Jun 08 2007
Shooting Diana
“The cable network has begun production on a movie with the provocative title of “The Murder of Princess Diana.” Jennifer Morrison (“House”) will star in the film — though she won’t play the princess, contrary to some reports — which is currently shooting in Paris and Luxembourg. The movie is scheduled to premiere in August, presumably around the 10th anniversary of Diana’s death on Aug. 31, 1997.”
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“The cable network has begun production on a movie with the provocative title of “The Murder of Princess Diana.” Jennifer Morrison (“House”) will star in the film — though she won’t play the princess, contrary to some reports — which is currently shooting in Paris and Luxembourg. The movie is scheduled to premiere in August, presumably around the 10th anniversary of Diana’s death on Aug. 31, 1997.”
‘House’ Star Does ‘Diana’ for Lifetime
Jennifer Morrison to star in movie set for August
Add Lifetime to the scores of media outlets developing projects to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.
The cable network has begun production on a movie with the provocative title of “The Murder of Princess Diana.” Jennifer Morrison (“House”) will star in the film — though she won’t play the princess, contrary to some reports — which is currently shooting in Paris and Luxembourg. The movie is scheduled to premiere in August, presumably around the 10th anniversary of Diana’s death on Aug. 31, 1997.
“Princess Diana’s death is still viewed as an unsolved mystery, despite the official police investigation that concluded that the crash was a tragic accident,” Lifetime head Susanne Daniels says. “In this movie, we are sharing a dramatic story that will appeal to millions of people’s continued fascination with both the facts and speculation surrounding the case.”
“The Murder of Princess Diana” is a fictionalized take on Noel Botham’s 2004 book, which speculated that the car crash that claimed the lives of Diana, boyfriend Dodi Fayed and their driver, Henri Paul, was deliberately caused and then covered up.
Morrison will play an American journalist who witnesses the crash and becomes suspicious after hearing the official report on the incident. As she investigates with the help of her cop ex-boyfriend, she learns that she’s digging in a place where powerful people would prefer her not to dig.
John Strickland (“Big Love,” “Hustle”) is directing the movie, which was written by Emma Reeves (“Doctors”) and Reg Gadney (“Kennedy”).
source: http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-jennifermorrison-lifetimeprincessdianamovie,0,4642184.story?coll=zap-news-headlines
Donnerstag, 07. Juni 2007, 09:27 Uhr
Medien: US-Kabelsender Lifetime dreht TV-Film über tödlichen Unfall von Prinzessin Diana
News (ar) Der amerikanische Kabelsender Lifetime bereitet zum 10. Todestag von Prinzessin Diana eine dramaturgische Aufbereitung ihres Todes im Pariser Alma-Tunnel vor.
Der Film unter dem Titel “The Murder of Princess Diana” basiere auf dem gleichnamigen Buch von Noel Botham, der darin eine Kennedy-ähnliche Verschwörungstheorie über den Autounfall entwickelt, der die Princess of Wales und ihren Begleiter Dodi Fayed das Leben kostete. Die Dreharbeiten sollen in Luxemburg und Paris stattfinden, eine Ausstrahlung ist für August vorgesehen.
Jennifer Morrison, die in der RTL-Serie “Dr. House” als Ärztin Allison Cameron zu sehen ist, soll nach einem Bericht des US-Branchenblattes “Variety” (Mittwochsausgabe) eine der Hauptrollen übernehmen, allerdings nicht die der Diana. Sie spiele vielmehr eine amerikanische Journalistin, die dem Unfall beiwohnt und anschließend Untersuchungen anstellt. Wer die Rolle der englischen Prinzessin übernimmt oder ob diese möglicherweise gar nicht aktiv in der Handlung auftauche, ließ der Sender laut dem Bericht zunächst offen.
Susanne Daniels, Unterhaltungsvorstand bei Lifetime, begründete den Rückgriff auf die hochspekulative Buchvorlage mit dem Umstand, dass in einer jüngeren BBC-Umfrage 31 Prozent der britischen Bevölkerung Dianas Tod nicht als Folge eines Unfalls, sondern einer möglichen Verschwörung eingestuft hätten. Bei dem Film handele es sich um die erste dramatische Aufarbeitung der Ereignisse am Abend des 31. August 1997, so Wright.
source:
http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=19979&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0