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Tango01 | 04 Sep 2014 10:33 p.m. PST |
"Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that ABC Signature, a division of ABC Studios, has chosen Virginia for Point of Honor, the pilot for the television series ABC is co-producing with Amazon Studios. The original series is a historical drama about a Virginia family whose lives are torn apart by the Civil War. Filming will take place in September around central Virginia and streaming episodes will be part of the Amazon prime service, which provides original filmed content to members. Director Randall Wallace, who graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg and went on to direct the 2010 film Secretariat about Virginia's legendary triple-crown winning thoroughbred, will helm the project. Wallace is also known for his screenplay for Braveheart and most recently wrote and directed the touching film Heaven is for Real. Point of Honor is co-written and produced by Carlton Cuse, executive producer for the hit series Lost, for which he won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Producer's Guild Award and a Writer's Guild Award. Governor McAuliffe commented, "I am proud to welcome ABC and Amazon to Virginia to film Point of Honor. Once again the Commonwealth will serve as the perfect palette to tell the story of this important part of American history. We appreciate the opportunity to welcome Randall Wallace home to Virginia."…" Full article here link Also… link link Amicalement Armand |
Shagnasty | 05 Sep 2014 11:59 a.m. PST |
Cool. Nice to see some recognition by H'wood of the 150th anniversary of the Late Unpleasantness. |
Tango01 | 05 Sep 2014 1:11 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed the news my friend. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
jowady | 06 Sep 2014 12:19 p.m. PST |
I'm still waiting for the long promised "To Appomattox" miniseries that was supposed to be an HBO project but sine it is now a failed "Kickstarter" funded project I am not holding my breath. |
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