HBO has greenlighted Brooklyn, an HBO Films original movie about the interactions among the diverse group of visitors and workers at a struggling Brooklyn diner during a single day. Jim McKay (Our Song) wrote the script, inspired by personal experiences submitted by viewers via e-mail, and will direct. The film's ensemble cast includes Reg E. Cathey (HBO's Oz), Iris Little-Thomas (HBO's Boycott) and up-and-comers Bridget Barkan, Ron Butler, Jordan Gelber (Riding in Cars With Boys), Billoah Greene (Levity), Stephen Henderson and poets muMs (Oz) and Sydnee Stewart. Brooklyn native Nelson George, Sean Daniel and Caldecot Chubb are executive producing Brooklyn, with Effie T. Brown producing. Filming has begun, with an aim for a 2004 premiere.
- 4/25/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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