Studio:
Unknown.
Production Company:
Unknown.
Project Phase: Greenlighted.
Who's In It:
Cher; Judi Dench; Joan Plowright; Lily Tomlin; Maggie Smith; Massimo Ghini; Baird Wallace.
Who's Making It:
Franco Zeffirelli (Director); John Mortimer (Screenwriter); Frederico Muller, Clive Parsons, Riccardo Tozzi,
Giovannella Zannoni (Producers); Giuseppe Pisciotto (Associate Producer); based on the book
Franco: An Autobiography by Franco Zeffirelli.
Premise: The story of Zeffirelli's own childhood -- in 1936, his father left him in the care of a Jewish-American millionairess and three eccentric British women.
Release Date: 1998?
Comments: None.
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
[Page draft submitted by 'Widgett'.]
December 3, 1997... Production is to take place in Florence and San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy, and reportedly began filming in September '97. The budget is said to be $12 million. [Scoop provided by 'Widgett'.]
June 1, 1998... After a small setback production is to begin today with Angela Lansbury and Vanessa Redgrave's roles now played by Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. Baird Wallace will have the role of the boy, while Plowright, Smith and Dench will be the three British women. Cher will be playing the millionairess. Calista Flockhart and Rosemary Harris have been mentioned in conjunction with the film, though with no confirmation on their involvement. It was also reported that Jack Nicholson might serve on the production in some capacity, but this has not been confirmed either. [Originally appeared in ZENtertainment, Cinematter, Hollywood Inside, New York Post; reported by 'Widgett', who once had tea in the Sahara.]
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