The Godfather


AOL orders James Franco comedy web series

Hollywood actor James Franco is making a ten-part comedy series for AOL as part of the web giant’s Originals programme. Making a Scene with James Franco will follow the actor as he and his creative team act out scenes inspired by classic big-screen moments, combing some and taking an irreverent twist on others. Scenes from […]

Mid East VOD service welcomes Godfather, American Beauty

Middle Eastern on-demand service icflix has licensed Paramount Pictures movies including The Godfather trilogy and American Beauty. Other titles from the Viacom-owned Paramount library including Ghost and titles from the Star Trek series are also included in the agreement. icflix launched this summer as the Middle East’s first dedicated video-on-demand offer and is set to […]

Robert de Niro attached to James Patterson TV adaptation

Robert de Niro is executive producing a television remake of James Patterson’s best-selling book series Private. De Niro’s TriBeCa Productions is attached to the series, which Sonar Entertainment and James Patterson Entertainment unveiled yesterday. The Hollywood actor will executive-produce the 13x60mins show, also titled Private, along with TriBeCa partner Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh. Prolific author […]