Drug-smuggling. Racketeering. Loan sharking. Welcome to Hollywood! GET SHORTY, based on Elmore Leonards’ 1990 crime novel of the same name,suggests it doesn’t take much to make it in the movies … when you’ve got a background with the mob. The Barry Sonnenfed-directed adaptation, called “crackingly energized” by Entertainment Weekly’s Owen …
Read More »EPIX Original Series “Get Shorty” Starting Production
EPIX announced that production will begin on the original series Get Shorty, produced by MGM Television, on November 8, 2016 with shooting to take place in Los Angeles, CA and Albuquerque, NM. Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA TV Award nominee Chris O’Dowd (“Girls,” St. Vincent, Bridesmaids) and multiple Emmy winner Ray Romano …
Read More »Allen Coulter To Direct First Episode Of The Epix Series “Get Shorty”
Premium TV network EPIX announced that Emmy nominee Allen Coulter (“The Sopranos,” “Damages”) has signed on to direct the first episode of the network’s original dark comedy series Get Shorty, a one hour drama series produced by MGM Television. Created and executive produced by Davey Holmes (“Shameless,” “In Treatment,” “Damages”), Get Shorty is a reimagining of Elmore Leonard’s eponymous 1990 New York Times best-selling novel of the same …
Read More »EPIX Reimagines Elmore Leonard’s Crafty Novel ‘Get Shorty’ for Television
EPIX announced it will go into production on Get Shorty from MGM Television. Created and executive produced by Davey Holmes (“Shameless,” “In Treatment,” “Damages”), the one hour drama series is a reimagining of Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. Production on the series is anticipated to begin this fall and air …
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