Michael London and Janice Williams of Groundswell Productions will produce the feature based on Christina Baker Kline’s bestselling novel.
Christopher Monger, whose credits include Temple Grandin and The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain, will adapt the screenplay.
Orphan Train was published in 2013 and is inspired by real events, telling the story of two women from different generations who form a bond in Maine when they realise they share a common past.
The orphan trains placed abandoned children from the East Coast in homes with Midwest farmland families and ran from 1854-1929.
Asher Goldstein and Shary Shirazi will oversee the project for Broad Green Pictures.
Christopher Monger, whose credits include Temple Grandin and The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain, will adapt the screenplay.
Orphan Train was published in 2013 and is inspired by real events, telling the story of two women from different generations who form a bond in Maine when they realise they share a common past.
The orphan trains placed abandoned children from the East Coast in homes with Midwest farmland families and ran from 1854-1929.
Asher Goldstein and Shary Shirazi will oversee the project for Broad Green Pictures.
- 10/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Broad Green Pictures will adapt Christina Baker Kline’s novel "Orphan Train" into a movie. Michael London and Janice Williams of Groundswell Productions will produce with screenwriter Christopher Monger ("Temple Grandin," "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain"). Published in 2013, "Orphan Train" has sold more than 2 million copies in 35 countries and has spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, including five weeks at #1. Between 1854 and 1929, "orphan trains" ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children to an unknown fate. "Orphan Train" weaves together the stories of Vivian Daly, a 91-year-old Irish immigrant who as a child was shipped from New York City to Minnesota and Molly Ayer, a 17-year-old who is on the verge of aging out of the foster care system in present-day Maine. A friendship develops...
- 10/14/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Broad Green Pictures has optioned feature rights for Christina Baker Kline’s best-selling novel Orphan Train. Temple Grandin scribe Christopher Monger will write the script. Groundswell Productions’ Michael London and Janice Williams are producing. Published in 2013, Orphan Train weaves a fictional tale out of factual events. Between 1854 and 1929, trains carrying orphans ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of…...
- 10/14/2015
- Deadline
Broad Green Pictures has optioned the feature rights to Christina Baker Kline’s 2013 best-selling novel "Orphan Train".
Crafting a fictional tale from real events, the story deals with trains carrying orphans that ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest,. Between 1854 and 1929, thousands of abandoned children on those trains were transported to fates unknown.
The narrative will follow a 91-year-old Irish immigrant who was one of those kids and who develops a friendship with a 17-year-old on the verge of aging out of the foster care system in present-day Maine. Soon, a secret that has haunted the old woman will be exposed.
"Temple Grandin" scribe Christopher Monger has come onboard to write the script while Michael London and Janice Williams are producing with Groundswell Productions.
Source: Deadline...
Crafting a fictional tale from real events, the story deals with trains carrying orphans that ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest,. Between 1854 and 1929, thousands of abandoned children on those trains were transported to fates unknown.
The narrative will follow a 91-year-old Irish immigrant who was one of those kids and who develops a friendship with a 17-year-old on the verge of aging out of the foster care system in present-day Maine. Soon, a secret that has haunted the old woman will be exposed.
"Temple Grandin" scribe Christopher Monger has come onboard to write the script while Michael London and Janice Williams are producing with Groundswell Productions.
Source: Deadline...
- 10/14/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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1982: Longtime Another World star Hugh Marlow (Jim Matthews) died of a heart attack at age 71. The character of Jim died suddenly in Helsinki, Finland while on an extended vacation in Europe.
2001: Tamara Braun debuted on General Hospital as the second Carly Corinthos.
2006: CBS aired a special, Dynasty: Catfights & Caviar, reuniting the cast including stars John Forsythe, Joan Collins and Linda Evans.
2008: Daytime legend Beverlee McKinsey (Iris, Another World; Alexandra, Guiding Light) died at age 72.
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- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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- 5/26/2010
- IFTN
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