Tucker Tooley Entertainment has acquired the TV rights to a pair of books about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with plans to develop them into a limited series.
Variety has learned exclusively that the company has acquired the rights to the books ““Jackie: Public, Private, Secret” and “Jackie, Janet and Lee,” both written by by J. Randy Taraborrelli. The former book delves into many never-before-told details of Onassis’ life, while the second is a biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, her mother Janet Lee Auchincloss, and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill. The books are published by St. Martin’s Press.
“Jackie Onassis is one of the most iconic, timeless, and multifaceted women of the twentieth century,” said Tooley. “Randy’s extraordinary access and meticulous reporting provide an incredible vehicle for two talented actresses to bring to life Onassis and her mother, Janet. We are excited to connect a whole new generation of viewers to Camelot.
Variety has learned exclusively that the company has acquired the rights to the books ““Jackie: Public, Private, Secret” and “Jackie, Janet and Lee,” both written by by J. Randy Taraborrelli. The former book delves into many never-before-told details of Onassis’ life, while the second is a biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, her mother Janet Lee Auchincloss, and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill. The books are published by St. Martin’s Press.
“Jackie Onassis is one of the most iconic, timeless, and multifaceted women of the twentieth century,” said Tooley. “Randy’s extraordinary access and meticulous reporting provide an incredible vehicle for two talented actresses to bring to life Onassis and her mother, Janet. We are excited to connect a whole new generation of viewers to Camelot.
- 11/8/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra had a passionate and volatile relationship. While they loved each other deeply, they fought viciously and often. While they divorced in 1957, Gardner knew for a time that the relationship was too explosive to last. Still, she remained in the romance for years. She shared the Nsfw reason why.
Ava Gardner shared why she stayed in her relationship with Frank Sinatra
Gardner and Sinatra met while he was still married to his first wife, Nancy Barbato. News of their affair went public in 1950, landing a punishing blow to Sinatra’s marriage and public image. He struggled to find acting roles, and his music career stalled. Still, Gardner stayed with him and, ultimately, helped resuscitate his career.
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner | Library of Congress
While she loved him enough to support him through this struggle, they fought often. They frequently had public screaming matches or broke things during fights.
Ava Gardner shared why she stayed in her relationship with Frank Sinatra
Gardner and Sinatra met while he was still married to his first wife, Nancy Barbato. News of their affair went public in 1950, landing a punishing blow to Sinatra’s marriage and public image. He struggled to find acting roles, and his music career stalled. Still, Gardner stayed with him and, ultimately, helped resuscitate his career.
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner | Library of Congress
While she loved him enough to support him through this struggle, they fought often. They frequently had public screaming matches or broke things during fights.
- 9/11/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Marty Adelstein’s Tomorrow Studios, a partnership between Adelstein and ITV Studios, will adapt J. Randy Taraborrelli’s bestselling biography Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill, for television, with Taraborrelli and Emmy-nominated Keri Selig on board to produce.
Published earlier this year by St. Martin’s Press, the book paints an extraordinary psychological portrait of two famous sisters – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill – and their ferociously ambitious mother – Janet Auchincloss. Its content is based on hundreds of new interviews with friends and family of the Bouviers, including their half-brother, as well as letters and journals.
Taraborrelli and Intuition Productions’ Selig will produce along with Tomorrow Studios’ Adelstein and Becky Clements.
“Randy immediately captivated readers with his account of Janet Auchincloss and her daughters, Jackie and Lee, in his book.
Published earlier this year by St. Martin’s Press, the book paints an extraordinary psychological portrait of two famous sisters – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill – and their ferociously ambitious mother – Janet Auchincloss. Its content is based on hundreds of new interviews with friends and family of the Bouviers, including their half-brother, as well as letters and journals.
Taraborrelli and Intuition Productions’ Selig will produce along with Tomorrow Studios’ Adelstein and Becky Clements.
“Randy immediately captivated readers with his account of Janet Auchincloss and her daughters, Jackie and Lee, in his book.
- 5/21/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her sister Lee Radziwill’s relationship was notoriously rocky, with the siblings often sparring to gain favor with their mother, Janet Auchincloss.
The former first lady was once shocked, however, to learn Lee divulged one of her most guarded secrets to the family matriarch.
In a new book, Jackie, Janet and Lee — excerpted in last week’s issue of People — author J. Randy Taraborrelli recounts the incident, which occurred after Jackie had sex for the first time.
“Jackie, when she was a teenager, lost her virginity to somebody in Paris in an elevator,” he tells People...
The former first lady was once shocked, however, to learn Lee divulged one of her most guarded secrets to the family matriarch.
In a new book, Jackie, Janet and Lee — excerpted in last week’s issue of People — author J. Randy Taraborrelli recounts the incident, which occurred after Jackie had sex for the first time.
“Jackie, when she was a teenager, lost her virginity to somebody in Paris in an elevator,” he tells People...
- 1/30/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
While more and more has come out about JFK’s extramarital affairs in the years following his 1963 assassination, what’s always remained a mystery is how much his wife, Jackie Kennedy, really knew.
In a new book, Jackie, Janet and Lee — excerpted in this week’s issue of People, on newsstands Friday — author J. Randy Taraborrelli claims she knew — a lot.
“There were many senators and people who worked for the president who were really well aware of the conversations that Jackie had with JFK, in which she made it really clear that she knew what was going on,” Taraborrelli tells People.
In a new book, Jackie, Janet and Lee — excerpted in this week’s issue of People, on newsstands Friday — author J. Randy Taraborrelli claims she knew — a lot.
“There were many senators and people who worked for the president who were really well aware of the conversations that Jackie had with JFK, in which she made it really clear that she knew what was going on,” Taraborrelli tells People.
- 1/26/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
The world always saw Jackie Kennedy as a model of strength and elegance — but now a new book reveals untold details about her inner struggle and deep depression following her husband’s assassination on Nov. 22, 1963.
In Jackie, Janet and Lee by J. Randy Taraborrelli, — excerpted in this week’s issue of People, on newsstands Friday — the author describes how Jackie was “constantly crying” and confessed she was drinking too much in the months that followed her husband’s tragic death.
“She often threatened suicide,” the author said. “She couldn’t sleep; she had nightmares.”
Jackie also blamed herself for her...
In Jackie, Janet and Lee by J. Randy Taraborrelli, — excerpted in this week’s issue of People, on newsstands Friday — the author describes how Jackie was “constantly crying” and confessed she was drinking too much in the months that followed her husband’s tragic death.
“She often threatened suicide,” the author said. “She couldn’t sleep; she had nightmares.”
Jackie also blamed herself for her...
- 1/25/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
A new book, Jackie, Janet and Lee, by J. Randy Taraborrelli — excerpted exclusively in the latest issue of People, on newsstands Friday — reveals new details of the love affair between Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Jack Warnecke, the dashing architect whom she she met when he was commissioned to save the historical buildings surrounding Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. in 1962.
In the days following her husband President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Jackie hired Warnecke to design the President’s memorial with the eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery.
In the year that followed, Warnecke — an early pioneer of contextual...
In the days following her husband President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Jackie hired Warnecke to design the President’s memorial with the eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery.
In the year that followed, Warnecke — an early pioneer of contextual...
- 1/24/2018
- by Liz McNeil
- PEOPLE.com
They were two of the most famous women in the world — Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her sister Lee Radziwill — and their lives have been written about countless times, but a new book, Jackie, Janet and Lee by J. Randy Taraborrelli, reveals new details about the sisters’ complicated relationship, their lifelong rivalry and the powerful influence of their mother, Janet Auchincloss.
Unlike previous Jackie biographers, Taraborrelli decided to focus on Jackie’s family, not John F. Kennedy’s famous clan.
“Jackie had a full life before she married J.F.K.,” Taraborrelli tells People in the latest issue, on newsstands Friday.
Unlike previous Jackie biographers, Taraborrelli decided to focus on Jackie’s family, not John F. Kennedy’s famous clan.
“Jackie had a full life before she married J.F.K.,” Taraborrelli tells People in the latest issue, on newsstands Friday.
- 1/24/2018
- by Liz McNeil
- PEOPLE.com
Katie Holmes is a vision in white. Holmes was recently photographed on set while filming scenes for the upcoming tv miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot wearing a stunning white wedding dress. The 37-year-old bears an uncanny resemblance to the iconic first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, whom she previously played in The Kennedys in 2011. In the photos, Holmes is seen alongside actor and costar Alexander Siddig, playing the role of Jackie O.'s second husband and Greek shipping mogul Aristotle Onassis, as they reenact one of the biggest events in the couple's lives. The pictures from the set of the 1968 wedding...
- 6/21/2016
- by Maya Anderman
- PEOPLE.com
Katie Holmes is a vision in white.
Holmes was recently photographed on set while filming scenes for the upcoming tv miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot wearing a stunning white wedding dress.
The 37-year-old bears an uncanny resemblance to the iconic first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, whom she previously played in The Kennedys in 2011.
In the photos, Holmes is seen alongside actor and costar Alexander Siddig, playing the role of Jackie O.'s second husband and Greek shipping mogul Aristotle Onassis, as they reenact one of the biggest events in the couple's lives.
The pictures from the set of the 1968 wedding...
Holmes was recently photographed on set while filming scenes for the upcoming tv miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot wearing a stunning white wedding dress.
The 37-year-old bears an uncanny resemblance to the iconic first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, whom she previously played in The Kennedys in 2011.
In the photos, Holmes is seen alongside actor and costar Alexander Siddig, playing the role of Jackie O.'s second husband and Greek shipping mogul Aristotle Onassis, as they reenact one of the biggest events in the couple's lives.
The pictures from the set of the 1968 wedding...
- 6/21/2016
- by Maya Anderman
- People.com - TV Watch
John F. Kennedy Jr. captured the hearts of the American people the moment he gave his famous salute in front of his father's coffin after the assassination in 1963.
The son of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in a plane crash in 1999 when the plane he piloted carrying Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on the way to Martha's Vineyard.
Seventeen years after his death, Reelz is filming a new miniseries The Kennedys – After Camelot about the the family's life after 1963, and new photos from set have been released of Canadian actor...
The son of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in a plane crash in 1999 when the plane he piloted carrying Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on the way to Martha's Vineyard.
Seventeen years after his death, Reelz is filming a new miniseries The Kennedys – After Camelot about the the family's life after 1963, and new photos from set have been released of Canadian actor...
- 5/25/2016
- by Mollie Cahillane, @MollieCahillane
- People.com - TV Watch
John F. Kennedy Jr. captured the hearts of the American people the moment he gave his famous salute in front of his father's coffin after the assassination in 1963. The son of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in a plane crash in 1999 when the plane he piloted carrying Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on the way to Martha's Vineyard. Seventeen years after his death, Reelz is filming a new mini-series The Kennedys - After Camelot about the the family's life after 1963.Canadian actor Brett Donahue landed the role of JFK Jr.
- 5/25/2016
- by Mollie Cahillane, @MollieCahillane
- PEOPLE.com
When the news broke that Madonna was slated to honor Prince at the 2016 Billboard awards, the reaction was … mixed. For example, someone started a Change.org petition decrying the choice, and news of the outcry apparently reached Billboard executive producer Mark Bracco, who defended the decision to have Madonna perform on Tuesday to the Associated Press. Madonna and Prince had something of a tangled relationship, to put it mildly: Consensus seems to be that they dated in the mid-'80s. They collaborated in 1989 for "Love Song," from Madonna's album Like a Prayer. At some point, their relationship soured, to...
- 5/20/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Friends' Matthew Perry will play the late Senator Edward Kennedy in Reelz Channel's sequel to The Kennedys TV mini-series. The Kennedys -- After Camelot is an adaptation of J. Randy Taraborrelli's book, After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present. Perry currently stars in The Odd Couple TV series on CBS.
Katie Holmes is set to return as Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Intuition Productions' Keri Selig is an executive producer on the series. Jon Cassar (The Kennedys) and Katie Holmes will direct from scripts by Stephen Kronish and Sandra Chwialkowska. Holmes and Perry also executive produce.
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Katie Holmes is set to return as Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Intuition Productions' Keri Selig is an executive producer on the series. Jon Cassar (The Kennedys) and Katie Holmes will direct from scripts by Stephen Kronish and Sandra Chwialkowska. Holmes and Perry also executive produce.
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- 3/15/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Reelz is once again revisiting the Kennedy clan, and this time they’re bringing one of their Friends.
Matthew Perry will play Ted Kennedy in the cable network’s upcoming miniseries The Kennedys — After Camelot, in addition to serving as an executive producer.
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Based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s New York Times best seller After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present, the four-hour mini is a follow-up to 2011’s The Kennedys, which starred Greg Kinnear as Jack Kennedy...
Matthew Perry will play Ted Kennedy in the cable network’s upcoming miniseries The Kennedys — After Camelot, in addition to serving as an executive producer.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
Based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s New York Times best seller After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present, the four-hour mini is a follow-up to 2011’s The Kennedys, which starred Greg Kinnear as Jack Kennedy...
- 3/15/2016
- TVLine.com
Reelz has cast its Ted Kennedy. Friends grad Matthew Perry has been tapped to play the politician and executive produce The Kennedys — After Camelot, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The four-hour miniseries serves as a follow-up to Reelz's 2011 mini The Kennedys. The series is based on biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli's New York Times best-seller After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968-Present. The series will premiere in spring 2017 and follow Ted Kennedy in the years following the assassinations of brothers Jack and Bobby Kennedy. It depicts his public and private life
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- 3/15/2016
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dousic Media Group and Dousic Film & Television (affiliates of Dousic Entertainment LLC), in association with Tillman Music Group, and The Andretta Tillman Estate, have announced the start of production on "A Child of Destiny," a new documentary about the life of Andretta Tillman and her managing of Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child. Per the press release... The production will bring viewers a look at the the sacrifice, the heartaches, the setbacks, and triumphs of Tillman’s life and her everlasting impact on Beyoncé Knowles and Destiny’s Child. The people interviewed for the documentary are considered "unsung heroes" according to J. Randy Taraborrelli...
- 3/8/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Sorry?! Rihanna’s former publicist, Jonathan Hay, is apologizing for starting the rumor that Jay Z cheated on his wife, Beyonce, with Rihanna. According to the New York Daily News, Hay has since apologized to Beyonce and now explains that he started the rumor in 2005 out of “desperation” to get press for Rihanna’s single “Pon de Replay.” His apology comes on the heels of celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli’s tell-all Becoming Beyonce: The Untold Story, in which Hay is outed as having planted the rumor. “I apologized to [...]...
- 10/23/2015
- Us Weekly
In our ever-more-fragmented media landscape, we're seeing fewer and fewer recognizable brand-name stars for *everybody*, but we're probably getting more and more recognizable brand-name stars for *somebody*. And that means that people who, to certain individuals, are clearly stars of a certain stature are virtual unknowns to great masses, possibly to majorities. And that's even the case with culture-watching professionals. Take Britt Robertson. I didn't see many "Tomorrowland" reviews calling her an unknown or even a newcomer, thankfully, but plenty of critics are still bending over backwards to reference credits like "Dan in Real Life" or "Delivery Man" as if audiences may struggle to place her. I hear her name and I think of an actress who has been the unquestioned star of at least two network TV shows and one of the stars (if only for a for a season) of a bona fide hit. In the sphere of what I do,...
- 5/30/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
It takes more than a breathy voice and a golden dye job to play Norma Jeane Mortenson, who the world better knows as Marilyn Monroe, that most celebrated and troubled of Hollywood idols. Kelli Garner certainly throws herself into the title role of Lifetime’s two-night miniseries The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, adapted from the 2009 biography of the same name by J. Randy Taraborrelli. Yet she never seems to be doing anything more than celebrity karaoke, rarely digging deep beneath the long succession of hairstyles and form-fitting clothes. It’s not entirely her fault. The teleplay by Stephen
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- 5/29/2015
- by Keith Uhlich
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marilyn Monroe was a study in contradictions. She was the giddy, cooing blonde who became one of America’s haughtiest sex symbols, as well as a woman haunted by a thorny relationship with her mentally ill mom and the pressures of fame. The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, a two-night mini-series on Lifetime, tries to peer into the woman behind the legend, opening up the scars that most viewers couldn’t see under the flash and sizzle of the big screen. However, the mini-series is too disjointed and melodramatic to completely work as a biopic. Nevertheless, Kelli Garner is masterful as Monroe, digging into the pain and vulnerability of a cultural icon without ever succumbing to mere impersonation. It’s a terrific performance, the magnetic core of an otherwise muddled misfire.
Based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s biography, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe aims to be an all-encompassing retelling...
Based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s biography, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe aims to be an all-encompassing retelling...
- 5/27/2015
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
• Game of Thrones' Pedro Pascal is in talks for director Zhang Yimou's untitled Great Wall pic. The film, which marks Yimou's English-language debut, follows a group of people who fight to protect the iconic landmark. Matt Damon is also in talks for the film. Tony Gilroy wrote the most recent draft of the script. Production is scheduled to begin this Spring, with a U.S. release date set for Nov. 23, 2016. [The Wrap] • Michael Stuhlbarg has signed on for Universal's Steve Jobs movie. Danny Boyle is directing the film, which has Seth Rogen in the role of Steve Wozniak and Michael Fassbender...
- 12/20/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Lifetime has found its Joe Dimaggio. Magic City alum Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been tapped to co-star as the Yankees slugger in the cable network's Marilyn, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Marilyn is a four-hour miniseries based on J. Randy Taraborrelli's book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Pan Am's Kelli Garner stars as Marilyn Monroe in the mini that explores the blonde bombshell's family life and how she succeeded in hiding from an all-too-invasive world. See more Marilyn Monroe Milestones: 15 of the Icon's Biggest Pop Culture Moments Morgan will play Dimaggio, Monroe's second husband. When
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- 11/25/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Meet Lifetime's Marilyn Monroe! The network has cast Pan Am alum Kelli Garner as the blonde Hollywood icon in their upcoming miniseries titled Marilyn, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The four-hour miniseries is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli's book, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, and explores the late star's family life and secrets. As previously announced, Susan Sarandon will play Monroe's mentally ill mother Gladys. "Marilyn is both the personification of sex, whose first marriage ironically collapses because of her frigidity, and a fragile artist who seeks the approval [...]...
- 10/28/2014
- Us Weekly
If you’re still feeling like there isn’t enough Beyoncé material in the universe for you to hear/watch/see/read/wear, take comfort: Today, Grand Central Books announced that it is publishing the “first comprehensive biography” of Beyoncé, which will be released in fall 2015. The unauthorized biography will be written by J. Randy Taraborrelli — who has previously written biographies of of Michael Jackson, Madonna, and the Hilton family — and will not include interviews with Bey herself but will rely on secondary sources. Which means the role of Beyoncé’s authorized biographer is still up for grabs. We believe in you.
- 10/28/2014
- by Anna Silman
- Vulture
Are you ready to get up close and personal with Marilyn Monroe? Lifetime just cast the lead role in the network's upcoming four-hour miniseries Marilyn, and E! News has confirmed that the latest woman set to take on the blond bombshell is Pan Am star Kelli Garner! Garner will star opposite Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, who we previously revealed would be taking on the role of Marilyn's mentally ill mother, Gladys Baker. Based on The New York Times best-seller The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli, Marilyn will reveal for the first time what the iconic superstar succeeded in hiding from an all-too-invasive world. The miniseries will show how Marilyn lived a life in...
- 10/27/2014
- E! Online
Lifetime has found its Marilyn in Pan Am and The Aviator actress Kelli Garner. EW has confirmed that Garner will star as Marilyn Monroe in the network's upcoming four-hour miniseries about the Hollywood icon. Based on The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli, Marilyn also stars Susan Sarandon as Monroe's mentally ill mother with whom she has a rather complicated relationship. According to Lifetime, the miniseries will reveal "what the iconic superstar succeeded in hiding from an all-too-invasive world." Here's the official synopsis from the network: "Marilyn is both the personification of sex, whose first marriage ironically collapses because of her frigidity,...
- 10/27/2014
- by Emily Blake
- EW - Inside TV
Lifetime has found its Marilyn Monroe. “Pan Am” actress Kelli Garner has been cast as the blonde bombshell on Lifetime's biopic of the adored and troubled screen legend, Lifetime told TheWrap. See photos: 23 Best and Worst Big Screen Fake Accents “Marilyn,” based on J. Randy Taraborrelli's book “The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe,” purports to reveal for the first time everything that the blonde bombshell was able to keep from the public. The film will portray her as both a personification of sex, whose first marriage ironically collapses because of her frigidity, and a fragile artist who seeks the approval and.
- 10/27/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Hello, Norma Jean.
Kelli Garner (Pan Am, My Generation) has scored the title role in Marilyn, Lifetime’s upcoming miniseries about Marilyn Monroe, TVLine has learned.
As previously reported, Oscar winner Susan Sarandon is set to play the bombshell’s mentally ill mom, whose struggle with her own demons had a profound affect on her famous daughter’s life.
Marilyn, based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, promises to reveal “for the first time what the iconic superstar succeeded in hiding from an all-too-invasive world.”
Stephen Kronish (The Kennedys) penned the script and Laurie Collyer (Sunlight Jr.) will direct.
Kelli Garner (Pan Am, My Generation) has scored the title role in Marilyn, Lifetime’s upcoming miniseries about Marilyn Monroe, TVLine has learned.
As previously reported, Oscar winner Susan Sarandon is set to play the bombshell’s mentally ill mom, whose struggle with her own demons had a profound affect on her famous daughter’s life.
Marilyn, based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, promises to reveal “for the first time what the iconic superstar succeeded in hiding from an all-too-invasive world.”
Stephen Kronish (The Kennedys) penned the script and Laurie Collyer (Sunlight Jr.) will direct.
- 10/27/2014
- TVLine.com
Tomorrow
James Cosmo ("Game of Thrones") has joined the Martha Pinson-directed military drama "Tomorrow" which Martin Scorsese will executive produce. Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Paul Kaye and Joss Stone also star.
The story explores the difficulty and loneliness soldiers encounter as they try to reintegrate into society having after serving their countries and deals with post-traumatic stress disorder, HIV and AIDS. [Source: Variety]
Bus 657
Morris Chestnut has joined Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista and Gina Carano in Scott Mann's "Bus 657". Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing and shooting begins this week in Alabama.
The story centers on a father without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino and the two hijack a bus full of hostages and things go awry.
James Cosmo ("Game of Thrones") has joined the Martha Pinson-directed military drama "Tomorrow" which Martin Scorsese will executive produce. Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Paul Kaye and Joss Stone also star.
The story explores the difficulty and loneliness soldiers encounter as they try to reintegrate into society having after serving their countries and deals with post-traumatic stress disorder, HIV and AIDS. [Source: Variety]
Bus 657
Morris Chestnut has joined Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista and Gina Carano in Scott Mann's "Bus 657". Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing and shooting begins this week in Alabama.
The story centers on a father without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino and the two hijack a bus full of hostages and things go awry.
- 10/18/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Asylum Entertainment, who previously delivered June Carter’s Cash’s biography to Lifetime, are teaming up with the network for another starry biopic; Marilyn. The show will take inspiration from the life of one of cinema’s greatest pin-ups, Marilyn Monroe, and has now landed its first cast member in Susan Sarandon.
Set to be a four-hour miniseries, the show will be based on Randy Taraborrelli’s book, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe and written by 24‘s Stephen Kronish. Since its publication in 2010, Taraborrelli’s tome has been considered the definitive work on Monroe’s private life for its particular exploration of her drug issues and tumultuous relationship with her mother. While we’ve no word as yet on who the network have eyed for the titular role, Sarandon has signed on to play the actress’s notorious parent, Gladys Mortenson.
According to THR, Mortensen is described as “a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic,...
Set to be a four-hour miniseries, the show will be based on Randy Taraborrelli’s book, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe and written by 24‘s Stephen Kronish. Since its publication in 2010, Taraborrelli’s tome has been considered the definitive work on Monroe’s private life for its particular exploration of her drug issues and tumultuous relationship with her mother. While we’ve no word as yet on who the network have eyed for the titular role, Sarandon has signed on to play the actress’s notorious parent, Gladys Mortenson.
According to THR, Mortensen is described as “a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic,...
- 10/17/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Susan Sarandon has joined the cast of Lifetime's four-part miniseries biopic on Marilyn Monroe, playing her mother, TheWrap has learned. “Marilyn,” based on J. Randy Taraborrelli's book “The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe,” the film purports to reveal for the first time everything that the blonde bombshell was able to keep from the public. The film will portray her as both a personification of sex, whose first marriage ironically collapses because of her frigidity, and a fragile artist who seeks the approval and protection of men. See photos: 45 Fall TV Actresses Ranked by Popularity (Photos) Sarandon will play Gladys,...
- 10/17/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Susan Sarandon is coming to a small screen near you. EW has confirmed that Sarandon has joined Marilyn, Lifetime's upcoming four-hour miniseries. Based J. Randy Taraborrelli's New York Times bestseller, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, the miniseries promises to reveal "what the iconic superstar succeeded in hiding from an all-too-invasive world." Sarandon will play Monroe's mentally ill mother. The official description adds, "Marilyn is both the personification of sex, whose first marriage ironically collapses because of her frigidity, and a fragile artist who seeks the approval and protection of men. But after tumultuous marriages with Joe Dimaggio and Arthur Miller,...
- 10/17/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside TV
Susan Sarandon has signed on to play the mother of all bombshells in Lifetime’s upcoming Marilyn Monroe miniseries, TVLine has learned.
The Academy Award winner will portray Monroe’s mentally ill mom, whose struggle with her own demons had a profound affect on her famous daughter’s life.
Marilyn is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Stephen Kronish (The Kennedys) will pen the script and Laurie Collyer (Sunlight Jr.) will direct.
The four-hour miniseries, which has not yet cast its title role, is slated to air in 2015.
Sarandon is best known for...
The Academy Award winner will portray Monroe’s mentally ill mom, whose struggle with her own demons had a profound affect on her famous daughter’s life.
Marilyn is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Stephen Kronish (The Kennedys) will pen the script and Laurie Collyer (Sunlight Jr.) will direct.
The four-hour miniseries, which has not yet cast its title role, is slated to air in 2015.
Sarandon is best known for...
- 10/17/2014
- TVLine.com
Though she didn’t receive rave reviews for her depiction of Jackie Kennedy in the original “The Kennedys” project, Katie Holmes is giving it another shot.
The “Mad Money” actress will reprise her role in the forthcoming ReelzChannel miniseries “The Kennedys: After Camelot,” based on Randy Taraborrelli’s book “After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to Present.”
However, don’t get too excited just yet- filming isn’t slated to begin until sometime in the Spring of 2015.
ReelzChannel CEO Stan E. Hubbard stated, "The Kennedys was a brilliant execution of storytelling based on the lives of one of the world's best known families. We are delighted that we were able to step up and acquire the broadcast rights to that property and we have every confidence that this new miniseries will be as enthusiastically received as the last one.”
"Katie elegantly portrayed Jackie Kennedy in the...
The “Mad Money” actress will reprise her role in the forthcoming ReelzChannel miniseries “The Kennedys: After Camelot,” based on Randy Taraborrelli’s book “After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to Present.”
However, don’t get too excited just yet- filming isn’t slated to begin until sometime in the Spring of 2015.
ReelzChannel CEO Stan E. Hubbard stated, "The Kennedys was a brilliant execution of storytelling based on the lives of one of the world's best known families. We are delighted that we were able to step up and acquire the broadcast rights to that property and we have every confidence that this new miniseries will be as enthusiastically received as the last one.”
"Katie elegantly portrayed Jackie Kennedy in the...
- 10/13/2014
- GossipCenter
Katie Holmes will reprise her role as Jackie Kennedy for another Reelz miniseries, the network announced on Monday.
The Kennedys — After Camelot, based on the best-selling book by J. Randy Taraborrelli, will take viewers through the famous first family's saga from 1968 to the present. The 4-episode series, which was originally announced in 2012, is a sequel to the 2011 Reelz miniseries The Kennedys.
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The Kennedys — After Camelot, based on the best-selling book by J. Randy Taraborrelli, will take viewers through the famous first family's saga from 1968 to the present. The 4-episode series, which was originally announced in 2012, is a sequel to the 2011 Reelz miniseries The Kennedys.
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- 10/13/2014
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Look who's about to don the pillbox hat again! Katie Holmes will reprise her role as Jacqueline Kennedy in a new Reelz Channel miniseries to be called The Kennedys: After Camelot, the network announced. Holmes, who starred in the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys that also aired on Reelz, was given extra incentive to reprise the former First Lady role - the 35-year-old will serve as an executive producer and direct one of the four installments. Jon Cassar, who directed all eight of The Kennedys, will helm the other three. Production will begin next spring in Canada. The miniseries, based on...
- 10/13/2014
- by Lynette Rice, @lynetterice
- PEOPLE.com
Katie Holmes will be wearing Jackie O's pearls once again. Holmes will reprise her The Kennedys role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for ReelzChannel's follow-up, The Kennedys: After Camelot. In 2011, Holmes starred opposite Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper and Tom Wilkinson in the original eight-part miniseries that hopped from History Channel to Reelz following some controversy. Holmes will serve as executive producer and direct one of the four episodes of the After Camelot miniseries. Jon Cassar, director of the original miniseries, will helm the other three episodes and also serve as en executive producer, E! News has confirmed. The Kennedys: After Camelot is based on Randy Taraborrelli's book After Camelot: A...
- 10/13/2014
- E! Online
Katie Holmes is returning to the role of Jackie Kennedy in Reelz Channel's The Kennedys - After Camelot, a follow-up series to its eight-episode 2011 miniseries The Kennedys, EW has confirmed. Holmes is also set to direct one of the four episodes that will comprise After Camelot. Jon Cassar will direct the other three episodes after having been behind the camera for all eight episodes of the original Kennedys series. Production on the series will begin in 2015 with a planned premiere on Reelz some time in 2016. Holmes will executive-produce the miniseries, which is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli's book After...
- 10/13/2014
- by Jonathon Dornbush
- EW - Inside TV
Katie Holmes will reprise the role of Jacqueline Kennedy in The Kennedys — After Camelot, Reelz’s four-part follow-up to the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys.
Holmes will also serve as an executive producer on the new mini, which is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family (1968 to the Present), as well as direct one of the four episodes. The Kennedys‘ Jon Cassar will helm the other three.
“The Kennedys was a brilliant execution of storytelling based on the lives of one of the world’s best known families,” Reelz CEO Stan E. Hubbard said in a statement.
Holmes will also serve as an executive producer on the new mini, which is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family (1968 to the Present), as well as direct one of the four episodes. The Kennedys‘ Jon Cassar will helm the other three.
“The Kennedys was a brilliant execution of storytelling based on the lives of one of the world’s best known families,” Reelz CEO Stan E. Hubbard said in a statement.
- 10/13/2014
- TVLine.com
When it comes to its 2015 development slate, Lifetime prefers blondes.
The female-skewing cabler has given the green light to a miniseries about iconic Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe, TVLine has confirmed.
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The project, titled Marilyn, is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Stephen Kronish (The Kennedys) will pen the script and Laurie Collyer (Sunlight Jr.) will direct.
So, getting back to the question posed in the headline: Who’s on your short list to play the (thankless) title role?
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The female-skewing cabler has given the green light to a miniseries about iconic Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe, TVLine has confirmed.
Photos Fall TV Preview: Get the Scoop on 50+ New Shows
The project, titled Marilyn, is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Stephen Kronish (The Kennedys) will pen the script and Laurie Collyer (Sunlight Jr.) will direct.
So, getting back to the question posed in the headline: Who’s on your short list to play the (thankless) title role?
Related storiesWayward Pines' M. Night Shyamalan,...
- 8/8/2014
- TVLine.com
Reelzchannel—Hollywood Happens Here™
Reelzchannel is the only cable and satellite network devoted to delivering entertaining and fresh programming that explores, uncovers and lives inside the magic of Hollywood wherever it happens. The network is also home to ambitious television events, miniseries and series featuring big stories and big stars as seen with the Emmy®-winning The Kennedys and Ken Follett’s Emmy®-nominated World Without End. And, building directly on The Kennedys, JFK: The Smoking Gun promises to solve the assassination of JFK when it premieres on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Reelz is also co-developing a miniseries based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s highly acclaimed book, After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family from 1968 to the Present, with Muse Entertainment. With movie and entertainment experts, including Leonard Maltin, Richard Roeper and Sam Rubin, viewers get trusted insight into movies wherever they’re playing, whether in theaters or at home throughout the day,...
Reelzchannel is the only cable and satellite network devoted to delivering entertaining and fresh programming that explores, uncovers and lives inside the magic of Hollywood wherever it happens. The network is also home to ambitious television events, miniseries and series featuring big stories and big stars as seen with the Emmy®-winning The Kennedys and Ken Follett’s Emmy®-nominated World Without End. And, building directly on The Kennedys, JFK: The Smoking Gun promises to solve the assassination of JFK when it premieres on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Reelz is also co-developing a miniseries based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s highly acclaimed book, After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family from 1968 to the Present, with Muse Entertainment. With movie and entertainment experts, including Leonard Maltin, Richard Roeper and Sam Rubin, viewers get trusted insight into movies wherever they’re playing, whether in theaters or at home throughout the day,...
- 8/16/2013
- by reelz staff
- Reelzchannel.com
Reelz Channel is going back to the Kennedys. The cable network is developing a follow-up miniseries to 2011's Emmy-nominated limited series The Kennedys, the network announced Thursday. Reelz will team with Kennedys producer Muse Entertainment Enterprises for After Camelot, based on the book of the same name by J. Randy Taraborrelli. The co-production, which marks Reelz's third effort with the shingle following Kennedys and Bomb Girls, will explore the central theme in the best-seller, which provides a personal history of the Kennedy family from 1968 to the present. Muse will handle production and international distribution. Keri
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- 11/15/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s the return of Camelot!
The eight-part Kennedy miniseries, The Kennedys, that starred Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes and premiered on Reelz channel in April 2011, is getting a sequel of sorts.
Reelz announced today that rights to J. Randy Taraborrelli’s bestselling book After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present have been acquired by Muse Entertainment Enterprises and that Reelz has entered a co-development agreement with Muse to produce a miniseries.
“With The Kennedys miniseries we saw tremendous response to powerful storytelling along with an intense interest in this remarkable family. In his book,...
The eight-part Kennedy miniseries, The Kennedys, that starred Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes and premiered on Reelz channel in April 2011, is getting a sequel of sorts.
Reelz announced today that rights to J. Randy Taraborrelli’s bestselling book After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present have been acquired by Muse Entertainment Enterprises and that Reelz has entered a co-development agreement with Muse to produce a miniseries.
“With The Kennedys miniseries we saw tremendous response to powerful storytelling along with an intense interest in this remarkable family. In his book,...
- 11/15/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside TV
Last year, Reelz premiered the Emmy-winning mini-series The Kennedys, and now Reelz has parentered with Muse Entertainment to develop a new mini-series based on the bestselling book After Camelot, written by J. Randy Taraborelli.
After Camelot – A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s extensive research, including hundreds of exclusive interviews and captures the wealth, glamour and fortitude for which the Kennedys are so well known. Like the book takes its readers, the mini-series will take its viewers on an epic journey of the ongoing saga of the nation’s most famous – and controversial – family.
For anyone who wants to watch The Kennedys again, Reelz will air the entire series twice on Thanksgiving.
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After Camelot – A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present is based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s extensive research, including hundreds of exclusive interviews and captures the wealth, glamour and fortitude for which the Kennedys are so well known. Like the book takes its readers, the mini-series will take its viewers on an epic journey of the ongoing saga of the nation’s most famous – and controversial – family.
For anyone who wants to watch The Kennedys again, Reelz will air the entire series twice on Thanksgiving.
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- 11/15/2012
- by reelz staff
- Reelzchannel.com
It's official: ReelzChannel is developing "After Camelot" as a sequel to "The Kennedys."
“With 'The Kennedys' miniseries we saw tremendous response to powerful storytelling along with an intense interest in this remarkable family. In his book, J. Randy Taraborrelli tells the incredible true story of the Kennedys from 1968 to today,” Stan E. Hubbard, CEO of ReelzChannel, said in a statement. “The Kennedy family is truly a part of the fabric of America and we’re thrilled to once again work with our partners at Muse Entertainment Enterprises to bring our viewers this fascinating and continuing story."
Reelz has acquired the rights to J. Randy Taraborrelli's "After Camelot," a book tracing the Kennedy family from 1968 to present day. Reelz is partnering with original "Kennedys" co-producer Muse Entertainment Enterprises to produce the new miniseries.
“The Kennedy family continued to make an indelible mark on the life of America and...
“With 'The Kennedys' miniseries we saw tremendous response to powerful storytelling along with an intense interest in this remarkable family. In his book, J. Randy Taraborrelli tells the incredible true story of the Kennedys from 1968 to today,” Stan E. Hubbard, CEO of ReelzChannel, said in a statement. “The Kennedy family is truly a part of the fabric of America and we’re thrilled to once again work with our partners at Muse Entertainment Enterprises to bring our viewers this fascinating and continuing story."
Reelz has acquired the rights to J. Randy Taraborrelli's "After Camelot," a book tracing the Kennedy family from 1968 to present day. Reelz is partnering with original "Kennedys" co-producer Muse Entertainment Enterprises to produce the new miniseries.
“The Kennedy family continued to make an indelible mark on the life of America and...
- 11/15/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
"The Kennedys," the controversial miniseries starring Katie Holmes and Greg Kinnear that bounced from History Channel to ReelzChannel, could be getting a sequel. According to Deadline.com, Reelz and Canadian producer Muse Entertainment are looking at an eight-episode follow-up based on "After Camelot," the 2012 book by J. Randy Taraborrelli.
The sequel would pick up where the 2011 miniseries ended: the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The book follows what happened to the Kennedys following the deaths of the family's two murdered sons. Deadline.com reports no writer is attached to the project yet and original "Kennedys" producers Joel Surnow and Asylum Entertainment are not involved with the sequel.
"The Kennedys" was set to air on the History Channel in 2011, but the network announced it was dropping the project amid criticism that it was not historically accurate.
"Upon completion of the production of 'The Kennedys,' History has decided not to air the 8-part miniseries,...
The sequel would pick up where the 2011 miniseries ended: the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The book follows what happened to the Kennedys following the deaths of the family's two murdered sons. Deadline.com reports no writer is attached to the project yet and original "Kennedys" producers Joel Surnow and Asylum Entertainment are not involved with the sequel.
"The Kennedys" was set to air on the History Channel in 2011, but the network announced it was dropping the project amid criticism that it was not historically accurate.
"Upon completion of the production of 'The Kennedys,' History has decided not to air the 8-part miniseries,...
- 11/8/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
"The Kennedys," the controversial miniseries starring Katie Holmes and Greg Kinnear that bounced from History Channel to ReelzChannel, could be getting a sequel. According to Deadline.com, Reelz and Canadian producer Muse Entertainment are looking at an eight-episode follow-up based on "After Camelot," the 2012 book by J. Randy Taraborrelli.
The sequel would pick up where the 2011 miniseries ended: the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The book follows what happened to the Kennedys following the deaths of the family's two murdered sons. Deadline.com reports no writer is attached to the project yet and original "Kennedys" producers Joel Surnow and Asylum Entertainment are not involved with the sequel.
"The Kennedys" was set to air on the History Channel in 2011, but the network announced it was dropping the project amid criticism that it was not historically accurate.
"Upon completion of the production of 'The Kennedys,' History has decided not to air the 8-part miniseries,...
The sequel would pick up where the 2011 miniseries ended: the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The book follows what happened to the Kennedys following the deaths of the family's two murdered sons. Deadline.com reports no writer is attached to the project yet and original "Kennedys" producers Joel Surnow and Asylum Entertainment are not involved with the sequel.
"The Kennedys" was set to air on the History Channel in 2011, but the network announced it was dropping the project amid criticism that it was not historically accurate.
"Upon completion of the production of 'The Kennedys,' History has decided not to air the 8-part miniseries,...
- 11/8/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Exclusive: I’ve learned that ReelzChannel and Canadian producer Muse Entertainment are plotting a sequel to their controversial 2011 mini-series The Kennedys. I hear the follow-up mini is eyed as an eight-episode event, matching the run of the original miniseries. It will be based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book After Camelot, which was published this spring, and is expected to pick up where the first mini took off — after the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy. Search is under way for a writer to adapt the book, described as “a personal history of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the present.” Neither Joel Surnow, who spearheaded the original miniseries as executive producer, nor Asylum Entertainment, which co-produced it with Muse, are involved in the sequel. For Taraborrelli, After Camelot is a follow-up to his bestseller Jackie Ethel Joan – Women Of Camelot, which became a miniseries for NBC. It chronicles the Kennedy clan over the...
- 11/8/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
J. Randy Taraborrelli, who wrote the authoritative biography "Michael Jackson: The Music and the Madness" and knew the singer since childhood, says Jackson's new album is up to the singer's exacting standards. "The estate called me and said, 'Would you like to hear the album before anybody else?' and I thought to myself, 'Yeah, I think I would like to do that,'" Taraborrelli said in an interview on CBS' "The Early Show" Monday. The album of 10 previously unreleased songs, "Michael," will be released Tuesday. Also read: Michael Jackson and John Branca: A...
- 12/13/2010
- The Wrap
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