HBO Picks Up Mini-Series Based on James M. Cain’s Mildred Pierce

February 12th, 2010 admin

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that HBO has picked up a 5-hour mini-series based on the classic 1941 noir novel Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain. Kate Winslet will star as the titular character in the series, with production to begin in April in New York. Mildred Pierce was also made into a film in 1945 starring Joan Crawford. Several changes were made in the screenplay that made it more of a thriller and introduced a murder into the plot. Crawford won …

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