HBO makes great television.
We all know that.
If you haven’t yet heard of the show, don’t panic.
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The data pipe only shot the pilot a few months ago and the full series begins shooting next month.
But the reason you should care is one name: Martin Scorsese.
Here’s a link toWikipediaso you’ve got the option to read all about Arnold.
What was interesting is he said, “they spent over two months shooting the pilot.
It was like an independent film.”
But they’re only “allowing eight shooting days for each episode.”
Michael Stuhlbarg: I am.
Is this going to be on HBO with Martin Scorsese?
Michael: Martin Scorsese directed the pilot.
I shot it a number of months ago.
We start shooting the rest of the series in the middle of October.
So you’re working with another bunch of unknowns.
Michael: Yes, indeed.
It’s a really lovely group of people.
And I’m playing Arnold Rothstein who is responsible, possibly, for fixing the 1919 World Series.
It’s a really fun part and the pilot was a gas to shoot.
It was really fun.
Is it a six episode, twelve episode, thirteen?
Michael: Twelve episodes, I think, at the moment.
We’ll see how it goes.
It won’t be seen until next fall.
Scorsese directed or is he producing?
Michael: He directed it and he executive produces it and I think he’ll direct some more episodes.
Have you been told what some of the other directors might be?
Michael: Tim Van Patten…Terence Winter wrote the pilot from “The Sopranos”.
Mark Wahlberg and Steven Levinson are both producing it.
Is it four months or six months?
Michael: It looks like they’re going to try and get it done by December or January.
Although they spent over two months shooting the pilot.
It was like an independent film.
I think they’re allowing eight shooting days for each episode.
