Amanda Knox’s highly publicized wrongful murder conviction is still getting the limited-series treatment at Hulu, but Margaret Qualley won’t be playing her.
The Maid star has dropped out of the as-yet-untitled, based-on-a-true-story drama, according to our sister site Deadline. The exit is reportedly due to scheduling issues; the role will be recast. Qualley’s casting was first announced last month.
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The Maid star has dropped out of the as-yet-untitled, based-on-a-true-story drama, according to our sister site Deadline. The exit is reportedly due to scheduling issues; the role will be recast. Qualley’s casting was first announced last month.
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- 4/16/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Margaret Qualley is no longer going to star in Hulu’s limited series about Amanda Knox, Variety has confirmed.
The untitled series was announced in March with Qualley set to star and executive produce. She has reportedly exited the project due to scheduling conflicts. The role will now be recast.
This is not the first time Hulu has lost its lead actress in a limited series based on a real person. Kate McKinnon was once attached to play Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in what would become “The Dropout,” the role that was eventually played by Amanda Seyfried. Seyfried would go on to win an Emmy for her work on the show.
Hulu has ordered eight one-hour episodes of the show. The official description states that it is “based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
The untitled series was announced in March with Qualley set to star and executive produce. She has reportedly exited the project due to scheduling conflicts. The role will now be recast.
This is not the first time Hulu has lost its lead actress in a limited series based on a real person. Kate McKinnon was once attached to play Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in what would become “The Dropout,” the role that was eventually played by Amanda Seyfried. Seyfried would go on to win an Emmy for her work on the show.
Hulu has ordered eight one-hour episodes of the show. The official description states that it is “based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
- 4/16/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Margaret Qualley has been cast as Amanda Knox in an untitled limited series that has been ordered at Hulu, Variety has learned.
Hulu has ordered eight one-hour episodes. The official description states that the show is “based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.”
Kj Steinberg serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Qualley will executive produce in addition to starring. Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson, and Graham Littlefield of The Littlefield Company will also executive produce along with Monica Lewinsky as well as Knox and Chris Robinson via Knox Robinson Productions. 20th Television is the studio.
This will now be the second limited series based on a real person in which Qualley will star. She previously led the Netflix series “Maid,” based on the memoir of the same name by Stephanie Land.
Hulu has ordered eight one-hour episodes. The official description states that the show is “based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.”
Kj Steinberg serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Qualley will executive produce in addition to starring. Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson, and Graham Littlefield of The Littlefield Company will also executive produce along with Monica Lewinsky as well as Knox and Chris Robinson via Knox Robinson Productions. 20th Television is the studio.
This will now be the second limited series based on a real person in which Qualley will star. She previously led the Netflix series “Maid,” based on the memoir of the same name by Stephanie Land.
- 3/7/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
It’s official: Hulu has ordered a limited series about Amanda Knox.
Margaret Qualley (Maid) will play Knox, who was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher. The limited series, which was first reported by Deadline in January, will cover her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
The series will consist of eight, one-hour episodes.
The untitled project from 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company is from Kj Steinberg (This Is Us), who will also serve as an executive producer. Qualley will EP along with Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson, & Graham Littlefield of The Littlefield Company; as well as Monica Lewinsky, Knox and Chris Robinson of Knox Robinson Productions.
The Knox series had been on priority-track development at Hulu for a while. Lewinsky, who also is known for her activism, teased it in an October appearance on Today about a PSA campaign on self-bullying.
Margaret Qualley (Maid) will play Knox, who was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher. The limited series, which was first reported by Deadline in January, will cover her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
The series will consist of eight, one-hour episodes.
The untitled project from 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company is from Kj Steinberg (This Is Us), who will also serve as an executive producer. Qualley will EP along with Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson, & Graham Littlefield of The Littlefield Company; as well as Monica Lewinsky, Knox and Chris Robinson of Knox Robinson Productions.
The Knox series had been on priority-track development at Hulu for a while. Lewinsky, who also is known for her activism, teased it in an October appearance on Today about a PSA campaign on self-bullying.
- 3/7/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amanda Knox is ready to tell her story on screen. According to sources, Hulu is close to greenlighting a limited series about the author and activist’s wrongful-conviction ordeal and its aftermath. Knox will executive produce the series with Emmy-winning producer Warren Littlefield and Monica Lewinsky. Search is underway for an actress to play the lead.
Written and executive produced by Kj Steinberg (This Is Us), the untitled limited series is based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
Steinberg and Lewinsky are executive producing the series, which is expected to film this year, with Littlefield, Ann Johnson, Graham Littlefield & Lisa Harrison of The Littlefield Company as well as Knox & Chris Robinson. 20th Television is the studio.
The Amanda Knox series had been on priority-track development at Hulu for a while.
Written and executive produced by Kj Steinberg (This Is Us), the untitled limited series is based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
Steinberg and Lewinsky are executive producing the series, which is expected to film this year, with Littlefield, Ann Johnson, Graham Littlefield & Lisa Harrison of The Littlefield Company as well as Knox & Chris Robinson. 20th Television is the studio.
The Amanda Knox series had been on priority-track development at Hulu for a while.
- 1/9/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of Destination America's Ghost Brothers will be pleased to know that the network has renewed the series for a second season that is expected to premiere early next year.
Press Release: (Silver Spring, Md.)- TV's Ghost Brothers are back! Production of the hit series that brings humor and good manners to ghost hunting is currently underway with Pilgrim Media Group, scheduled to premiere on Destination America in early 2017. Ghost Brothers follows budding paranormal enthusiasts Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey, three best friends on a mission to uncover whether some legendary haunted houses are the real deal. Raised in religious households, Dalen, Juwan and Marcus were taught that "messing" with the dead is dangerous business, but unexplained experiences of their own piqued their fascination, driving them to find out firsthand just how spooky the supernatural can be. Blending natural curiosity with comedic flair, these charismatic characters offer a fresh,...
Press Release: (Silver Spring, Md.)- TV's Ghost Brothers are back! Production of the hit series that brings humor and good manners to ghost hunting is currently underway with Pilgrim Media Group, scheduled to premiere on Destination America in early 2017. Ghost Brothers follows budding paranormal enthusiasts Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey, three best friends on a mission to uncover whether some legendary haunted houses are the real deal. Raised in religious households, Dalen, Juwan and Marcus were taught that "messing" with the dead is dangerous business, but unexplained experiences of their own piqued their fascination, driving them to find out firsthand just how spooky the supernatural can be. Blending natural curiosity with comedic flair, these charismatic characters offer a fresh,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
By warning against a pop psychology approach to criminal investigation, the streaming giant have made a documentary that is both wise and alarming
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The truth is, truth outs. That’s why Hollywood has to be careful when it rips stories from the headlines: unsolved mysteries are liable to solve themselves in due course. In telling the story of Meredith Kercher, the British student murdered in Italy in 2007, the Lifetime network waited cautiously until after the conviction of Kercher’s American roommate Amanda Knox to begin chronicling the affair. Little did they know that their glossy, Hayden Panettiere-starring dramatisation Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy would be nullified six months after its release by Knox’s surprise exoneration on appeal.
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Related: Who is Amanda Knox?
The truth is, truth outs. That’s why Hollywood has to be careful when it rips stories from the headlines: unsolved mysteries are liable to solve themselves in due course. In telling the story of Meredith Kercher, the British student murdered in Italy in 2007, the Lifetime network waited cautiously until after the conviction of Kercher’s American roommate Amanda Knox to begin chronicling the affair. Little did they know that their glossy, Hayden Panettiere-starring dramatisation Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy would be nullified six months after its release by Knox’s surprise exoneration on appeal.
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- 9/24/2016
- by Charlie Lyne
- The Guardian - Film News
Welcome to Outrage Watch, HitFix's new daily rundown of all the things people are peeved about in entertainment. Today's top story? Jesse Ventura puts "American Sniper" Chris Kyle on blast. The former Minnesota governor slammed the Iraq war vet in an interview with the Associated Press published today, saying in part: "A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar." Ventura was making reference to a passage in Kyle's book where the Seal claimed to have punched out the wrestler in a California bar - an alleged fabrication that netted Ventura $1.8 million in a defamation settlement. So will he be seeing the movie? Not likely: in another choice quote, he calls the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic "as authentic as 'Dirty Harry.'" Oof. Want more? There's plenty of indignation to go around. See below for a full roundup of today's kerfuffles.
- 1/29/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Long before Amanda Knox, Casey Anthony and Jodi Arias, there was another young American woman on a trial for murder that became a media spectacle. I’ve learned exclusively that Christina Ricci has been tapped to play Lizzie Borden in a Lifetime original movie about the woman tried and acquitted in the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother. Directed by Nick Gomez and produced by Sony Pictures Television, the movie tells the story of Fall River, Mass., resident Borden, who finds herself on trial for the brutal murder with a hatchet-type weapon of her father, Andrew Jackson Borden, and his second wife, Abby Durfee Gray Borden, at their family home. She was acquitted at a trial, which drew national attention, though no one else was ever charged with the crime, which has remained unsolved. Despite being found guilty in the court of public opinion in her native town, at least in some circles,...
- 6/8/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret will have its world premiere on Saturday, June 22, at 8 Pm, Lifetime said today. The two-hour movie will be followed by an hourlong documentary, Jodi Arias: Beyond the Headlines, featuring key players in the juicy murder trial. The telepic stars Tania Raymonde as Arias, who was just found guilty of murdering her former boyfriend Travis Alexander, who was found dead in his shower in June 2008 with a slit throat, 27 additional stab wounds and a bullet to the head. Jesse Lee Soffer plays Alexander in the movie, and Tony Plana and David Zayas co-star. The salacious case has been plastered across the tabloids and cable news shows for months; Hln even created a show devoted to the day-to-day happenings of the Phoenix-set trial. The movie was announced last month, with the ending needing to be written after the verdict was known. She was found guilty May 8 and...
- 5/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Amanda Knox is speaking out about spending four years in an Italian prison after being convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy. "When [Meredith Kerscher] was murdered and I was arrested, it was so shocking," the 25-year-old Seattle native tells People magazine. "It was paralyzing. Everything toppled." Knox was originally sentenced to 26 years in prison, but her conviction was overturned on appeal in 2011. Hayden Panetierre played her in the Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy. Although she has since returned to Seattle to go back to school, Knox admits that what happened still haunts her and affects her everyday life. "Things creep up on me and...
- 4/19/2013
- E! Online
Hayden Panettiere won't have to go back to being a brunette (at least, not for this role). After drawing in 2.8 million viewers with Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy in 2011, it only makes sense that Lifetime would jump at the chance of shooting a sequel now that Amanda Knox is facing a retrial. Right?! Nope, the network doesn't see it that way, anyway. A source tells E! News that Lifetime has no plans on shooting a sequel to the TV movie and left it at that. The flick, which debuted in February 2011 and starred Panettiere and Marcia Gay Harden, depicted the events surrounding Knox's trial for the murder of British exchange student Meredith...
- 3/26/2013
- E! Online
Lifetime's Amanda Knox movie starring Hayden Panettiere could see a sequel.
The "Nashville" star played Knox in Lifetime's TV movie, which debuted February 21, 2011 to 2.8 million viewers. "Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy," which also starred Marcia Gay Harden, depicted the events surrounding Knox's trial for the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.
WIth Italy's highest court overturning the acquittal ruling and ordering a retrial, Panettiere's Lifetime TV movie is back in the spotlight.
While making the movie, Panettiere said she did not form an opinion on Knox's innocence or guilt. "I spent five weeks on this film talking about it, reading everything I could get my hands on, watching all this news footage, and I went so back and forth. I'd go, 'Oh, she's innocent, oh, she's guilty, oh, she's innocent,' and every little amount of new information that I acquired changed my mind," she said. "So...
The "Nashville" star played Knox in Lifetime's TV movie, which debuted February 21, 2011 to 2.8 million viewers. "Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy," which also starred Marcia Gay Harden, depicted the events surrounding Knox's trial for the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.
WIth Italy's highest court overturning the acquittal ruling and ordering a retrial, Panettiere's Lifetime TV movie is back in the spotlight.
While making the movie, Panettiere said she did not form an opinion on Knox's innocence or guilt. "I spent five weeks on this film talking about it, reading everything I could get my hands on, watching all this news footage, and I went so back and forth. I'd go, 'Oh, she's innocent, oh, she's guilty, oh, she's innocent,' and every little amount of new information that I acquired changed my mind," she said. "So...
- 3/26/2013
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Hayden Panettiere is nominated for her first Golden Globe award.
The surprising nominee and "Nashville" sar will go up against some stiff competition in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2013 Golden Globes. Because the category includes TV comedies and drama, miniseries and made-for-tv movies, Panettiere's fellow nominees run the gamut: Archie Panjabi ("The Good Wife"), Sarah Paulson ("American Horror Story: Asylum"), Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey") and Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family") join her in the category.
On "Nashville," Panettiere plays country songstress Juliette Barnes, who is trying to deal with her romantic relationship with a football star, her rivalry with legendary singer Rayna James (Connie Britton) and her alcoholic mother.
Panettiere, who is now 23 years old, has been acting since the mere age of five. She started on soap operas "One Life to Live" and "Guiding Light" before earning her breakout role in "Remember the Titans" at age 10. She went...
The surprising nominee and "Nashville" sar will go up against some stiff competition in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2013 Golden Globes. Because the category includes TV comedies and drama, miniseries and made-for-tv movies, Panettiere's fellow nominees run the gamut: Archie Panjabi ("The Good Wife"), Sarah Paulson ("American Horror Story: Asylum"), Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey") and Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family") join her in the category.
On "Nashville," Panettiere plays country songstress Juliette Barnes, who is trying to deal with her romantic relationship with a football star, her rivalry with legendary singer Rayna James (Connie Britton) and her alcoholic mother.
Panettiere, who is now 23 years old, has been acting since the mere age of five. She started on soap operas "One Life to Live" and "Guiding Light" before earning her breakout role in "Remember the Titans" at age 10. She went...
- 12/13/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
After all that hype, Lifetime‘s Liz & Dick drew 3.5 million total viewers last night. The TV movie about the tempestuous love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is the fourth-most-watched original movie premiere on ad-supported cable this year, drawing 3 million fewer viewers than the 6.5 million who watched Steel Magnolias on the network in October. Almost universally panned, Liz & Dick starred Lindsay Lohan as Taylor and Grant Bowler as Burton. It averaged 1.3 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic and 1.3 million adults 25-54. Lifetime’s Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy original movie attracted 2.8 million total viewers in February 2011, down from the 5.4 million who tuned in for the network’s The Craigslist Killer in January 2011. Lohan tried to put a good face on Liz & Dick last night while interacting with fans on Twitter. “2 get 2 feel like 1 of the most amazing women in the world was a thrill all around & wearing the jewels wasn’t bad!
- 11/26/2012
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Here's a cause we can all rally around: It's Hayden Panettiere's birthday! While the activist-actress only turns 23 today, she sure has packed a lot into the past 22 years. Nashville's Hayden Panettiere: My character is not based on Taylor Swift! After a number of roles as a child star, Panettiere leaped onto the small screen (and into fanboys' hearts) as indestructible cheerleader Claire Bennett in Heroes. Later acting projects included starring in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy and Scream 4. She also made a name for herself as an ardent protester against dolphin fishing in Japan, visiting the country for both protests and discussion in 2007 and...
- 8/21/2012
- E! Online
The network’s original movie will star Aunjanue Ellis, Keke Palmer and Sherri Shepherd in the real-life story Abducted: The Carlina White Story. It centers on a girl (Palmer) who after being abducted as an infant from a New York hospital, solved her own kidnapping and reunites with her biological parents 23 years later. It was the first know infant abduction from a NY hospital; White was taken by a desperate wannabe mother (Ellis) who raised her as her own child in Bridgeport, Conn, until White began to suspect something wasn’t right. Lifetime said today that shooting is set for next week in Vancouver for a premiere later this year. Pilgrim Studios (Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy) is producing, with Craig Piligian an executive producer alongside Mary Martin and Alan Gasmer. Actor Vondie Curtis Hall is directing a script by Elizabeth Hunter (Jumping The Broom).
- 6/27/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Former Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is heading back to primetime with a starring role in ABC’s drama pilot Nashville. Written by Callie Khouri, directed by R.J. Cutler and produced by Lionsgate and ABC Studios, Nashville is described as a family soap about love, country music, family, politics and sex set against the backdrop of the Nashville music scene. It centers on 40-year-old Nashville superstar Rayna James who is stunned to find that her star is fading and her label requires her to team up with teen sensation Juliette Barnes (Panettiere) on tour–or else face the loss of her own tour and the label’s promotion of her latest record, whose sales have been underwhelming. On Nashville, Panettiere, repped by Wme and Brookside Artist Management, joins previously cast Robert Wisdom, Powers Boothe, Clare Bowen and Jonathan Jackson. The actress, best known for her role as cheerleader Claire Bennett on the NBC drama Heroes,...
- 3/1/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Some quick DVD news coming in for a flick we've been waiting patiently for here Stateside. The latest evil kid flick Hidden is on its way home via eOne Entertainment and we've got the skinny on the release! Read on!
From the Press Release
When Brian Karter’s (Sean Clement, “Fringe,” “Flashpoint,” Bikini Party Massacre) mother dies, he is surprised to learn that he has inherited “The Sanctuary”, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment center. But during a tour of the decrepit building, they soon realize that something sinister lies beneath the surface; something so evil it was better left concealed in…The Hidden, where viewers will learn that some places are better left alone. Also starring Devon Bostick (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Franchise, Adoration, Saw VI), Jordan Hayes (Exit Humanity, “Flashpoint,” “Nikita”), Jason Blicker (The Day After Tomorrow, Half Baked, Superstar), Bjanka Murgel (Punisher: War Zone) and...
From the Press Release
When Brian Karter’s (Sean Clement, “Fringe,” “Flashpoint,” Bikini Party Massacre) mother dies, he is surprised to learn that he has inherited “The Sanctuary”, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment center. But during a tour of the decrepit building, they soon realize that something sinister lies beneath the surface; something so evil it was better left concealed in…The Hidden, where viewers will learn that some places are better left alone. Also starring Devon Bostick (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Franchise, Adoration, Saw VI), Jordan Hayes (Exit Humanity, “Flashpoint,” “Nikita”), Jason Blicker (The Day After Tomorrow, Half Baked, Superstar), Bjanka Murgel (Punisher: War Zone) and...
- 3/1/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
ABC’s Body of Proof has made the rare decision to write an episode that’s inspired by news events — and the one it has planned for Jan. 3 should be a doozy.
EW has learned exclusively that the writers of the Dana Delany drama will spin their own Casey Anthony-type tale about a young woman named Hillary Stone who is acquitted for murdering her son. The action will begin on the day Hillary is released from prison — and guess who is waiting for her on the outside?Marcia Gay Harden has been cast as Sheila Temple, a Nancy Grace-like...
EW has learned exclusively that the writers of the Dana Delany drama will spin their own Casey Anthony-type tale about a young woman named Hillary Stone who is acquitted for murdering her son. The action will begin on the day Hillary is released from prison — and guess who is waiting for her on the outside?Marcia Gay Harden has been cast as Sheila Temple, a Nancy Grace-like...
- 11/17/2011
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Hayden Panettiere has said that she was happy to see Amanda Knox receive a second chance at life after being found not guilty of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher. The actress, who played Knox in the TV movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, said in a new interview with Parade that she would not change her portrayal of Knox despite the recent verdict. Panettiere explained: "I think people got upset at the idea of a movie being done and coming out because they expected it to come to a conclusion. Like all of a sudden, they would watch the film and understand what was going on, whether she was guilty or not guilty. "Instead it was just a story that was for the most part very fact-driven of what had happened up to that point (more)...
- 10/27/2011
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
Hayden Panettiere has said she is not sure if she would star in a sequel to the TV movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy. The original film centred on Knox's 2007 arrest for the murder of Meredith Kercher, but Panettiere said a sequel based on the trial and appeal might not be appropriate. "I don't know what they would do. Unless they are talking about the appeal, but doesn't seem like it would be - it would very much depend," she told WSJ. "I'm not quite sure I would want to get myself into that again, but if the story made sense then potentially. I didn't mind doing the film because she's a very interesting character and it's such an interesting story." The actress added: "Who (more)...
- 10/19/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Everett Hayden Panettiere and Cayden Boyd in “Fireflies in the Garden”
Hayden Panettiere is one tough cookie. She credits that toughness to her parents, specifically her father, who worked as a lieutenant in the New York Fire Department in Brooklyn. In the film “Fireflies in the Garden,” Panettiere stars alongside Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe and Ryan Reynolds as a young girl determined to protect her nephew, who’s really more like a cousin.
The 22-year-old actress sat down with Speakeasy...
Hayden Panettiere is one tough cookie. She credits that toughness to her parents, specifically her father, who worked as a lieutenant in the New York Fire Department in Brooklyn. In the film “Fireflies in the Garden,” Panettiere stars alongside Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe and Ryan Reynolds as a young girl determined to protect her nephew, who’s really more like a cousin.
The 22-year-old actress sat down with Speakeasy...
- 10/15/2011
- by Alexandra Cheney
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The world had its eyes on Italy during the Amanda Knox appeal, but actress Hayden Panettiere had a unique perspective on the situation.
"I was on the edge of my bed, my eyes welled up when I heard the verdict...It's difficult for me to say that I'm not excited to see a young girl get a second chance at life...I hope she makes the best of it."
Panettiere starred in Lifetime's "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" and told Access Hollywood that she developed a "certain connection" with Knox. However, she feels the story has come to a close and does not support shooting a new ending to the film.
"I think the great thing about the film was that it ended. It was so fact based that it ended when she went to jail, regardless the ending wouldn't change."...
"I was on the edge of my bed, my eyes welled up when I heard the verdict...It's difficult for me to say that I'm not excited to see a young girl get a second chance at life...I hope she makes the best of it."
Panettiere starred in Lifetime's "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" and told Access Hollywood that she developed a "certain connection" with Knox. However, she feels the story has come to a close and does not support shooting a new ending to the film.
"I think the great thing about the film was that it ended. It was so fact based that it ended when she went to jail, regardless the ending wouldn't change."...
- 10/15/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Hayden Panettiere "welled up" when Amanda Knox's murder conviction was overturned - because she feels "a certain connection" with the American student after playing her in a TV movie.
The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal killing of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy in 2007, and the subsequent trial.
Knox was found guilty of the killing and sentenced to 26 years in prison in 2009, but she took the case to appeal and her conviction was quashed earlier this month.
Panettiere was watching the appeal case unfold on TV - and she hopes the 24 year old gets "a second chance at life" now she's returned to her native America.
The actress tells Access Hollywood, "I was on the edge of my bed, my eyes welled up when I heard the verdict read.
"It's hard for me because I played her. I do feel like I have a certain connection with her. It's difficult for me to say that I'm not excited to see a young girl get a second chance at life and she does have a second chance, and I hope she makes the best of it."...
The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal killing of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy in 2007, and the subsequent trial.
Knox was found guilty of the killing and sentenced to 26 years in prison in 2009, but she took the case to appeal and her conviction was quashed earlier this month.
Panettiere was watching the appeal case unfold on TV - and she hopes the 24 year old gets "a second chance at life" now she's returned to her native America.
The actress tells Access Hollywood, "I was on the edge of my bed, my eyes welled up when I heard the verdict read.
"It's hard for me because I played her. I do feel like I have a certain connection with her. It's difficult for me to say that I'm not excited to see a young girl get a second chance at life and she does have a second chance, and I hope she makes the best of it."...
- 10/14/2011
- WENN
Hayden Panettiere is overcome with emotion following the Amanda Knox Verdict: .I do feel a certain connection to her.. The Amanda Knox case caused a great deal of emotion when an Italian appeals court threw out her murder conviction earlier this month, especially for Hayden Panettiere, who played the 24-year-old on the small screen. The actress, who starred in the Lifetime's "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy," told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Thursday's Access Hollywood Live about portraying Knox. Highlights include: On portraying Knox: "It's hard for me because I played her. I do feel like I have a certain connection with her." "It's difficult for me to say that I'm not excited to see a...
- 10/13/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The Amanda Knox case caused a great deal of emotion when an Italian appeals court threw out her murder conviction earlier this month, especially for Hayden Panettiere, who played the 24-year-old on the small screen.
"I was on the edge of my bed, my eyes welled up when I heard the verdict read," the actress, who starred in the Lifetime's "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy," told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Thursday's Access Hollywood Live.
"It's hard for me because I played her. I do feel like I have a certain connection with her," the ...
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"I was on the edge of my bed, my eyes welled up when I heard the verdict read," the actress, who starred in the Lifetime's "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy," told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Thursday's Access Hollywood Live.
"It's hard for me because I played her. I do feel like I have a certain connection with her," the ...
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- 10/13/2011
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Directed by Antoine Thomas and starring Sean Clement (Mutant X, Fringe) and Simonetta Solder (Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy), G2 Pictures' new horror flick Hidden comes to DVD and Blu-ray on October 10.
The Blu-ray disc includes the full stereoscopic 3D version, it's been announced.
Shot in Italy and Canada for $8million, the story begins when Brian Karter's mother dies and he learns that he has inherited The Sanctuary, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment centre.
During a tour of the decrepit building with his friends and a mysterious associate of his mother, it becomes clear that something sinister lies beneath the surface.
Despite their misgivings, the group follows a secret passageway underground and comes to a terrible realisation: Brian's mother built a revolutionary machine that cured people of their addictions but, as a side effect, caused those addictions to materialise in the form of mutant children hungry for human flesh,...
The Blu-ray disc includes the full stereoscopic 3D version, it's been announced.
Shot in Italy and Canada for $8million, the story begins when Brian Karter's mother dies and he learns that he has inherited The Sanctuary, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment centre.
During a tour of the decrepit building with his friends and a mysterious associate of his mother, it becomes clear that something sinister lies beneath the surface.
Despite their misgivings, the group follows a secret passageway underground and comes to a terrible realisation: Brian's mother built a revolutionary machine that cured people of their addictions but, as a side effect, caused those addictions to materialise in the form of mutant children hungry for human flesh,...
- 10/7/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Lifetime's made-for-tv movie, "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy," starring Hayden Panettiere, first aired in February 2011. At that point, Knox -- an American student studying in Italy -- and her boyfriend had been convicted of stabbing her roommate, Meredith Kirchner, and sentenced to 26 years in an Italian prison.
At the time, according to NBC, Knox's family protested the network's decision to air the movie, saying it could affect an on-going appeal in the case. On Monday (Oct. 3), Knox's guilty verdict was overturned -- she was acquitted of the charges and is already headed home to the U.S.
Now Lifetime plans to update the movie, which is now slated to re-air on Tuesday evening. But don't expect an alternate ending. Instead, the network announced that it will bookend the movie with several sentences of text updating viewers on the case.
Is this fair to Knox? Should Lifetime scrap plans...
At the time, according to NBC, Knox's family protested the network's decision to air the movie, saying it could affect an on-going appeal in the case. On Monday (Oct. 3), Knox's guilty verdict was overturned -- she was acquitted of the charges and is already headed home to the U.S.
Now Lifetime plans to update the movie, which is now slated to re-air on Tuesday evening. But don't expect an alternate ending. Instead, the network announced that it will bookend the movie with several sentences of text updating viewers on the case.
Is this fair to Knox? Should Lifetime scrap plans...
- 10/4/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Lifetime has a new story to tell. Following the overturning of Amanda Knox's murder conviction Monday, the network confirms to E! News it will make some tweaks to future airings of its TV movie about her life, Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy. The Hayden Panettiere-starring teleflick will now see feature an opening and closing card that includes updated information on Knox's successful appeal and acquittal yesterday. What viewers won't see are any changes to the actual storyline of the movie, which stirred up controversy before the flick debuted in February. At that time, Knox's family went so far as to demand that Lifetime pull the movie and remove the trailer from its...
- 10/4/2011
- E! Online
The Amanda Knox verdict changes the story for most.
And Lifetime will be reflecting that.
Their film, which aired on the channel last February, "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" starring Hayden Panettiere as Knox, will be updated to reflect the court's decision to overturn the verdict, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
A spokesperson for Lifetime told the Los Angeles Times that when it airs, it will also include several sentences updating the case.
The movie will air with the changes for the first time on Oct. 4 at 9Pm Et.
For more, click over to The Hollywood Reporter.
And Lifetime will be reflecting that.
Their film, which aired on the channel last February, "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" starring Hayden Panettiere as Knox, will be updated to reflect the court's decision to overturn the verdict, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
A spokesperson for Lifetime told the Los Angeles Times that when it airs, it will also include several sentences updating the case.
The movie will air with the changes for the first time on Oct. 4 at 9Pm Et.
For more, click over to The Hollywood Reporter.
- 10/4/2011
- by Jessie Heyman
- Huffington Post
Hayden Panettiere's movie about Amanda Knox is to be altered after the American student's murder conviction was overturned on Monday.
The Heroes star plays the title role in Lifetime TV movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal killing of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy in 2007, and the subsequent trial.
Knox, 24, was found guilty of the killing and sentenced to 26 years in prison in 2009, but she took the case to appeal and her conviction was quashed on Monday.
Bosses at the Lifetime TV network have now confirmed Panettiere's film will be changed to incorporate the result of the appeal ahead of a planned U.S. broadcast on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The publication reports Panettiere declined to comment on the verdict.
The Heroes star plays the title role in Lifetime TV movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal killing of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy in 2007, and the subsequent trial.
Knox, 24, was found guilty of the killing and sentenced to 26 years in prison in 2009, but she took the case to appeal and her conviction was quashed on Monday.
Bosses at the Lifetime TV network have now confirmed Panettiere's film will be changed to incorporate the result of the appeal ahead of a planned U.S. broadcast on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The publication reports Panettiere declined to comment on the verdict.
- 10/4/2011
- WENN
Filed under: TV News, Celebrities and Gossip
As the news broke that an Italian court had freed Amanda Knox, we couldn't help but hope for a Hayden Panettiere-fronted sequel to the Lifetime movie 'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy.'
Well, it looks like our dreams will have to stay just that.
According to Deadline, Lifetime has no plans for a sequel to the 2011 movie. You know what that means? Start your campaigns for an episode of 'The Good Wife' or 'Law & Order: Svu'!
The Los Angeles Times reports Lifetime has altered the TV movie to include several sentences explaining the latest changes to the case. They will appear before and after the film.
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As the news broke that an Italian court had freed Amanda Knox, we couldn't help but hope for a Hayden Panettiere-fronted sequel to the Lifetime movie 'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy.'
Well, it looks like our dreams will have to stay just that.
According to Deadline, Lifetime has no plans for a sequel to the 2011 movie. You know what that means? Start your campaigns for an episode of 'The Good Wife' or 'Law & Order: Svu'!
The Los Angeles Times reports Lifetime has altered the TV movie to include several sentences explaining the latest changes to the case. They will appear before and after the film.
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- 10/4/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Lifetime has announced they'll be adding new title cards to the beginning and ending of their TV film "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" following Knox's acquittal in an Italian court today. The changes, which will be made to reflect the recent verdict, can first be seen Tuesday night when the film airs in a repeat at 9 Pm. A representative for the cable network has stated that the movie was scheduled to re-air weeks in advance and that the timing is purely coincidental, according to Deadline. The made-for-tv film, which debuted in February, proved controversial even before its premiere...
- 10/4/2011
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Now that Amanda Knox's Italian murder conviction has been overturned, Lifetime is racing to update its TV movie, Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy. As a stroke of luck for Lifetime, the cable network had already scheduled a re-airing of the film on Tuesday, October 4.
Now Lifetime is planning to quickly add a new brief opening to the movie, an "epilogue" of sorts detailing Monday's news, as well as
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Now Lifetime is planning to quickly add a new brief opening to the movie, an "epilogue" of sorts detailing Monday's news, as well as
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- 10/3/2011
- by Michael Schneider
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Lifetime will re-air Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy tomorrow night, one day after the American woman was cleared of murder and sexually assault charges and released by an Italian jury.
The investigation of British college student Meredith Kercher’s death became a media circus when Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of murder and other crimes in 2009. Hayden Panettiere portrayed Knox in the Lifetime movie that Knox’s lawyers attempted to stop but aired in February.
A spokesperson for Lifetime says the network is working on an update to air at the end of the movie.
The investigation of British college student Meredith Kercher’s death became a media circus when Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of murder and other crimes in 2009. Hayden Panettiere portrayed Knox in the Lifetime movie that Knox’s lawyers attempted to stop but aired in February.
A spokesperson for Lifetime says the network is working on an update to air at the end of the movie.
- 10/3/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
Directed By Antoine Thomas Starring Sean Clement Simonetta Solder Shot in Italy and Canada for $8 million, "Hidden" is a chilling new-feature from G2 Pictures starring Sean Clement ("Fringe") and Simonetta Solder ("Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy"). The story begins when Brian Karter's mother dies, he is surprised to learn that he has inherited The Sanctuary, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment center. During a tour of the decrepit building with his friends and a mysterious associate of his mother, it becomes clear that something sinister lies beneath the surface. Despite their misgivings, the group follows a secret passageway underground and comes to a terrible realization: Brian's mother built a revolutionary machine that cured people of their...
- 10/3/2011
- www.ohmygore.com/
Lifetime’s controversial movie about the murder trial and conviction of American exchange student Amanda Knox in Italy will get an update in light of today’s court verdict that acquitted Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito of the 2007 murder of Knox’s roommate Meredith Kercher. From now on, rebroadcasts of Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy will include a new opening and closing card that includes updated information on Knox’s successful appeal and acquittal. Viewers will see the difference tomorrow night as the movie is scheduled to air at 9 Pm, followed by a 1 Am broadcast on Wednesday and another primetime showing, at 10 Pm on Thursday. According to a Lifetime rep, the airings had been scheduled weeks in advance and their timing in respect to Knox’s verdict was completely coincidental (but certainly fortuitous as it will likely bring extra eyeballs to the movie in light of all...
- 10/3/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
An Italian appeals court overturned Amanda Knox's murder conviction Monday, exonerating her in the slaying of her British roommate.
Knox — whose case had been dramatized in the Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, starring Hayden Panettiere — collapsed in tears during the reading of the decision and had to be helped out of the courtroom. She was, however, found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay a fine, as pandemonium reigned outside the courthouse afterward.
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Knox — whose case had been dramatized in the Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, starring Hayden Panettiere — collapsed in tears during the reading of the decision and had to be helped out of the courtroom. She was, however, found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay a fine, as pandemonium reigned outside the courthouse afterward.
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- 10/3/2011
- by Douglas J. Rowe
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Well, Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, starring Hayden Panettierre and Marcia Gay Harden, came and went without much fuss, although it was reportedly less than accurate. But with the unfolding drama of the controversial American exchange student convicted of murder in Italy still in the news, there seems room for a proper movie version. For four years, Knox has steadfastly maintained her innocence; she's serving a 26-year jail term for collaborating with her boyfriend on the murder of her British roommate and friend Meredith Kercher. The jury in her case, which is under appeal, will decide whether or not to set her free Monday. What could be more dramatic than the 24-year-old's final Perugia courtroom plea (translated from her fluent Italian, ...
- 10/3/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Filed under: TV News, Celebrities and Gossip
Amanda Knox is a free woman. Yep, she's been acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, a British exchange student she met while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, and is heading home.
What's next? We hope another Lifetime movie.
In February 2011, 'Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial in Italy' aired on Lifetime. Starring Hayden Panettiere and Marcia Gay Harden, the movie was typical Lifetime fare. There was drama, romance and violence and the Knox family wasn't too keen on it. In fact, they tried to have the movie blocked from air. But their efforts were unsuccessful, and the film was watched by 2.8 million viewers.
When the movie aired on Lifetime, the 'Heroes' star told AOL TV she did a copious amount of research, but didn't form an opinion on her guilt or innocence.
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Amanda Knox is a free woman. Yep, she's been acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, a British exchange student she met while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, and is heading home.
What's next? We hope another Lifetime movie.
In February 2011, 'Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial in Italy' aired on Lifetime. Starring Hayden Panettiere and Marcia Gay Harden, the movie was typical Lifetime fare. There was drama, romance and violence and the Knox family wasn't too keen on it. In fact, they tried to have the movie blocked from air. But their efforts were unsuccessful, and the film was watched by 2.8 million viewers.
When the movie aired on Lifetime, the 'Heroes' star told AOL TV she did a copious amount of research, but didn't form an opinion on her guilt or innocence.
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- 10/3/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Killer kid flicks are always a safe bet when it comes to bringing the freaky goods, but when said killer kids are also scientifically spawned mutants hungry for flesh, things get a little more icky! Cue Antoine Thomas’ Hidden 3D, coming to Blu-ray in the UK on October 10th courtesy of G2 Pictures.
From the Press Release:
Shot in Italy and Canada for $8 million, Hidden is a chilling new feature from G2 Pictures starring Sean Clement (Fringe) and Simonetta Solder (Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy).
The story begins when Brian Karter’s mother dies. He is surprised to learn that he has inherited The Sanctuary, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment center. During a tour of the decrepit building with his friends and a mysterious associate of his mother, it becomes clear that something sinister lies beneath the surface. Despite their misgivings, the group members follow a...
From the Press Release:
Shot in Italy and Canada for $8 million, Hidden is a chilling new feature from G2 Pictures starring Sean Clement (Fringe) and Simonetta Solder (Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy).
The story begins when Brian Karter’s mother dies. He is surprised to learn that he has inherited The Sanctuary, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment center. During a tour of the decrepit building with his friends and a mysterious associate of his mother, it becomes clear that something sinister lies beneath the surface. Despite their misgivings, the group members follow a...
- 9/28/2011
- by Pestilence
- DreadCentral.com
DVD Playhouse—July 2011
By Allen Gardner
The Music Room (Criterion) Satyajit Ray’s 1958 masterpiece looks at the life of a fallen aristocrat as a metaphor for an India that is not only becoming Westernized, but modernized technologically and culturally beyond recognition. When the beloved music room, where he has hosted lavish concerts in the past, starts falling into disrepair as attendance drops steadily, the man realizes his way of life is vanishing. Stunningly shot in black & white, one of Ray’s finest works. Bonuses: Documentary on Ray from 1984 by Shyam Benegal; Interviews with Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; Excerpt from 1981 roundtable discussion between Ray, critic Michael Ciment, director Claude Sautet. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Beauty And The Beast (Criterion) Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of the classic fairy tale become a beloved classic upon its 1946 release, and hasn’t faded since.
By Allen Gardner
The Music Room (Criterion) Satyajit Ray’s 1958 masterpiece looks at the life of a fallen aristocrat as a metaphor for an India that is not only becoming Westernized, but modernized technologically and culturally beyond recognition. When the beloved music room, where he has hosted lavish concerts in the past, starts falling into disrepair as attendance drops steadily, the man realizes his way of life is vanishing. Stunningly shot in black & white, one of Ray’s finest works. Bonuses: Documentary on Ray from 1984 by Shyam Benegal; Interviews with Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; Excerpt from 1981 roundtable discussion between Ray, critic Michael Ciment, director Claude Sautet. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Beauty And The Beast (Criterion) Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of the classic fairy tale become a beloved classic upon its 1946 release, and hasn’t faded since.
- 7/7/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Lifetime’s controversial TV movie about Amanda Knox, the American exchange student whose two-year murder trial in Italy ended in a conviction and sentence of 26 years in jail, will be available on DVD on May 17 from A&E Home Entertainment.
The 90-minute film Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy, which stars Hayden Panettiere (TV’s Heroes) as Knox and Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden (for Pollock), has been criticized as being made too soon after the trial (which is currently on appeal in Italy) and containing errors that could affect the outcome for the real-life Knox. Knox’s lawyers asked for the movie to be banned in Italy so as not to sway jurors, who do have access to the media in that country.
If you didn’t see the headlines in 2007 and 2099 of Knox’s trial, she’s a Seattle native who was charged with killing her British roommate,...
The 90-minute film Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy, which stars Hayden Panettiere (TV’s Heroes) as Knox and Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden (for Pollock), has been criticized as being made too soon after the trial (which is currently on appeal in Italy) and containing errors that could affect the outcome for the real-life Knox. Knox’s lawyers asked for the movie to be banned in Italy so as not to sway jurors, who do have access to the media in that country.
If you didn’t see the headlines in 2007 and 2099 of Knox’s trial, she’s a Seattle native who was charged with killing her British roommate,...
- 4/5/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
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