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Title: MUSCLE comedy series coming to HBO
Post by: LargeFormat on January 05, 2011, 06:33:11 AM: Bodybuilding may be finally going mainstream with this new series on HBO

http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/hbo-developing-bodybuilding-comedy-with-blue-valentine-filmmaker-derek-cianfrance/

(http://www.deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/y_images_Muscle-By-Sam-Fussell_1.jpg)

HBO has put in development Muscle, a single-camera comedy from Blue Valentine co-writer/director Derek Cianfrance about the subculture of contemporary professional bodybuilding. It is based on Sam Fussell's memoir Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder, which chronicles his four-year stint as a full-time bodybuilder after graduating from Oxford. Cianfrance and Fussell will co-write the script, with Cianfrance attached to direct. Both will also co-executive produce, while Blue Valentine producer Jamie Patricof is executive producing with John Lesher and Adam Kassan. It took Cianfrance 12 years to bring Blue Valentine, a personal account of a failing marriage, to the screen. The film, Cianfrance's second, opened last week with the highest gross among specialty releases. It has been garnering awards buzz, especially for stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: spude on January 05, 2011, 07:22:18 AM: Somebody pm DA about this, this is his chance of becoming a ~~porn~~ film star
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: TrueGrit on January 05, 2011, 07:25:10 AM: Fitting that it is going to be comedy.

Lift things up, put them down.
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: 240 is Back on January 05, 2011, 07:28:55 AM: They should get the cast of THE WIRE in on this somehow.
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: musclecenter on January 05, 2011, 08:02:55 AM: Quote from: TrueGrit on January 05, 2011, 07:25:10 AM
Fitting that it is going to be comedy.

~~Lift things up, put them down.~~
"I lift dings up, put dem dhaon!" ;D
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: wes mantooth on January 05, 2011, 09:02:03 AM: i knew about this months ago...

thanks MusclePhone!
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: LatsMcGee on January 05, 2011, 09:45:59 AM: I will watch if they bring back Brian Benben from Dream On to star in it....
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: ManBearPig... on January 05, 2011, 09:49:25 AM: Quote from: LatsMcGee on January 05, 2011, 09:45:59 AM
I will watch if they bring back Brian Benben from Dream On to star in it....

great show.

looks like it'll star Ryan Gosling?

(http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/8700000/Ryan-ryan-gosling-8729213-771-1222.jpg)
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: Fatpanda on January 05, 2011, 09:53:22 AM: Quote from: ManBearPig... on January 05, 2011, 09:49:25 AM
great show.

looks like it'll star Ryan Gosling?

(http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/8700000/Ryan-ryan-gosling-8729213-771-1222.jpg)

bones a.k.a. love monkey is staring in his own tv show :o
Title: Re: MUSCLE coming to HBO
Post by: LatsMcGee on January 05, 2011, 09:53:43 AM: Quote from: ManBearPig... on January 05, 2011, 09:49:25 AM
great show.

looks like it'll star Ryan Gosling?

(http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/8700000/Ryan-ryan-gosling-8729213-771-1222.jpg)

OMG STEROIDS!
Title: Re: MUSCLE comedy series coming to HBO
Post by: Master Blaster on January 05, 2011, 09:55:41 AM: In the final arena, there will be no judges, only witnesses to my greatness.
Title: Re: MUSCLE comedy series coming to HBO
Post by: Ron on January 05, 2011, 10:37:38 PM: Would like more information on this, if it actually started filming or is just another 'concept'
Title: Re: MUSCLE comedy series coming to HBO
Post by: geneticmarvel on January 05, 2011, 10:56:00 PM: Excellent book. Funny my aunt got it for me I read it and couldn't put it down! Might read it again actually.
Title: Re: MUSCLE comedy series coming to HBO
Post by: LargeFormat on January 06, 2011, 06:50:11 PM: Ron
The director, Derek Clanfrance, is the latest new hot director. If you check out his imdb credits, he did a documentary about cagefighting and his most recent is about HEAVY METAL - so looks like he has an interest in the sub-culture so it might be a good fit. Just because something is announced, doesn't mean it's going to happen anytime soon. Many tv pilots are filmed but never picked up as a series.
Title: Re: MUSCLE comedy series coming to HBO
Post by: LargeFormat on January 06, 2011, 07:03:29 PM: There was also a Broadway bound musical (about ten years ago) based on this book that has only been produced in regional theatre.