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HBO’s Lakers Series Adds Mike Epps and Max E. Williams as Jack Nicholson and Richard Pryor!!

HBO‘s Los Angeles Lakers series just cast its version of Richard Pryor and Jack Nicholson, with Mike Epps and Max E. Williams playing the two celebrity fans of the team per a report from Deadline. Epps is finally getting the chance to play the famed comedian over seven years after being announced as the lead in a biopic set to be directed by Lee Daniels … Continue reading HBO’s Lakers Series Adds Mike Epps and Max E. Williams as Jack Nicholson and Richard Pryor!!

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Bo Burnham Cast as Larry Bird in HBO Series About Showtime-Era Lakers!!

Fresh off strong reviews for his turn in the Best Picture nominee Promising Young Woman, comedian-turned-filmmaker Bo Burnham has been cast as Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird in HBO‘s untitled series about the Showtime-era Lakers. Meanwhile, Jason Segel has been tapped to play Lakers assistant coach Paul Westhead. John C. Reilly is set to star as Lakers owner Jerry Buss, the self-made millionaire who transformed … Continue reading Bo Burnham Cast as Larry Bird in HBO Series About Showtime-Era Lakers!!

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HBO Picks Up Adam McKay’s L.A. Lakers Series!!

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming to HBO. Adam McKay’s untitled Lakers project, once called Showtime, chronicling the dynasty’s big personalities during its dominant run in the 1980s, is getting a series order at the premium cable network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Not every high profile pilot gets the series treatment at HBO, as was the case with Steve McQueen’s Codes of Conduct, so … Continue reading HBO Picks Up Adam McKay’s L.A. Lakers Series!!

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