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TNT Eyes John Wells’ Medical Drama ‘Gimme Shelter’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 28, 2011 @ 2:09pm PDTTags: CBS, Gimme Shelter, Hannah Shakespeare, John Wells, TNT
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: TNT already successfully rescued one John Wells-produced drama project passed over by a broadcast network: former NBC cop drama Southland, just renewed by TNT for a fourth season.

Now the cable network is looking to try and do the same for  the Wells-produced medical drama Gimme Shelter, originally developed for CBS last development season. The project, about a medical team that travels the U.S. helping those less fortunate get through life-or-death medical crises, was written by Hannah Shakespeare and produced by John Wells Prods. and Warner Bros TV. It was picked up to pilot, which was directed by frequent Wells collaborator Chris Chulack, but despite boasting a strong cast — Sissy Spacek, Amy Smart, Skeet Ulrich, Janeane Garofalo, Jay Hernandez, Michael Beach and Rachelle Lefevre — CBS ultimately passed on the pilot.

Now TNT is in talks about redeveloping Gimme Shelter, with all original auspices, including Wells and Shakespeare, expected to be involved. However, the original cast members were released last June, and most of them have booked other TV projects, so it is unclear whether any of them would be part of the TNT version if it goes to pilot/series.

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Luke Evans Joins Poe Pic ‘The Raven’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday October 12, 2010 @ 7:35pm PDTTags: Ben Livingston, Edgar Allan Poe, Hannah Shakespeare, John Cusack, John Cusack The Raven, Luke Evans, Movie Casting, Movies, The Raven, The Raven Casting
Mike Fleming

Luke Evans has been set to star alongside John Cusack in The Raven, the drama that will be directed by V for Vendetta’s James McTeigue. Production starts later this year in Eastern Europe. Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in stylized … Read More »

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What Is John Cusack ‘Raven’ About? Poe

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday August 27, 2010 @ 5:17pm PDTTags: Ben Livingston, Edgar Allan Poe, FilmNation, Hannah Shakespeare, James McTeigue, John Cusack, John Cusack The Raven, The Raven
Mike Fleming

John Cusack blurted out on Twitter that he’ll play Edgar Allan Poe in The Raven. Since I can’t clear my throat in less than 140 characters, I’ll spend the extra … Read More »

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