Hollywoodland


Hollywoodland is a 2006 American period detective film directed by Allen Coulter in his feature directorial debut. The story presents a fictionalized account of the circumstances surrounding the death of actor George Reeves played by Ben Affleck, the star of the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman. Adrien Brody costars as a fictional character, Louis Simo, a private detective investigating Toni Mannix Diane Lane, who was involved in a long romantic relationship with Reeves and was the commonlaw wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix Bob Hoskins. Reeves had ended the affair and had become engaged to a younger woman, aspiring actress Leonore Lemmon Robin Tunney. Development for Hollywoodland began in 2001 when Focus Features purchased Paul Bernbaums script titled Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Michael and Mark Polish were set to direct in with an aiming to cast Benicio del Toro in the lead role, but Focus Features placed the film in turnaround to Miramax Films the following year. Ultimately Truth, Justice, and the American Way became a joint production between the two studios and filming commenced in May 2005 with Coulter as director. Due to copyright issues with DC Comics, the film was retitled Hollywoodland, released to generally positive reviews.

Simo learns from a former police colleague that the Reeves suicide has aspects that the cops dont want to touch. Sensing the potential for making a name for himself, Simo begins investigating and notes several apparent conflicts with the official version of Reevess death. He also bickers with Laurie over his failures as a father, particularly now when his son seems so troubled.Years prior, in 1951, Reeves Ben Affleck is a charming man whose acting career has stalled since appearing in Gone with the Wind, catches the eye of a beautiful woman and they end the night in each others arms. In the morning, a newspaper photo reveals to Reeves that the woman is Toni Mannix, the wife of Eddie Mannix, the general manager of MetroGoldwynMayer. ........

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