Exclusive: James Graham is among a set of British writers enjoying something of a moment. Fresh from making waves with his Benedict Cumberbatch drama Brexit: The Uncivil War, he wrote a standout episode on Prince Charles for season three of The Crown. He is currently on the publicity trail for his AMC/ITV drama Quiz, which brings a whole new perspective on a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheating scandal that gripped Britain 20 years ago.
Now, Graham is turning his attentions to other projects. The writer told Deadline that he is working with Bron Studios to adapt his play Ink into a feature film. It’s not an unfamiliar path to screen for Graham, who adapted Quiz from a stageplay. The Tony Award-winning Ink tells the story of a brash young Rupert Murdoch as he seeks to transform the fortunes of British tabloid newspaper The Sun.
It marks a...
Now, Graham is turning his attentions to other projects. The writer told Deadline that he is working with Bron Studios to adapt his play Ink into a feature film. It’s not an unfamiliar path to screen for Graham, who adapted Quiz from a stageplay. The Tony Award-winning Ink tells the story of a brash young Rupert Murdoch as he seeks to transform the fortunes of British tabloid newspaper The Sun.
It marks a...
- 2/28/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
George Orwell’s seminal literary work 1984 could be getting a new movie adaptation. Imagine Entertainment, the production house run by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, and Lbi Entertainment, the banner run by Julie Yorn, are teaming up to develop a new take on the 20th century classic. The book is set in a dystopian society in a perpetual state of war, which in turn leads to a state of paranoia. Propaganda, surveillance, mind control and cult of personality -- concepts seen in totalitarian and fascist states such as Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union -- were taken to new levels in the
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- 3/22/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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