's classic tale THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME into a television mini series! Titled ESMERALDA, the event series will be written by SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN scribe Evan Daugherty. It will be a period drama that re-imagines 'The Hunchback Of Notre Dame' through the eyes of beautiful Gypsy Esmeralda. We've seen the story done in a form of animated film by Disney almost twenty years ago, and there were also rumours about a feature film on it earlier this year.