Entertainment News
2005-08-09
Ryan Murphy to
write and direct Dirty Tricks for Paramount
Ryan Murphy, the
openly gay creator of Nip/Tuck and
Popular , will write and direct Dirty Tricks
Ryan Murphy, the
openly gay creator of Nip/Tuck and
Popular, will write and direct Dirty Tricks
for Paramount, reports Variety. Based on the play by
John Jeter, Tricks examines the behind-the-scenes
machinations of the Watergate scandal. Murphy has assembled
an all-star cast, including Meryl Streep as Martha
Mitchell, Annette Bening (the star of Murphy's
upcoming directorial debut, Running With
Scissors) as White House correspondent Helen Thomas,
Gwyneth Paltrow as Maureen "Mo" Dean, and Jill
Clayburgh as Pat Nixon. Murphy, who is currently
midway through producing the third season of
Nip/Tuck, hopes to shoot the film by next
spring.
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