Cole Hauser’s Next Project Coming Soon
Cole Hauser, formerly of the much beloved and much maligned but still very cancelled K-Ville, has completed work (or should be done soon) on his next project, a film with Mira Sorvino. The title is Like Dandelion Dust, and it’s based on a novel by Karen Kingsbury, who is also a producer on the film.
Here is the quick synopsis I found on IMDB:
Jack and Molly Campbell enjoyed an idyllic life with their adopted 5-year-old son, Joey. One phone call shatters their world when they learn Joey’s biological father has just been released from prison and discovered a loop hole in the adoption papers and now lays claim to his son. He wants to start a new life by taking back his son. When a judge upholds the biological father’s claim and Molly and Jack learn they must give Joey over to this brutal man they devise a plan. How far would you go to protect your family? Written by Karen Kingsbury
Hmm. Though I am not likely to see this film, it looks like it could be good. I mean anything is possible, right? Barry Pepper is playing the biological father, Rip. You remember this guy, he played the sniper in Saving Private Ryan, and then I think he went on to the unfortunate Scientology-pet-project, Battlefield Earth.
He’s the one on the far right. He is quite good and kind of intense, so if this Like Dandelion Dust has a face-off between him and Cole, that might be kind of cool. But I don’t know if this is an action film, per se, so I am holding judgment for the time being (I know, what a surprise!).
By the way, if you didn’t see The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, you should. It is quite black, but also quite funny. I only bring that up because that is another film that Barry Pepper has done in the last few years. Tommy Lee Jones is also in it, and excellent as always. I mean, really, what isn’t Tommy Lee Jones good in? That Batman movie he did…I don’t know, I didn’t bother to see it.
Now, back to Like Dandelion Dust. I found a short article on Jacksonville.com that mentioned that it was an “independent Christian film”, whatever that means.
But I did find a synopsis of the film on Christians in Cinema’s website, so I guess it’s a Christian film afterall. And yet, I still have to ask, what does that mean? Straight to DVD?
The director is Jon Gunn. The last film that Mr. Gunn headed was My Date with Drew, as in Barrymore. Yeah, looked pretty bad despite Ms. Barrymore’s charms. Gunn’s first film was Mercy Streets. I don’t know anything about this one except that Eric Roberts was in it, which is never a good sign.
But still, good to see Cole Hauser is working.
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March 28th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
The film isn’t necessarily a Christian film. The book it’s based on was written by a Christian author, but the main themes of the story are adoption and abuse. It’s a great story about the strength of adoptive families and the battles they often face with the legal system.
March 29th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Hey Angela, Thanks so much for the “further” info. I read that the film is coming out in April, but do you know if it is going to theatres or straight to DVD?
I did also come across many posts on forums, regarding the book, and everyone who wrote had nothing but glowing reviews for the book.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Hi Lucy,
I stumbled upon your blog rather randomly. Kudos to you, it is very entertaining. I know how hard it is to produce a good read. I watched K-Ville online and enjoyed it despite its flaws. It was beautifully shot, beautifully acted and beautifully written (at times), at least for me. In the time slot it was stuck with, there was never ever given it a fair chance to succeed, in my humble opinion. I consider it taciturnly cancelled, too, although Fox has once stated to refrain itself from a final decision until its upcoming May pitch. What strikes me as rather odd is the lack of projects of the key players beyond May (if IMDB is a reliable source, which oftentimes it is not– except for the rumours on Anthony joining L&O which are either entirely confirmed nor denied, which would indeed represent a major hindrance for the possible show’s return).
Thanks for the updates on Cole. It is nice to see that this terrific cast is still in someone’s thoughts. I have been closely following Cole’s career for a couple of years now. I’ve come to immensely appreciate his skills, his approach to life, his style, his cool delivery and his laid-back disposition.
For your complete information: He has been working his ass off on two projects since January, 20th 2008: Aforementioned Like Dandelion Dust and Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys (not linked to his IMDB page yet - filming will be ending mid-April – google it, then you see). His choices took me completely by surprise, in a good way. He just does not sell out to mainstream – yet. The first one will be distributed for a theatrical release by Fox Faith aka 20th Century Fox around Easter 2009, and the latter will be solely distributed for a theatrical release by Lionsgate, beginning of September 2009). Both do cater to a Christian market, true, but not entirely so. It will interesting to see if he stays close and faithful to Fox, even if it did not work out for him for TV. They do seem to appreciate his talents. He has reportedly avoided working for TV for so many years (or the repetitive grind of it) , so we should not count on him popping up again as a lead too soon. I would love to see him remain true to himself.
March 31st, 2008 at 5:52 pm
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April 21st, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Almost everyone from K-Ville has gotten steady work after the show. It just goes to show that the cast assembled was very marketable and that FOX just jumped the ship too soon on the show.
Talking about Cole and TV, he just got the lead in a CBS pilot, The Tower. The premise sounds interesting and it is also starring CCH Pounder (Emmy nominee and in my opinion should have won for her work on The Shield), Marcia Gay Harden (Oscar winner) and Denis O’Hare (Tony winner) and directed by Davis Guggenheim (Oscar winner). Basically, it is a very talented cast and crew. It is also written by the writer of Cold Case. I copy and pasted some basics of the show listed on Hollywood Reporter.
TITLE: The Tower (presentation)
STUDIO: CBS Paramount Network TV
PRODUCTION TEAM: Meredith Stiehm (w), Davis Guggenheim (d)
SYNOPSIS: A group of Chicago reporters treat breaking news as cases to be both investigated and solved.
CAST: Cole Hauser, CCH Pounder, Marcia Gay Harden, Denis O’Hare
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
[...] Many thanks again to TCNA, a reader/commenter, who graciously tipped me off that Cole Hauser has joined the cast of a new CBS pilot called The Tower. [...]