Conan O’Brien in talks to create documentary from his live tour
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… Mike Fleming writes on the site: “Planning is just getting underway, but I’ve heard that Media Rights Capital has already had conversations about coming aboard as financier. Rodman Flender is in talks to direct.” …
Conan O’Brien Could Go From Lazy Twitterer to Movie Star
Vulture —
… – called “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour” – may be filmed for a documentary feature. Media Rights Capital has initiated talks about financing the project, with the awesomely-named Rodman Flender (Ugly Betty, The O.C.) rumored as the director. The film would apparently not violate the terms of O’Brien’s agreement with NBC signed when his Tonight Show was pulled from the air. [ ...
Conan O’Brien Live Comedy Tour May Become Feature Documentary
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... Conan O’Brien, recently out of work since NBC decided they didn’t need a funny Tonight Show host anymore, is about to start his 30-city live comedy/music tour entitled The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour. Deadline is reporting that Rodman Flender (Idle Hands) may be coming on board to document the tour for a feature film. It’s an event that many fans of Team Coco will be looking for on stage and eventually in the theatre. ...
Conan O'Brien to Film Documentary of His New Comedy Tour
FirstShowing.net —
... across the country and, as Deadline reports, O'Brien plans to shoot a feature length documentary to chronicle the live tour. ...
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... * Team Coco, the movie! Okay, it’s a documentary about Conan O’Brien’s upcoming live tour and it’s still only in the “early talks” stage according to Mike Fleming’s exclusive. It’s apparently in compliance with his severance deal, even though most people will probably end up watching it on television sets anyhow. ...
Conan O’Brien Comedy Tour May Spawn Documentary
/Film —
... Deadline talks about the early talks that would turn Coco’s 30-city tour into a documentary feature, which currently has TV director Rodman Flender in talks to direct. We don’t know much more, because we don’t know what O’Brien has planned for the tour. We’re not likely to know much more for a while, unless Coco spills a detail or two via his Twitter account. In the meantime you can get more info from ...
Conan O’Brien Plans Move to Big Screen
Allie Is Wired —
... busy and employed. NBC gave up an extra $12 million for the staff.
Considering that the staffers uprooted their families and pulled their kids out of schools in New York, moved them across the country only to see NBC end Conan’s Tonight Show run after seven months, they deserve whatever extra love they can get until O’Brien resurfaces behind a desk for another network.
Must see big screen!
source: Conan O’Brien Plots A Movie Maneuver [deadline] …
Conan O’Brien Live Revue & Tour May Get The Documentary Treatment
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… walking away with $33 million in severance and an agreement not to go on the air until next fall. Unfortunately, for his production staff of about 40, they were left with about $12 million to split between them and for many who moved families and lives across the country, it was a bitter pill to swallow. O’Brien is set to give his staff some steady work as he gears up for a “30-city live comedy/music revue” ” The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour .” In addition, Deadline Hollywood reports that talks are underway to film the tour for a documentary, with …
A Conan O’Brien Movie in the Works?
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… Oregon and go on to brighten thirty different cities in both the US and Canada. O’Brien got the live show started as a way to help his staff of about 40 keep busy and employed. And since Coco is for now barred from television since getting shoved out of his TV dream job as Tonight Show host, how about doing a movie? “Talks are under way” for a documentary of O’Brien’s comedy tour in the wake of his getting the boot from NBC, Deadline New York reports. Media Rights Capital has been in talks to finance the movie, with …
Conan O’Brien’s Comedy Tour Documentary?
Screen Rant —
… No, our favorite redhead isn’t going to star in a fictional feature film any time soon; instead, Deadline Hollywood reports that “early talks are underway” for a documentary of O’Brien’s …
Conan O’Brien To Make Documentary About His Live Tour
MTV Movies Blog —
… Conan O’Brien may not get to host “The Tonight Show” anymore, but he could instead star in his own film. According to Deadline, a documentary crew is likely to follow the talk show vet during “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour,” …
Conan O’Brien Heads for the Big Screen
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There was a time when Conan O’Brien had his dream job on The Tonight Show, but his luck, unfortunately, was fleeting. That pesky Jay Leno wanted to get back into the seat, so NBC axed the tall redhead. O’Brien’s severance package earned him a healthy $30 million pay-out, but there was a catch — he had to agree to stay off the television airwaves until the fall. But they said nothing about the big screen!
Deadline Hollywood reports that early talks have begun to turn Conan’s 30-city tour, “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour,” …
Short Takes: ‘Hobbit’ Starts Shooting in June; Conan O’ Brien Movie?
Premiere’s Movie News and Views —
… Ian Mckellan, who returns as Gandalf, confirms that the two-part Hobbit starts shooting this June.
Conan O’ Brien escaped the tangly mess he found himself in at NBC. Now he might be doing a movie.
Twilight’s Breaking Dawn looking to up the prestige factor of its franchise with its choice of directors.
Sigourney Weaver: Vampire Queen.
The Conan saga beefs up its cast. …
Conan O’Brien Tour: The Movie?
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… coming to the big screen? Holy St. Patty’s Day, it could happen. Fans of O’Brien will remember that the redhead has always shied away or joked about any kind of film acting career, so it’s only fitting that his big screen debut will feature him playing himself. On the heels of his just-announced nationwide tour, Mike Fleming at Deadline leaked to the world that plans are in action to create a documentary based on said tour. Considering O’Brien’s current ubiquitous populatirty a concert doc makes perfect sense. And hopefully it will see a wide release. [image] Last week the …
Conan O’Brien documentary may be on the way
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… of you who have been keeping up with the latest on what Conan O’Brien has been doing post-The Tonight Show already know about “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour” that’s already expected to kick off on April 12th for a thirty city tour. Not only is he taking advantage of the six months forced on him away from television, but now Rodman Flender could be directing a documentary feature that would be covering the entire tour, says Deadline New York. …
Conan O’Brien and Fox Talk Real Deal
Thompson on Hollywood —
… The issues that separate O’Brien and Fox from launching the network into the late night wars are financial. Fox is happy to put O’Brien on before his midnight curfew, but they don’t want to spend more than $60 million so that their TV stations can come out ahead. O’Brien isn’t sure he can put on a competitive show for that price. Meanwhile, O’Brien is setting off on a 30-city “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television” tour, which could wind up in a theatrical documentary, reports Deadline New York. by Anne Thompson, …
Conan O’Brien Making Stand-Up Tour Documentary
Get The Big Picture —
… : Deadline says that the comedian and once and future late night talk show host will take cameras with him on his upcoming North American tour to make a documentary. …
Conan News Item #1: O’Brien Tour Documentary Probable
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If you’re one of the chumps left furious at those of us who got tickets to Conan O’Brien’s upcoming live tour, don’t lose hope: you still might get to see this thing. Deadline NY has revealed a feature-length documentary of the betrayed host’s Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour is in early talks, with Media Rights Capital already offering to finance.
Disappointingly, the article gives no mention of plans for the film to be shot in 3-D. You’d think that if Hannah Montana and Bono are going to be shoved at me in three dimensions, a 3-D …
Conan May Go Big Screen In A Documentary
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Conan May Go Big Screen In A Documentary There was no way there could be such a monumental meltdown in the world of late night TV without a movie coming out of it. At least the man behind the effort is none other than the victim of the whole situation, Conan OBrien. As reported by Deadline , the ex- Tonight Show host is in talks to create a documentary feature out of his 30-city live comedy/music revue, The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour. Rumor has it Media Right Capital is interested in financing the project, even though its only in the wee …
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