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Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston To Star in TV Adaptation of The Night Manager

Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston To Star in TV Adaptation of The Night Manager

In a joint announcement, BBC One, The Ink Factory and AMC have announced a partnership to produce a tv adaptation of John le Carré’s novel “The Night Manager.” Starring in this upcoming mini-series will be Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston. The show is set to start filming in the spring. Academy Award winner Susanne Bier has been chosen to direct.

The co-stars of the show have both expressed their excitement and willingness to take part in the venture.

Hugh Laurie has this to say: “I loved ‘The Night Manager’ when it was published, and for more than 20 years have yearned to see it realized on screen; I am now thrilled and honored to have the frontest of front row seats. All the moving parts are finely machined – we just have to not mess it up.”

Tom Hiddleston also stated “I could not be more excited to join BBC One, The Ink Factory and AMC for ‘The Night Manager.’ Jonathan Pine is a thrilling prospect…[].. It’s an honor and a privilege to work with such truly impeccable collaborators as Hugh Laurie and Susanne Bier in bringing this to the screen. David Farr’s screenplay, adapted from le Carré’s brilliant novel, is absolutely outstanding. I’m beyond thrilled and I can’t wait.”

According to the official press release:
A contemporary interpretation of le Carré’s espionage drama, ‘The Night Manager’ will bring together love, loss and revenge in a complex story of modern criminality. The series follows former British soldier Jonathan Pine (Hiddleston) as he navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper (Laurie), Pine must himself become a criminal.

Published in 1993, “The Night Manager” is one of le Carré’s most beloved and critically acclaimed books.  A fusion of spy story and tale of organized crime, the novel was a best-seller in the United States and the UK, translated into over 20 languages and selling over a million copies in North America alone.

“The Night Manager” will be produced by The Ink for broadcast on BBC One and AMC in 2016. Executive producers are Stephen Cornwell and Simon Cornwell for The Ink Factory, Stephen Garrett, David Farr, and Polly Hill for the BBC. The series was commissioned for BBC One by Charlotte Moore and Ben Stephenson, and Joel Stillerman, Marci Wiseman and Kristin Jones for AMC. Rob Bullock will produce for The Ink Factory.

 

 

by MGOrtiz

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