Thank You For Smoking TV Series Comes To USA Network

Thank You For Smoking is the film that saw Jason Reitman’s career sky rocket. It was extremely well received and nominated for two Golden Globes. When watching this film, you do wonder what a television series based on the film would be like, and it seems the bosses at USA Network want to try it out and see for themselves.

The original film starred Aaron Eckhart as a chief spokesman of a big tobacco company with the impossible task: promoting cigarette smoking in a time when the health hazards of the activity have become too plain to ignore.

The television show will probably have a different title due to the potential problems associated with marketing series with a pro-tobacco name. James Dodson (Damage Control) is writing the script for the project, which is expected to pick up where the 2006 film left off.

USA programming chief Jeff Wachtel told Variety,

“Nick Naylor, having kicked some of his more evil lobbyist habits, will use his rhetorical skills to help people more deserving of aid.

“He’ll live somewhere between the morally ambiguous character of the movie and Robin Hood,”

Sounds interesting! I just hope that they get an actor with the same energy and charisma that Eckhart had in the 2006 film. If they have the budget to get a quality star, or if they can find a gem from the sea of unknown talent, this television series could prove very successful indeed.

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