The Walking Dead fans were stunned when Oscar Nominated show runner Frank Darabont left the show shortly after a hi-profile appearance at the San Diego ComicCon. There were all kinds of ugly rumors swirling around the departure, with the prevailing one being that Darabont was struggling with keeping The Walking Dead within budget, and the insinuation that the auteur should stick to the big screen. Well, a release from TNT shows that at least someone was paying attention when Darabont made history by making zombies, gore, and gritty drama the buzz of Sunday night. Darabont is once again back in the producer's chair for TNT's L.A. Noir. This time, Darabont is part of a triad of heavyweights that includes Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball) and Elliot Webb (Tall Time Tales).
The series is based on John Buntin’s critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City, which chronicles the epic battle between Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker and mobster Mickey Cohen. Darabont will write and direct the pilot.
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“Noir is a passion of mine, so I feel blessed to delve into a project that speaks in the hardboiled vernacular,” said Darabont. “John Buntin’s superb book, though non-fiction, is our touchstone and inspiration for the stories we’ll be telling, weaving fiction throughout the facts and facts throughout the fiction. The book provides elements that are irresistible, a big canvas with endless possibilities. The goal is to deliver on the tone that the title L.A. Noir promises: a smart, gritty, authentic, period noir drama. Also a blessing is the warm welcome we’ve gotten from Michael Wright and TNT, a great bunch of folks with huge enthusiasm for the source material. The best bonus of all is getting to work with my friend Mike De Luca. He’s terrific, a tremendously smart and talented producer, a gem. Partnering with him on this marvelous project after knowing him for so many years is an absolute treat for me.”
“It has been a personal dream of mine to work with Frank Darabont since he was kind of enough to become my friend when we met in the late 1980s," said De Luca. "He’s been an inspiration to me ever since. There is no one working at his level today who puts more integrity and humanity into their efforts to create lasting and original entertainment. This rich source material is a perfect fit for his talents, and we’re grateful to Michael Wright and TNT for this amazing opportunity.”
The cast includes Cam Gigandet, Keir O’Donnell, David Denman, Karen Allen, Ana De La Reguera, Keith Carradine, Donal Logue, Shanno Lucio, Eric Lang, Anthony Lapaglia and Bill Sadler.
Darabont is gold. Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist along with his excellent work on The Walking Dead means Ill be checking this out.!
frank you need to do an alien invasion series/survivor type series. basicly walking dead but with the the few survivors having to cope in a post apocalyspe alien destruction scenario. tnt has falling skies and its pretty good but theres just too many people in it lol you need to do one where its a small group of people surviving in a backdrop of total alien annihilation. You would be the man to do it right PLEASE CONSIDER!!!!!!!!!!
Pointing out an error: The cast listed is the cast of the filmed pilot "Gateway," not L.A. Noir.
Is this Gateway Cast or L.A. Noir Cast???? I thought these peeps were all in Gateway. Did they can that show?!?