With a script in the works, HBO top exec reassures Deadwood fans that the reunion movie can still happen.
Sometimes no news is still news, and in the case of HBO’s proposed Deadwood reunion movie, the fact that a script is being written is enough to keep the possibility of a revival alive. At a recent Television Critics Association press conference, programming executive Casey Bloys confirmed that series creator David Milch is working on the story.
“I haven’t read his script yet,” Bloys admitted. “I know he’s working on it, but I have not seen anything yet.” With the original announcement of the movie follow-up coming in January of 2016, the wait has been a long one for fans of Deadwood, the beloved series which ran from 2004 to 2006.
The onus is on Milch, though, as Bloys wouldn’t commit to a timeframe for the production or release date of such a movie. “I don’t want to get your hopes up or disappoint you in any way,” Bloys told reporters, “so I’ll just say I don’t have any news, which I truly don’t.”
Although the original green light was given to the project by Bloys’ predecessor at HBO, Michael Lombardo, at least this admission that a Deadwood movie prospect isn’t dead provides a glimmer of hope that the revival could still happen. However, Bloys made a similar statement at the summer TCA press tour, so hopefully more news will be forthcoming soon.
[SOURCE: TVLine]