TMC
08-31-2024, 03:21 AM
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/lee-daniels-valley-of-the-dolls-1235042021/
Unfortunately, Daniels’ project was thwarted due to a couple of high profile failures set in the same time period. “I had it set up at CBS,” Daniels said, “but they didn’t do it because ‘The Playboy Club’ and ‘Pan Am’ both did badly and they got scared.” One can’t help but wonder what the creator of “Empire” would have done with the fertile ground of 1960s Hollywood, and Daniels confirms that there was a lot of potential in the series that never was. “The script was a beast,” he said.
Unfortunately, Daniels’ project was thwarted due to a couple of high profile failures set in the same time period. “I had it set up at CBS,” Daniels said, “but they didn’t do it because ‘The Playboy Club’ and ‘Pan Am’ both did badly and they got scared.” One can’t help but wonder what the creator of “Empire” would have done with the fertile ground of 1960s Hollywood, and Daniels confirms that there was a lot of potential in the series that never was. “The script was a beast,” he said.