HBO is carrying on James Gandolfini’s legacy with Criminal Justice. Oscar winner Robert De Niro has stepped in to take over the role originally played by the beloved Sopranos star in the pilot. De Niro is attached to act in Criminal Justice, a seven-hour miniseries, with Gandolfini staying on as an executive producer posthumously. (HBO previously greenlighted Criminal Justice with Gandolfini as a seven-part limited series in May). Steven Zaillian, who has been shepherding the project for over four years, is set to direct the first hour. Richard Price wrote Criminal Justice based on the BBC series created by Peter Moffat. On the mini, produced by HBO in association with BBC Worldwide Prods., Film Rites and Tribeca Films, De Niro joins originally cast Riz Ahmed, Bill Camp, Payman Maadi and Poorna Jagannathan. Production is eyed to begin in March.
Source: deadline
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Holy HBO! Good choice. As a big fan of Gandolfini i was hoping the project didn't die with him. Zaillian is awsome director, and the original series is great.
ReplyDeleteDe Niro you f**ng gimp. DE. Not Ni.
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ReplyDeleteWell, i'm glad they aren't giving up on it,and who doesn't like De Niro.
ReplyDeleteDe Niro doing a HBO drama sounds good to me!
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