Michael Chabon's "The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" could be coming to a screen near you.
According to Collider, director Stephen Daldry wants to turn the novel into a miniseries for HBO.
"I would love to do something for TV," he said. "I wanna do Kavalier & Clay on HBO as an eight-parter. It'll be so much better as a series, honestly."
There's just one catch -- Daldry doesn't have the rights to the book. Paramount does -- though Daldry himself was signed on at one point to direct a film version, the project has continued to languish.
"I spent a year working on it with Michael Chabon, so we're pretty close," Daldry told Collider. "And the rights, good question. Will Paramount give them to me? I don't know. It'll be a really good one. It'd go great with 'Boardwalk Empire.'"
HBO is already working with Chabon and...
According to Collider, director Stephen Daldry wants to turn the novel into a miniseries for HBO.
"I would love to do something for TV," he said. "I wanna do Kavalier & Clay on HBO as an eight-parter. It'll be so much better as a series, honestly."
There's just one catch -- Daldry doesn't have the rights to the book. Paramount does -- though Daldry himself was signed on at one point to direct a film version, the project has continued to languish.
"I spent a year working on it with Michael Chabon, so we're pretty close," Daldry told Collider. "And the rights, good question. Will Paramount give them to me? I don't know. It'll be a really good one. It'd go great with 'Boardwalk Empire.'"
HBO is already working with Chabon and...
- 12/13/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The CW has bought Trending, a drama series project executive produced by Katherine Heigl, while Fox has bought Step-Dan, a multi-camera comedy written by Dan Lagana. Inspired by the Cynthia Langston’s novel Bi-Coastal Babe, which Heigl read and fell in love with, Trending is about 26-year-old Lissa Bennett whose job is to search for the newest and hottest emerging trends in order to keep her corporate clients ahead of the curve but finds it difficult to predict the trends in her love life as well. Gren Wells will write the script and will executive produce with Katherine and Nancy Heigl through their Abishag production company, Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi as well as Daniel Rosenberg. CBS TV Studios is producing. Wells most recently wrote the romantic comedy A Little Bit of Heaven, starring Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal. Katherine and Nancy Heigl, who served as executive...
- 10/12/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
With "Killers" tanking and her next effort "One For The Money" relegated to the critical wasteland of a January 27, 2012 release date, has America fallen out of love with Katherine Heigl? That remains to be seen, but clearly the actress is on a bit of a slide these days and she's hoping the creatively encouraging home of HBO can right the ship, but too bad she's taking the most boring project ever over to the cable titan. Deadline reports that Heigl will produce and star in "The Knitting Circle," a film based off the book by Ann Hood and…...
- 4/11/2011
- The Playlist
Former Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl, who left the show in 2010 to focus on her film career, is poised to return to the small screen for the first time since.
The Emmy winner has signed on to produce and star in an HBO original movie based on Ann Hood’s best-selling novel The Knitting Circle, according to TV Line.
The semi-autobiographical book centers on a mother mourning the death of her young daughter and battling grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life.
She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle.
Dirty Sexy Money creator/playwright Craig Wright will pen the adaptation, Wright's first for HBO since his days as a writer for the acclaimed Six Feet Under.
The Emmy winner has signed on to produce and star in an HBO original movie based on Ann Hood’s best-selling novel The Knitting Circle, according to TV Line.
The semi-autobiographical book centers on a mother mourning the death of her young daughter and battling grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life.
She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle.
Dirty Sexy Money creator/playwright Craig Wright will pen the adaptation, Wright's first for HBO since his days as a writer for the acclaimed Six Feet Under.
- 4/9/2011
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
More than a year after she announced a departure from "Grey's Anatomy" to devote her time to her family, Katherine Heigl announced a return to TV. HBO Films has teamed up with the actress' Abishag banner to produce a TV movie based on Ann Hood's bestselling novel "The Knitting Circle".
In her first small-screen project since "Grey's", Heigl would also play the central character. A semiautobiography, the book tells an inspiring story about a mother who mourns the death of her young daughter. As she struggles to overcome the grief which breaks her marriage and other aspects of her life, she finds a comfort in a knitting circle whose members have their own stories.
Heigl will produce the movie with her mother Nancy Heigl and Pine Street Pictures. Script is written by Craig Wright who makes a return to HBO where he earned an Emmy for "Six Feet Under...
In her first small-screen project since "Grey's", Heigl would also play the central character. A semiautobiography, the book tells an inspiring story about a mother who mourns the death of her young daughter. As she struggles to overcome the grief which breaks her marriage and other aspects of her life, she finds a comfort in a knitting circle whose members have their own stories.
Heigl will produce the movie with her mother Nancy Heigl and Pine Street Pictures. Script is written by Craig Wright who makes a return to HBO where he earned an Emmy for "Six Feet Under...
- 4/9/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Former Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl is returning to television to star in an HBO original film, The Knitting Circle. The film is based on the bestselling book by Ann Hood and centers on a mother who is mourning the loss of the young daughter.
As she struggles to overcome her grief, she risks losing her marriage and other aspects of her life. She finds her way back into the real world through a knitting circle.
Dirty, Sexy, Money creator and writer Craig Wright will do the screenplay and Heigl will act as producer for the film, as well as star.
As she struggles to overcome her grief, she risks losing her marriage and other aspects of her life. She finds her way back into the real world through a knitting circle.
Dirty, Sexy, Money creator and writer Craig Wright will do the screenplay and Heigl will act as producer for the film, as well as star.
- 4/8/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
Katherine Heigl has signed to star and produce a new project for HBO. The former Grey's Anatomy star will play the lead role in HBO Films' The Knitting Circle, reports Deadline. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by author Ann Hood. Heigl will co-produce the movie with her mother Nancy Heigl. Former Six Feet Under and Dirty Sexy Money scribe Craig (more)...
- 4/8/2011
- by By Mike Moody
- Digital Spy
Katherine Heigl is set to star in HBO Films' as-yet-untitled adaptation of Ann Hood's bestselling novel "The Knitting Circle," reports Deadline.com. The actress will play a young mother who copes with the death of her daughter by joining a therapeutic knitting circle and sharing her grief with newfound friends. Heigl will also produce the cable TV movie with her producing partner (and mother) Nancy Heigl. Craig Wright, the creator of "Dirty Sexy Money," is adapting the book. Wright also wrote for HBO's "Six Feet Under," for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He was recently given a pilot order at MTV...
- 4/8/2011
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Katherine Heigl is returning to television. The "Grey's Anatomy" alum is developing an adaptation of Ann Hood's 2007 novel "The Knitting Circle" with HBO as a starring project for the actress, according to the cable outlet. Loosely based on Hood's life, the book involves a mother's efforts to overcome the death of her young daughter of meningitis, and her eventual path toward recovery after joining a knitting circle and bonding with its other members. (Hood's daughter, Grace, died at the age of 5 in 2002 from virulent streptococcus.) Since hanging up her stethoscope...
- 4/8/2011
- The Wrap
It's official: Katherine Heigl is so intolerable, so successful at alienating everybody in Hollywood, that she's only appearing onscreen in Katherine Heigl Productions. She and her producing partner (her Mom Nancy, lulz), in conjunction with HBO Films, have bought the rights to a bestselling novel by Ann Hood called The Knitting Circle. Just reading the logline made me menstruate:
...A mother mourning the death of her young daughter and struggling to overcome the grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life, including her marriage. She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle and the stories its members share. [Deadline]
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...A mother mourning the death of her young daughter and struggling to overcome the grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life, including her marriage. She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle and the stories its members share. [Deadline]
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- 4/8/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
It's official: Katherine Heigl is so intolerable, so successful at alienating everybody in Hollywood, that she's only appearing onscreen in Katherine Heigl Productions. She and her producing partner (her Mom Nancy, lulz), in conjunction with HBO Films, have bought the rights to a bestselling novel by Ann Hood called The Knitting Circle. Just reading the logline made me menstruate:
...A mother mourning the death of her young daughter and struggling to overcome the grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life, including her marriage. She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle and the stories its members share. [Deadline]
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...A mother mourning the death of her young daughter and struggling to overcome the grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life, including her marriage. She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle and the stories its members share. [Deadline]
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- 4/8/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
Former Grey’s Anatomy doc Katherine Heigl is poised to return to the small screen for the first time since checking out of Seattle Grace in 2010.
The Emmy winner has signed on to produce and star in an HBO original movie based on Ann Hood’s best-selling novel The Knitting Circle. HBO Films optioned rights to the semi-autobiographical book, which centers on a mother mourning the death of her young daughter and struggling to overcome the grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life — including her marriage. She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle.
The Emmy winner has signed on to produce and star in an HBO original movie based on Ann Hood’s best-selling novel The Knitting Circle. HBO Films optioned rights to the semi-autobiographical book, which centers on a mother mourning the death of her young daughter and struggling to overcome the grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life — including her marriage. She begins to find her way back into the world through a knitting circle.
- 4/8/2011
- by Nellie Andreeva
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: HBO Films has optioned the rights to Ann Hood's bestselling novel The Knitting Circle as a starring vehicle for Katherine Heigl. In her first TV project since leaving ABC's Grey's Anatomy and her first collaboration with HBO, Heigl will also produce the movie with her mother and producing partner Nancy Heigl through their Abishag banner, along with Pine Street Pictures. Dirty Sexy Money creator and award-wining playwright Craig Wright will write the adaptation. This marks Wright's return to HBO, where he started his TV writing career on Six Feet Under, a gig that earned him Emmy and WGA nominations. Heigl is set to play the central character in Hood's semiautobiographical novel, a mother mourning the death of her young daughter and struggling to overcome the grief that jeopardizes every aspect of her life, including her marriage. She begins to find her way back into the world through a...
- 4/8/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV News
Katherine Heigl is making her return to TV, but not with a new series.
The former 'Grey's Anatomy' actress will produce and star in an HBO movie.
According to Deadline, Heigl and her mother will produce an adaptation of Ann Hood's 'The Knitting Circle.' The project is being written by 'Dirty Sexy Money' creator Craig Wright.
Heigl will play the main character, a mother mourning the loss of her child. She turns to a knitting circle to help overcome the grief that has taken over her life.
This is Heigl's first TV role since leaving ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' in 2010.
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Katherine Heigl is making her return to TV, but not with a new series.
The former 'Grey's Anatomy' actress will produce and star in an HBO movie.
According to Deadline, Heigl and her mother will produce an adaptation of Ann Hood's 'The Knitting Circle.' The project is being written by 'Dirty Sexy Money' creator Craig Wright.
Heigl will play the main character, a mother mourning the loss of her child. She turns to a knitting circle to help overcome the grief that has taken over her life.
This is Heigl's first TV role since leaving ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' in 2010.
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- 4/8/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
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