American Beauty

Genre: Drama.

Studio: DreamWorks SKG.
Production Company: Unknown.

Project Phase: Greenlighted.

Who's In It: Kevin Spacey; Annette Bening; Thora Birch; Wes Bentley; Scott Bakula; Peter Gallagher.
Who's Making It: Sam Mendes (Director); Alan Ball (Screenwriter).

Premise: While having a mid-life crisis, a man starts to make decisions as if he were a teenager again...to the point of developing a crush on his teenage daughter's best friend.

Release Date: Unknown.

Comments: Unknown.

Rumors: Unknown.

Scoop Feedback:

August 4, 1998... Word about this project was handed down by an anonymous scooper a few days ago and we hope to confirm it soon. Here is the scooper's original email alerting us to the project:

"DreamWorks is pushing forward with plans to begin production on this very hot script by ex-Cybill writer, Alan Ball. Sam Mendes (sp?) is attached to direct. Sam is coming off his success directing the Broadway revival of Cabaret. American Beauty would mark his feature film debut. DreamWorks and Mendes are currently in talks with Kevin Spacey to star.

"The story concerns a man who, in the midst of a mid-life crisis, begins acting like a teenager again, to the point of having a crush on his 15 year old daughter's best friend.

"The project is said to be DreamWorks attempt to enter the independent market and compete with the likes of Fox Searchlight, Miramax and other art house indie distributors."

[Anonymous.]

August 23, 1998... On Friday we were told Kevin Spacey has just signed to play the lead in American Beauty. An announcement should be coming shortly. [Anonymous.]

January 3, 1999... With filming starting this month expect to see more information pop up on this page, like confirmation that Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap) has been cast. [Thanks Peter.]

Well, look at that! No sooner than ABC decides to axe his series The Secret Lives of Men, actor Peter Gallagher gets cast in American Beauty. Man, having an agent must rule when you're unemployed. [Thanks 'King'.]



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