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4 hours ago
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest set for TV spinoff
The Oscar-winning movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, starring Jack Nicholson, is looking likely to get the TV treatment. Producer Paul Zaentz, nephew of original producer Saul Zaentz, mentioned plans for a series during a press conference at the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). He travelled with Cuckoo's Nest producer and Hollywood legend Michael Douglas to the Czech town to present a newly restored version of the 1975 classic as it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and he had some exciting news to share. "We just made an arrangement with Ken Kesey's family to possibly do a television series, but it's based on the book, and the book was told through the eyes of Chief Bromden," Zaentz told reporters. "So the television series would be through his eyes." Bromden is the tall, deaf-mute Native American portrayed in the movie by Will Sampson. Zaentz went on to detail how he envisioned the story unfolding. "At the end of the first series, RP McMurphy, the Jack Nicholson, character would die. And then the second year would be what happens to the Chief after he escapes." The movie was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey about a new patient, played by Nicholson, at a mental institution. "Over the past 50 years, there have been hundreds of calls from studios, directors and producers who want to remake the movie, and we would never allow it to be remade if they were just going to do it as Milos (Forman, director) made it," Zaentz shared. "It would be a dishonour."
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21 hours ago
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest TV Show Gets First Details
The 1975 classic film comedy-drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is being turned into a TV show, with a spin-off series currently in the works. Speaking during an appearance on the indie filmmaking podcast CK Café (via Deadline), producer Paul Zaentz — the nephew of producer Saul Zaentz, who produced the original film — revealed that a spin-off series was in the works. Zaentz said that he had recently been in contact with author Ken Kesey's widow, and that the series would be told through the view of Chief, one of the characters in the film. 'Just now, I've signed an agreement with Ken Kesey's widow to develop a TV series which we'll make through the point of view of the Chief for the first season,' said Zaentz. 'Following the first season, we'll see what happens to the Chief after he escapes [from the psychiatric hospital].' Kesey's original 1962 novel is told from the perspective of Chief Bromden, a towering half-Native American patient at the film's mental institution. Although he's a pivotal figure in the film, Kesey infamously was not a fan of Miloš Forman's 1975 film due to it deviating from the book's POV. In the original film, Bromden was played by Will Sampson. Since the film's release in 1975, talks of a spin-off or remake have been floated for some time. In 2020, a prequel series, Ratched, aired on Netflix for one season, but no other official projects from the source have come out. (Source: Deadline) The post One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest TV Show Gets First Details appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
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19-06-2025
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Michael Douglas to Present Newly Restored ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' at KVIFF
Michael Douglas will join this year's parade of stars attending the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which has long been a magnet for Hollywood stars. The star will travel to the picturesque Czech spa town to present a screening of a newly restored version of Czech-American directing legend Milos Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, on which Douglas was a producer and which starred Jack Nicholson. The screening will be part of KVIFF's 'Out of the Past' section. More from The Hollywood Reporter Karen Gillan Doesn't Fear Imposter Syndrome Natalie Portman-Produced French Animated Film 'Arco' Wins Annecy Chinese Auteur Bi Gan Breaks Down 'Resurrection,' His Mesmerizing Ode to Cinema's Enigmas The film was restored by the Academy Film Archive. 'The 1975 classic, which swept the Oscars and earned dozens of international awards, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year,' the festival highlighted. 'Michael Douglas, one of the film's producers and recipient of the Academy Award for best picture, will personally introduce the restored version at a special gala screening. He will be joined by fellow producer Paul Zaentz — nephew of the late Saul Zaentz, who co-produced the film, as well as members of Milos Forman's family.' The screening is also a celebration of Karlovy Vary's long-standing ties to Cuckoo's Nest and its creatives. 'Forman was a loyal supporter of the festival, and he, along with Douglas, Zaentz, and actor Danny DeVito, who also starred in the film, are all recipients of the festival's Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema,' the fest noted. 'The film made Oscar history as only the second to win all five major Academy Award categories: best picture (Douglas and Zaentz), best director (Forman), best actor (Jack Nicholson), best actress (Louise Fletcher), and best adapted screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman).' Douglas last visited Karlovy Vary in 1998, when he and Saul Zaentz were honored with the Crystal Globe. Said KVIFF executive director Krystof Mucha: 'The presence of Michael Douglas, Paul Zaentz, and the Forman family will make this an unforgettable moment in the festival's history.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
