Studiocanal, the leading European production, distribution and international sales powerhouse, is teaming with France’s CPB Films (“Savages”) and Leyland Films (“Murder in Provence”) to develop a h…
Studiocanal, part of Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group, will handle international distribution rights to the as yet untitled drama series.
Married twice by the age of 15, she got her big break after she moved to France, proving to be a sensation when she appeared on stage at the legendary Paris cabaret Folies Bergère in 1926, singing and dancing dressed in a short skirt of artificial bananas, a beaded necklace, sandals and nothing else.
Black singers from Shirley Bassey to Beyoncé have cited Baker’s influence or channeled her stage acts. Top management at French pay TV giant Canal Plus is involved in and excited about the series, said Françoise Guyonnet, Studiocanal executive managing director for TV series. A formal decision as to whether Canal Plus joins the project as a core backer will be taken later in the development process, however.
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