HBO's Reconstructing Amelia

[erik]

Here's some important update about this project:

With HBO, Ms. Kidman is also working on the dramatization of another novel she optioned, “Reconstructing Amelia,” about a mother who sets out to find out why her daughter committed suicide. (Naomi Watts is in discussions to play the main character, Mr. Amato said.) Ms. Kidman said she feels intuitively that this one ought to be a film, rather than a limited series, which appears to be fine with HBO. “It’s delicate, the balance, how you make these things,” Ms. Kidman said, of the decision to embark on a series or a feature.

From the latest profile in the NYT. Personally I am glad she's only producing it.

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[bada]

Me too. Wasn't a fan of the book.

[Mr Dedlock]

Thank god, she's only producing. I didn't like the book but for some reason she thinks it's better off as a film.

Our dearest Naomi Watts should also not do it, unless an interesting director is given the helm.

[Poison_Regal]

Maybe this should go to someone like Sarah Michelle Gellar? Who could probably do with some better luck nowadays. A friend of mine is a big fan. 

[Poison_Regal]

Feb 10, 2017 18:43:49 GMT HaurvatatL said:

Feb 10, 2017 12:32:50 GMT Poison_Regal said:

Maybe this should go to someone like Sarah Michelle Gellar? Who could probably do with some better luck nowadays. A friend of mine is a big fan. 

is it scary? SMG starring level scary? or more like Sigourney Weaver's Prayers for Bobby?

Not familiar with the book was just thinking Sarah could do with the work!

[curdey]

I'm keen for Naomi Watts to be on board with this!

[dazzz82]

deadline.com/2021/09/amblin-television-kimberly-mccreight-friends-like-these-1234842327/

McCreight is the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia which is also being developed as a series at HBO with Blossom and David E. Kelley. Her other novel A Good Marriage is set up at Amazon with Blossom also producing and Nicole Kidman attached to star. She is represented by WME and Victoria Cook at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.

Looks like Nicole and David will be working together again on this.

[Mr Dedlock]

hopefully a good marriage is a film. abd Kidman lets somebody else do reconstructing amelia, wasnt a fan of the book.

[dazzz82]

Maybe this was the project she was talking about working with Laura Dern again. Maybe Laura is starring in this and Nicole is producing.

[perro del hortelano]

I am already yawning...

[river]

Sept 22, 2021 21:34:04 GMT dazzz82 said:

deadline.com/2021/09/amblin-television-kimberly-mccreight-friends-like-these-1234842327/

McCreight is the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia which is also being developed as a series at HBO with Blossom and David E. Kelley. Her other novel A Good Marriage is set up at Amazon with Blossom also producing and Nicole Kidman attached to star. She is represented by WME and Victoria Cook at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.

Looks like Nicole and David will be working together again on this.

I don't trust these "Blossom will also produce" at the end of the articles. For years we saw at the end of any article the list of some Blossom project, with the Dusty Springfield movie, for example, at its a death project. Nicole has so many rights, but I don't know why at one point a title gets the green light the other one rest in the limbo. I think about Cuddles, Female Persuasion and more. Following the logic Nic could announce a new project tomorrow and producing it after two months.

But talking about the development list, to me, the most intriguing projects are Hope and Things I Know To Be True. I see in these the potential for a very prestigious movie or TV series.