'Ribbon of Dreams' will be the new mini-series project by HBO that will have David Chase producing, writing and directing.
- Mar 17, 2009
AceShowbiz - Having a household name after belting "The Sopranos", creator David Chase is lauded to return to TV shows by penning a brand new one. HBO were the one anticipating it by signing Chase to write and produce a mini-series called "Ribbon of Dreams" that would focus on Hollywood movie-making history from early 20th Century to the present day.
"We couldn't be more excited to be back in business with the master," said Richard Plepler, an HBO co-president. Chase who will direct the first episode of the mini, in return said "It gives me pleasure to think of working, together with Brad (Grey), with HBO again. These are all people who, obviously, occupy a special place in my heart."
Kicked off in 1913, two fictional characters, a cowboy with a violent past and a college-educated mechanical engineer, will appear working for famous filmmaker D.W. Griffith. They then bond an unlikely partnership that took them experiencing the beauty of film industry, including working with icons such as John Ford, John Wayne, Raoul Walsh, Bette Davis and Billy Wilder.
Their career is transcended to their heirs, that goes in line with the growth of the film industry from the silent Western comedies to the sound-capturing films, to studio system, to television and finally to the modern version found today. The title refers to a quotation from Orson Welles: "A film is a ribbon of dreams."
There has been no information on when the production will be in motion nor how long will the series will be. But the network is predicting that if the script is handed late this year, then the shooting should begin in early 2010.
