HBO has acquired rights to the Tony Award-winning play All the Way, starring the Breaking Bad alum, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Cranston will reprise his Tony-winning Broadway debut role as President Lyndon Johnson, with Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan on board to adapt the play for HBO Films. The TV movie marks a return to the premium cable network for Schenkkan, who earned two Emmy nominations and a WGA award for its miniseries The Pacific.
The HBO movie will be produced by Amblin Television, Tale Told Productions and Moon Shot Entertainment, with Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey (Extant, Under the Dome, The Americans) on board to exec produce alongside Schenkkan and Cranston; James Degus will co-exec produce.
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Cranston will reprise his Tony-winning Broadway debut role as President Lyndon Johnson, with Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan on board to adapt the play for HBO Films. The TV movie marks a return to the premium cable network for Schenkkan, who earned two Emmy nominations and a WGA award for its miniseries The Pacific.
The HBO movie will be produced by Amblin Television, Tale Told Productions and Moon Shot Entertainment, with Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey (Extant, Under the Dome, The Americans) on board to exec produce alongside Schenkkan and Cranston; James Degus will co-exec produce.
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