WEEK IN WOMEN: Kusama To Direct Series Adaptation of SEXY BEAST – Brandy McDonnel reports
Director Karyn Kusama has lined up her next project, a series adaptation of the 2000 Oscar-winning movie Sexy Beast at Paramount Network. The series will tell the origin story of Gal Dove – played in the film by Ray Winstone – a talented thief who finds himself descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vividly volatile 1990s. Paramount has ordered a 10-episode first season. Michael Caleo will serve as writer and executive producer on the series, with Kusama set to direct and executive produce under her Familystyle production banner. Familystyle’s Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay also will executive produce along with Louis Mellis and David Scinto, who were the screenwriters on the film. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.