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Post by Naominic on Jan 7, 2020 20:05:26 GMT
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 7, 2020 20:10:32 GMT
Wow Melissa going back to TV after a long absence (the gilmore girls reunion doesnt count), also was David E Kelly attached to this before. edit nevermind I went through previous postings, i said the same thing before about david e kelly lol.
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Post by ladysatine on Jan 7, 2020 20:11:31 GMT
^ good addition, I just don’t picture her as Francis🙄
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Post by curdey on Jan 7, 2020 20:48:29 GMT
Great work, Nic!
Now let’s see who else she can call up and convince to join her...!
I mean, after Bombshell, would Margot be willing to come and do Jess I wonder? Or Samara Weaving? She was great in Ready Or Not.
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Post by WizLemon on Jan 7, 2020 21:23:55 GMT
Oh wow this is a major coup. I initially wondered if she's joining for the role of Carmel: "a chubby single mom of four who was dumped for a younger woman by her bored hubby". (No, not basing it just on body habitus). But then I read the whole thing and I agree, wasn't expecting her to take the role of Frances, who's basically the protagonist and more befitting for someone who's also going to produce the show. I'm really interested in knowing if they'd change the setting to US (instead of the outback), who the director would be and of course how the ensemble shapes up.
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Post by paperboy88 on Jan 7, 2020 23:04:10 GMT
Oh this is exciting! I love Melissa! I wasn't really overly excited about this and the fact she is doing more TV, but with Melissa on board I feel better. Hopefully another big actress... Julianne Moore, Sandra Bullock, Annette Bening, Michelle Pfeiffer... Oh I can only dream:)
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Post by curdey on Jan 7, 2020 23:10:15 GMT
I can TOTALLY picture Naomi Watts in the role of the tense mother of the family that attend the resort.
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Post by ladysatine on Jan 8, 2020 9:08:31 GMT
I can TOTALLY picture Naomi Watts in the role of the tense mother of the family that attend the resort. Or Michelle Pfeiffer !Yes, please
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 8, 2020 12:51:33 GMT
I think it's time to work with Michelle but she might have some self imposed rules about working creatively with her husband.
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Post by paperboy88 on Jan 8, 2020 13:37:45 GMT
According to IMDb Melissa's character is Francis... I didn't read the book, without spoiler please can someone tell me more about the character:)?
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Post by perro del hortelano on Jan 8, 2020 17:44:08 GMT
Nice addition! Deadline is also repporting that Melissa with co produce as well.
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Post by WizLemon on Jan 8, 2020 19:12:12 GMT
According to IMDb Melissa's character is Francis... I didn't read the book, without spoiler please can someone tell me more about the character:)? Hey so Frances is a disheveled romance novelist, whose life is unraveling from multiple rejections: her publisher spurned her new book, she got an especially stinging review and she has been victimized by an online catfishing scheme that cost her dearly (financially and emotionally). She likes her booze, feels bloated and frumpy and down-on-her-luck and hence decides to come to this resort. She is extremely cynical and thinks it's mostly hogwash but then things start to turn around during her stay. She is practically the protagonist in the book.
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 8, 2020 20:14:13 GMT
cant wait to see the cast list for this, I'm thinkin its going to be an all stars platform.
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Post by To Die For on Jan 8, 2020 20:53:05 GMT
Melissa is a fantastic actress and I cannot wait to unveil the rest of the cast. My expectation for this series just sky rocketed.
For those who have read the novel: How's Nicole Kidman's character? Is it a good and juicy role? For the other eight "strangers", are they all women? Thanks.
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Post by WizLemon on Jan 8, 2020 21:06:41 GMT
Melissa is a fantastic actress and I cannot wait to unveil the rest of the cast. My expectation for this series just sky rocketed. For those who have read the novel: How's Nicole Kidman's character? Is it a good and juicy role? For the other eight "strangers", are they all women? Thanks. The character Masha is actually very central. Without giving away much: she's a Russian immigrant who fled the corporate world after a heart attack that left her briefly, clinically dead. She hence opened this health and wellness resort called Tranquillum House. She recruited her paramedic who saved her life, to work for/with her. It's an interesting role with comic/sinister undertones. There are a bunch of male characters too. Tony is a beer-bellied former football star. Lars is a gorgeous gay divorce lawyer. The most real characters are Heather and Napoleon and their daughter, Zoe, who have escaped to Tranquillum to endure the anniversary of the death of Zoe’s twin, Zach.
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