IGN-Casting continues on “Boardwalk Empire,” the new HBO pilot directed by Martin Scorsese. Boardwalk tells the story of how Atlantic City got its start, through the eyes of Nucky Johnson.
February 11, 2009
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Aleksa Palladino, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham and Anthony Laciura round out the cast of “Boardwalk Empire,” Martin Scorsese’s drama pilot for HBO.
Aleksa Palladino, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham and Anthony Laciura round out the cast of “Boardwalk Empire,” Martin Scorsese’s drama pilot for HBO.
February 9, 2009
Dear Boardwalk Empire Enthusiast,
The casting of HBO’s dramatic series based on Judge Nelson Johnson’s Boardwalk Empire: The
Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City continues to generate strong buzz within the
entertainment industry. Primary roles have gone to Steve Buscemi (Delirious, Fargo, Reservoir
Dogs), starring as Nucky Johnson; Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting, No Country for Old Men);
Michael Pitt (Funny Games, Delirious, Dawson’s Creek); Vincent Piazza (Rocket Science, The
Sopranos); and Michael Shannon (2008 Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor,
Revolutionary Road).
The series is being produced for HBO by Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, and Martin Scorsese,
with a pilot teleplay by Sopranos writer/producer Terence Winter based on Johnson’s 2002
historical exposé. It is widely speculated that Scorsese will direct the pilot, which would mark his
first non-documentary television foray since 1986 when he directed an episode of Amazing
Stories. Scorsese’s feature film Ashecliffe (formerly Shutter Island), starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
is currently in post-production and it is expected that Boardwalk Empire will be next up for the
director.
On the publishing side, Plexus Publishing, Inc. has announced a September 2009 release date for
its general trade paperback edition of Boardwalk Empire. The original 2002 edition is currently
available from Barnes and Noble and Plexus but will be declared out of print by the publisher prior
to the release of its trade edition.
Author Nelson Johnson is a New Jersey Superior Court Judge sitting in Atlantic County. His next
book, to be published by Plexus in late 2009, will tell the story of the Black Experience in Atlantic
City and document the contributions of African Americans to the birth of the USA’s first and most
infamous resort town.
Stay tuned for further developments and don’t forget to bookmark www.boardwalkempire.com or
visit Facebook for breaking news about the series.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Press inquiries: Robert Colding, Marketing Coordinator, rcolding@plexuspublishing.com
Rights inquiries: John B. Bryans, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, jbryans@plexuspublishing.com
February 4, 2009
IGN-February 4, 2009 - Casting continues on Boardwalk Empire, the new HBO pilot directed by Martin Scorsese. Boardwalk tells the story of how Atlantic City got its start, through the eyes of Nucky Johnson (Steve Buscemi), who runs a liquor distribution ring.
