9/11 miniseries to begin filming in... Toronto?

[Initech]

This should collectively cause the Freepers' heads to spontaneously combust! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/news/jul05/94.html

ABC is taking the wraps off its 9/11 commission report miniseries, tapping Harvey Keitel to star and David L. Cunningham ("To End All Wars") to direct the Marc Platt-produced project.

Lensing has begun in Toronto on what's expected to be a three-month shoot for the as-yet-untitled six-hour miniseries, which is budgeted at $30 million-$40 million and expected to air during the upcoming season. Cyrus Nowrasteh ("Into the West") wrote the script.

ABC longform topper Quinn Taylor, who's overseeing production for the Alphabet, said the mini will not "be about the day of the attacks. This is about how we got there."

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O'Neill's story will be a key component of the mini, with Taylor calling the role played by Keitel "the John Wayne" of the movie.

But nearly 180 other characters will be introduced, though producers have specifically chosen not to cast Osama bin Laden, President Clinton or President Bush.

Cunningham is no stranger to ABC, having recently helmed the net's six-hour limited series "Little House on the Prairie." (As reported by VARIETY)

[TrogL]

1. Many movies are filed in Canada

for the tax breaks.