Jamie Foxx Preps Mob TV Drama Project

COMMENTS (14)

• I wish there was more private financing in television and an indie TV community, which could rival the indie film community. It would open the doors for so much more variety and creativity in the market.

  Comment by Adam — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 4:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • it’ll never happen. At least with an indie film, there are other avenues for the investor to get their money back. With financing a TV pilot, especially a trailer, there’s absolutely no way to get the money back if the show isn’t picked up.

    Comment by Teddy — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 4:32pm PDT  Reply to this post

    • Precisely. The biggest thing being that a DVD of a sole pilot is pretty much worthless. Good luck trying to get an investor to foot the bill for 10-13 episodes of a show that might never receive distribution.

      Comment by brick — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 5:14pm PDT  Reply to this post

• “centers on Sorvino’s relationship with his daughter, played by Blair.” – Sounds like an interesting theme. One of the best parts of Soprano’s was the family interactions.

  Comment by sp — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 5:11pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • actuallly the family part was sometimes the weakest on the Sopranos

    Comment by Martine — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 6:27pm PDT  Reply to this post

    • Maybe not as entertaining, but interesting and different compared to other mob stories.

      Comment by sp — Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 8:14am PDT  Reply to this post

• Nothing screams win like “spec trailer.”

  Comment by Anonymous — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 5:28pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • no..nothing screams win like “James Russo!” …

    Comment by Truth Man — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 6:05pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Maybe Jamie needs a big write-off – better than pissing it away on the stock market or bad loans to friends.

  Comment by Oh Boy — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 5:49pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Oh wow. A story about The Mob. How original. From Jamie Foxx no less! But with a twist. I’m going to go out on a limb and say one of the character names will be named Tommy or Pauly, and even though they’re murderers, they’re murderers with a heart of gold.

  And some of you writers wrack your brain trying to come up with inspiring original material.

  Comment by Ted — Tuesday June 22, 2010 @ 8:59pm PDT  Reply to this post

• The Italian Mafioso theme is overdone. Why this Jamie? As if any of these actors have a shortage of opportunity to work. There are countless minority actors who could benefit from a series about the Jamaican Shower Posse (Who are all over the news, btw) if one has a taste for the criminal element but instead we get more of the same recycled rubbish. Minority programming has been disappearing from network television. We’re left with Reality Shows produced by people like Cris ABREGO no less as our only outlet and even that is coming to an end with the likes of the Kardashians claiming that territory. As one of the few blacks in Hollywood who can actually get a project off the ground Foxx has an obligation to create work for the often overlooked black writers, actors, producers and directors. Why not aspire to be the Bill Cosby of the 21st century? It’s obvious no one else will give us a shot Jamie. Let’s not forget the opportunity the Wayans gave you.

  Comment by Curtis Scoon — Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 6:53am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Jamie Foxx has provided plenty of opportunities for other black actors, musicians and comedians, let the man branch out and do something different. If this works out ok, i am sure he will use the additional clout create something for black actors. Sometimes you have to build up your captial before you can step out there.

    Comment by Trey — Monday October 25, 2010 @ 8:07pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Ed,

  Your comment itself was one of the least original I’ve ever read.

  And speaking of that adorable son of Italy, Paul Sorvino, he was very vocal in his bleating about the horrible Ital mob steeotyping in the Sopranos. Despite the fact he had a huge role as a fat garlic-slicing capo in Gooodfellas. Now do you understand why the Italian army ran from their posts in WWII? It’s cultural.

  Comment by ed — Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 9:59am PDT  Reply to this post

• The Mafia sells. Everyone loves to watch stuff about the Mob. I’m tired of cop and medical dramas! I hope they have good writers in mind and I hope that it gets picked up.

  Ted, they use those names a lot because Italians name their kids after Saints. What’s wrong with that?

  Comment by baddabing! — Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 3:43pm PDT  Reply to this post