KEARNS DISAPPOINTED HARRELSON IS NOT SHAMELESS
Former SHAMELESS star GERARD KEARNS has thrown his support behind an upco ming American adaptation of the hit British TV show - but he’s disappoint ed WOODY HARRELSON won’t be taking the lead role.
The BAFTA award-winning drama series, which follows the lives of a work ing class family in northern England, has been running in the U.K. since 2004 and TV bosses recently announced plans to take the show to the U.S.
The programme will be remade with an American cast and both Harrelson a nd William H. Macy were rumoured to be in talks to sign on.
Kearns admits he’s delighted with the news that the show is heading Sta teside, but he’s disappointed Harrelson has since dropped out of negotiat ions to take the lead role.
Speaking at the Edinburgh International Film Festival screening of Hone ymooners, he tells WENN, "Woody Harrelson was supposed to be playing Fran k, the alcoholic dad. I don=E2=80=99t think he=E2=80=99s doing it anymore .. Everything they do on American television is f**king brilliant. They ha ve such a good way of handling and dealing with things over there and the series are amazing like The Sopranos. It=E2=80=99s amazing TV.
"I love it so I know it will be good. Look at the remake of The Office; they know how to handle it so well so go for it, man!"
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