BBC, Cinemax Team for 'Wolf Hall' Miniseries

LONDON - Cinemax and also the BBC are joining up for any miniseries adaptation of Wolf Hall, the Booker Prize-winning historic novel by British author Hilary Mantel.our editor recommendsBBC Cuts Annual Budget by $1 Billion, Slashes 2,000 JobsNew Madoff Biography Optioned for Cinemax Movie (Exclusive) The drama has been produced by Company Pictures - creator of Shameless and Mansfield Park- and Playground Entertainment, headed by Colin Callender. It will likely be modified for that screen by Peter Straughan, who done the large-screen adaptation of John Le Carre'sTinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The storyline charts the go up and down of Thomas Cromwell, a blacksmith's boy who become probably the most effective males in 16th Century England, eventually orchestrating Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. To date the miniseries will just target the occasions included in Wolf Hall, but historian and author Mantel stated lately that they was focusing on a trilogy. Mention The Physiques may be the second within the series and it is likely to be released next May. It'll continue the storyline of Cromwell and target the fall of Anne Boleyn. Another instalment, The Mirror And Also The Lightis likely to follow, covering Cromwell's eventual downfall and execution. Related Subjects Worldwide Cinemax Films & Miniseries BBC