Exclusive: Producer Paul Zaenz and director Devin Adair are working on adapting the functionalities of Luke Barr’s non-fiction book Provence, 1970: MFK Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste.
Adair is currently writing the screenplay for the film. Set in Provence, France during Christmas 1970, the 2013 book follows a gathering among six famous chefs who cooked, eaten, debated, debated, debated and spoke about the future of American food, the meaning of taste, and the limitations of theft.
“It’s going to be a small dinner movie like that My dinner with Andre or Babette’s East FeastZaenz said screen At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Zaentz announces Milos Forman’s 50th anniversary restoration Flying over the cuckoo’s nest At the festival, he was accompanied by Zaenz’s uncle Saul Zaanz and Michael Douglas, who produced the film.
Cast or filming dates have not been confirmed yet Provence, 1970, However, Zaentz said he would try to film in a French location rather than moving the film to the US. “Why am I going to shoot a film in Provence and shoot it in the US?” Zaenz chuckled. He said he only filmed three weeks in his 50-year career.
Adair created a feature that includes Breakpoint,documentary I’ll bet on zeroand 2018 romantic comedy Blessingshe also wrote and directed. “I have a lot of faith in her,” Zaenz said.
After Zaentz, the next one is Border Patrol Film. Backyard/Desert It stars Eric Roberts, based on the Nancy Eileen Kelly play directed by Ethan Felizari Castilo, and is written by Felizari Castilo and Kelly.
Zaentz hopes to film the film “When the weather is a little cooler this fall in Arizona,” and is half of its $1 million budget.
Series updates
The producer also provided updates on the adaptations of two series of acclaimed films on his Slate. Flying over the cuckoo’s nestand English Patienta film in 1996 where he was an associate producer.
A contract was signed in May with the family of Ken Kessey, author of the 1962 book, just before Cannes. One person flew Cuckoo’s nestcreate a series. The project is very early on, Zaentz emphasized.
“We have a list of writers and showrunners who are discussing who we want to talk about, but that’s all,” he said. “As Michael Douglas told me yesterday, I wish the Chief (Chief Bromden, the character whose original novel was told from that point of view)” Earlier this month, Zaentz told Filmmaking Podcast CKCafé that the new series will take on the Chief’s point of view in its first season. And beyond that, we’ll see what happens to him after he escapes the mental hospital where the 1975 film was set.
Zaentz is affiliated with Miramax TV and the BBC English Patient The series, the producers say, has gained recent momentum after being turned down by “all streamers” two years ago. “We became (mutually decision) to wait two years. It’s very good, things have changed and we’re not in a hurry to make it,” Zaentz said.
“A few weeks ago, the writer (Emily Barrow) said, “I know how to rewrite something that’s not that expensive,” so we told her to go ahead and do it. ”
Zaentz is also working on Forman’s 1984 film Amadeus;However, he is not involved in the upcoming Sky Miniseries of the same name. “They said it was based on the play (by Peter Schaffer since 1979), and it has nothing to do with the film,” Zaenz said. “I said it was okay — but no one would say ‘too many notes’! ” (Keyline in Forman’s films).
Harvey Weinstein
Zaentz has memories of working with the late Anthony Minghella in 1999 Ripley is the talented. “Anthony said, “I wanted to write something that would hinder the audience. When (Ripley) killed the guy who really loved him, Peter Smith Kingsley, I want to go to the audience – what?!” Zaentz said.
The producers have far less preference for producer Harvey Weinstein, who says Theanz wants to change the end of the film. “Harvey wanted us to reshoot the ending, so Ripley got caught up in Venice before getting on the boat. “Anthony and I told Harvey, ‘No, we’re not doing that. If you want to reshoot it, you’ll talk to Matt and Gwyneth (movie stars Damon and Paltrow), but that’s not the movie they signed up to make either.”
Zaentz said that he retracted the award in support of the film because Weinstein was so troubled by losing that fight. “He put all his support behind Cider House RulesZaentz said. English Patient) – Probably won. ”
Weinstein is currently serving a 16-year sentence in California and is found guilty of seven counts of rape, forced oral mating, and third-degree sexual misconduct. Meanwhile, another incident in New York last month returned a mixed verdict after a erroneous statement.
“Even if he never inappropriately touched a woman, he deserves to get what he has in the way he treated people,” Zaentz said. English Patient “Even though he’s a complete part of shit,” he wouldn’t have been made without Weinstein.
Karlovy will continue until July 12th.
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