Showtime has opted to cross on 4 in-development tv exhibits, together with the deliberate Gattaca reboot from Homeland creators Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, the Gattaca reboot sequence is not transferring ahead on the Showtime. The identical could be stated for Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody’s Seasoned, which beforehand had a sequence order on the Paramount International-owned community. Showtime has additionally dropped two extra deliberate exhibits: Cut up and Sweetness. Sony Photos Tv, which produces Gattaca and Sweetness, plans to buy each exhibits to completely different retailers.
Why did Showtime cross on Gattaca?
These revelations come after Paramount exec Chris McCarthy started overseeing Showtime final yr. McCarthy additionally oversees MTV, Comedy Central, the Paramount Community, giving him management of just about all the corporate’s linear networks. Apparently, underneath McCarthy, Showtime is seeking to deal with IPs it owns, relatively than licensed properties like Gattaca. Therefore, why the community dropped the reboot sequence from its slate.
Gattaca was initially a dystopian sci-fi movie starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Jude Regulation. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, it opened in theaters from Sony Photos in October 1997. Sony was creating a future-set police procedural primarily based on Gattaca as of 2009, although the challenge by no means materialized. Niccol, in the meantime, went on to helm the 2011 movie In Time, starring Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake. Niccol described In Time as being a religious successor to (or, in his phrases, the “bastard baby” of) Gattaca.
Earlier this yr, information broke that Gordon and Gansa had teamed with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Craig Borten to develop a tv reboot of Gattaca. On the time, it was reported that the challenge was being eyed for a “sizable dedication” at Showtime. Moreover, McCarthy — who’s reportedly a giant fan of the unique movie — is alleged to have seen franchise potential.
