Pressman, Djerassi team for 'Lies' pic
LONDON -- Producer Edward R. Pressman said Tuesday that he and Dale Djerassi have acquired film rights to Lies Have Been Told, the one-man play about the late British newspaper mogul Robert Maxwell. Djerassi is one of the play's producers. No financial details were disclosed, but Pressman and Djerassi said that they were in London meeting with directors and screenwriters to develop a movie version of the play by Rod Beacham. Lies is running in the West End, starring Philip York. "Maxwell's story is 'Citizen Kane' meets 'Wall Street, ' " Pressman said. The Hungarian-born newspaper owner had a colorful life with rumors of involvement in espionage and many boardroom battles before mysteriously disappearing overboard from his luxury yacht in the Canary Islands in 1991. Pressman's films include Reversal of Fortune, Wall Street and Thank You for Smoking, and Djerassi is known for producing and directing documentaries like Oil on Ice.
- 2006-06-27
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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