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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 31, 2015 18:31:54 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/tv/news/lewis-and-clark-hbo-miniseries-casey-affleck-brad-pitt-edward-norton-tom-hanks-1201419775/HBO Greenlights ‘Lewis and Clark’ Miniseries From Edward Norton, Brad Pitt & Tom Hanks HBO has greenlit the miniseries “Lewis and Clark” from exec producers Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Dede Gardner and Gary Goetzman. Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts will star as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, respectively. Michael Lombardo, president of HBO programming, made the announcement Friday. Based on the book “Undaunted Courage,” by Stephen E. Ambrose, the six-hour historical drama follows the journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Lewis and Clark, on their mission to deliver President Thomas Jefferson’s message of sovereignty, as they search for his fabled all-water route to the Pacific. “Lewis and Clark” tells the story of America’s first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River. “In ‘Lewis and Clark,’ we can see American idealism and the breathtaking natural beauty of the continent, as well as the complexities and tragedies of what came to be known as America’s ‘manifest destiny,’” said Lombardo. “We are tremendously excited to bring together this incredible group of talents to tell a seminal American story.” The miniseries hails from HBO and National Geographic Entertainment and is produced by Playtone, Plan B and Class 5. John Curran (“The Painted Veil”) will direct, and Michelle Ashford (“The Pacific”), Curran and Norton will serve as writers. Production begins this summer.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 1, 2015 20:27:02 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/05/lewis-and-clark-hbo-miniseries-cast-casey-affleck-matthias-schoenaerts-1201419511/HBO Miniseries ‘Lewis And Clark’ Adds To Cast The Army is growing in HBO’s miniseries Lewis And Clark. Brendan Fletcher (Gracepoint), James Cutler (Kick- Ass 2), Rob Aramayo, Devin Harjes (Daredevil, Gotham), Tim Plester, Tyson Ritter, and David Wilmot have been cast as members of the Corps of Discovery, the expeditionary group led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, played by Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts, respectively. Based on the book Undaunted Courage, by Stephen E. Ambrose, Lewis And Clark tells the story of America’s first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River. The miniseries follows the epic journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Lewis (Affleck) and Clark (Schoenaerts), who traverse uncharted territory on a mission to deliver President Jefferson’s message of sovereignty as they search for his fabled all-water route to the Pacific. Cast also includes Josh Stewart and Parker Croft. Lewis And Clark is executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Tim Kelly and Adam Leipzig. Cutler is repped by Untitled Entertainment and Bloom Hergott; Fletcher is repped by Tyman Stewart at The Characters Agency and LINK; Harjes is repped by David Williams Management.
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