MrRant 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 By Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC has given the green light to "Doing It," a drama pilot based on British author Melvin Burgess' controversial young-adult novel about the sexual antics of three 16-year-old boys. The coming-of-age drama, described as "My So-Called Life" meets "American Pie," will be set in Seattle. Newcomers Sean Farris, Chris Lowell and Jon Foster have been cast as the three leads. It is targeted for fall 2004. "It looks at three boys at the time of their life when one minute they can just be the biggest insensitive a--holes hounding girls for sex and the next minute they can be incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful," said producer Stu Bloomberg, who will produce. "You'll get to see these very personal, first-person moments when they speak to the camera and say things they would never say to anyone else." After it caused a stir in the United Kingdom for its sexual frankness when it came out earlier this year, "Doing It" is scheduled to be published in the United States by Henry Holt & Co. on June 1. In fact, it was Bloomberg's stepdaughter, an editor at Henry Holt, who brought the book to the attention of the former ABC entertainment president. Meanwhile, ABC has given a script commitment to "The Parent Trap," based on the feature renditions of Erich Kastner's classic novel "Lottie and Lisa" about divorced parents raising identical twin girls. Don Beck (ABC's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter") will write the project. "We are refocusing the story so it is more from the perspective of two very different parents, but the twins will obviously have a prominent position," said Brian Robbins, one of the executive producers. If the project goes forward, the producers are planning to launch a nationwide search for identical twins to play the roles. In the 1961 and 1998 Disney movies, Hayley Mills (news) and Lindsay Lohan (news), respectively, played both sisters. Reuters/Hollywood Reporte Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 "It looks at three boys at the time of their life when one minute they can just be the biggest insensitive a--holes hounding girls for sex and the next minute they can be incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful," said producer Stu Bloomberg, who will produce. What 16 year-old boys are "incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 Another Parent Trap remake FIVE YEARS AFTER THE LAST ONE? Oi.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 Another Parent Trap remake FIVE YEARS AFTER THE LAST ONE? Oi.. So, going by that Disney should be coming out with ANOTHER Freaky Friday remake in 2008. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 "It looks at three boys at the time of their life when one minute they can just be the biggest insensitive a--holes hounding girls for sex and the next minute they can be incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful," said producer Stu Bloomberg, who will produce. What 16 year-old boys are "incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful"? When hounding girls for sex doesn't work... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted December 10, 2003 The coming-of-age drama, described as "My So-Called Life" meets "American Pie," No! "You'll get to see these very personal, first-person moments when they speak to the camera and say things they would never say to anyone else." NOOOOOOOO!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 "It looks at three boys at the time of their life when one minute they can just be the biggest insensitive a--holes hounding girls for sex and the next minute they can be incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful," said producer Stu Bloomberg, who will produce. What 16 year-old boys are "incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful"? When hounding girls for sex doesn't work... But... you aren't supposed to stop. That's why you move on to the next chick and hope she is either gullible, dependent or a whore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 "It looks at three boys at the time of their life when one minute they can just be the biggest insensitive a--holes hounding girls for sex and the next minute they can be incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful," said producer Stu Bloomberg, who will produce. What 16 year-old boys are "incredibly sensitive and wonderfully soulful"? When hounding girls for sex doesn't work... But... you aren't supposed to stop. That's why you move on to the next chick and hope she is either gullible, dependent or a whore. I think he meant that as they'll act that way (but not mean it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
