Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons are set to star in a Lifetime biopic about the late American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, with Bob Balaban on board to direct.
Allen also will take on executive producer duties for the first time, serving in the role alongside City Entertainment's Joshua D. Maurer ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge") and Alixandre Witlin ("Dodson's Journey").
"Georgia O'Keeffe," from Sony Pictures TV, is something of a passion project for the three exec producers, who conceived and have been developing the movie as a team for four years; at one point, it was in development at HBO.
"Georgia" will follow the turbulent 20-year love affair between the celebrated artist (Allen) and photographer Alfred Steiglitz (Irons). The movie, set to premiere in third-quarter 2009, was written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer ("Gia"). Tony Mark ("And Starring Poncho Villa as Himself") is producing.
"Georgia" is the latest example of how Lifetime has...
Allen also will take on executive producer duties for the first time, serving in the role alongside City Entertainment's Joshua D. Maurer ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge") and Alixandre Witlin ("Dodson's Journey").
"Georgia O'Keeffe," from Sony Pictures TV, is something of a passion project for the three exec producers, who conceived and have been developing the movie as a team for four years; at one point, it was in development at HBO.
"Georgia" will follow the turbulent 20-year love affair between the celebrated artist (Allen) and photographer Alfred Steiglitz (Irons). The movie, set to premiere in third-quarter 2009, was written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer ("Gia"). Tony Mark ("And Starring Poncho Villa as Himself") is producing.
"Georgia" is the latest example of how Lifetime has...
- 11/6/2008
- by By Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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