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11-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito revisit ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' for its 50th anniversary
The film adaption of Ken Kesey's countercultural novel was a defining moment for Douglas, a son of Hollywood who was stuck in television and got a lifeline to film when his father, Kirk Douglas, gave him the rights to the book, and many of the then-unknown cast like Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd. read more Jack Nicholson did not want to go to the Oscars. It was 1976 and he was nominated for best actor in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.' The Miloš Forman film, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a nationwide theatrical re-release on July 13 and July 16, had become a bit of a sensation — the second highest grossing picture of 1975, behind 'Jaws,' and had received nine Oscar nominations. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD But Nicholson wasn't feeling optimistic. In five years, he'd already been nominated five times. He'd also lost five times. And he told his producer, Michael Douglas, that he couldn't go through it again. 'I remember how hard I had to persuade Jack to come to the ceremony. He was so reluctant, but we got him there,' Douglas said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. 'And then of course we lost the first four awards. Jack was sitting right in front of me and sort of leaned back and said 'Oh, Mikey D, Mikey D, I told you, man.' I just said, 'Hang in there.'' Douglas, of course, was right. 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' would go on to sweep the 'big five' — screenplay, director, actor, actress and picture — the first film to do so in 41 years, ('It Happened One Night,' in 1934) which only 'The Silence of the Lambs' has done since. That night was one of many vindicating moments for a film that no one wanted to make or distribute that has quite literally stood the test of time. 'This is my first 50th anniversary,' Douglas said. 'It's the first movie I ever produced. To have a movie that's so lasting, that people get a lot out of, it's a wonderful feeling. It's bringing back a lot of great memories.' The film adaption of Ken Kesey's countercultural novel was a defining moment for Douglas, a son of Hollywood who was stuck in television and got a lifeline to film when his father, Kirk Douglas, gave him the rights to the book, and many of the then-unknown cast like Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD DeVito was actually the first person officially cast. Douglas, who'd known him for nearly 10 years, brought Forman to see him play Martini on stage.
Geek Tyrant
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Spinoff Series Will Focus on The Chief — GeekTyrant
We're heading back into the oppressive halls of the Oregon psychiatric hospital in a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest spinoff series, only now, the story will be through the eyes of the man who saw everything but said nothing… Chief Bromden. Producer Paul Zaentz, nephew of legendary Oscar-winning producer Saul Zaentz, dropped the news on the indie filmmaking podcast CK Café, revealing that a spinoff series is officially in development. The show will center the story on the character author Ken Kesey originally intended to lead the narrative, the Chief. '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,' Zaentz said. 'Following the first season, we'll see what happens to the Chief after he escapes [from the psychiatric hospital].' Will Sampson's performance as the towering, half-Native American patient in the film became iconic, but the character's internal world involving paranoia, hallucinations, the deep ancestral grief, was largely left on the page. Now, that inner world is coming to life. There's no writer attached yet, and it's unclear whether a network or streamer is on board. As Zaentz put it on CK Café, he's cautious about revisiting cinematic masterpieces. 'Don't remake Psycho ,' he said, noting that a series, unlike a film remake, can allow for deeper exploration of character. He's skeptical of some recent small-screen reimaginings like The Mosquito Coast and Ripley , but clearly sees potential in peeling back more layers of Cuckoo's Nest, especially with the Chief at the center. It's also worth noting that this series is arriving alongside a major theatrical re-release of the original film. Fathom Entertainment will screen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in over 1,000 U.S. theaters this month to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary. The only other spinoff we've seen so far was Ratched , the 2020 Netflix series about the infamous Nurse Ratched's origin. It only lasted a single season, and while Zaentz produced it, this new project seems to be returning to something more spiritually aligned with the source material. Now the question is: who will play the Chief? Source: Deadline
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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."
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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.
Mint
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest spin-off in works, likely to be made from Chiefs point of view
Washington DC [US], July 5 (ANI): A spin-off for the small screens of an all-time movie classic, 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' is in the works, reported Deadline. The Oscar-winning movie was based on the book of the same title, written by the late writer Ken Kesey. The makers of the Jack Nicholson starrer film revealed that they have shared an agreement with the late writer Ken Kesey's wife (the book on which the movie was based) for the TV series adaptation of the film. The makers are planning to present the aftermath of the escape from the character Chief's point of view. Speaking on the indie filmmaking podcast CK Cafe, producer Paul Zaentz, the nephew of the film's original producer Saul Zaentz, as quoted by Deadline disclosed, "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. Following the first season, we'll see what happens to the Chief after he escapes [from the psychiatric hospital]," as quoted by Deadline. According to the outlet, Kesey, author of the film's source material, famously disavowed Milos Forman's 1975 classic, in part because it diverged from his novel, which was told from the point of view of Chief Bromden, aka the 'Chief' (memorably played in the film by Will Sampson). The makers have not yet revealed the details of the project. 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' revolves around a rebellious convict -- played in the movie by Jack Nicholson -- who is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse, according to Deadline. Chief Bromden is the towering half-Native American patient who pretends to be deaf and mute. Over time, the antics of the protagonist, McMurphy, coax him out of his disguise, and he becomes a symbol of powerful resistance and emancipation. In the podcast CK Cafe, Zaentz confirms that Fathom Events will re-release 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' this month on more than 1,000 screens across the U.S. to mark the 50th anniversary of the movie, reported Deadline. (ANI)
