Pretty/Handsome
| Pretty/Handsome | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ryan Murphy |
| Written by | Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk[1] |
| Directed by | Ryan Murphy |
| Starring | Joseph Fiennes Blythe Danner Robert Wagner Carrie-Anne Moss |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brad Falchuk Dede Gardner Ryan Murphy Brad Pitt |
| Producers | Dante Di Loreto Dede Gardner Patrick McKee |
| Editor | Bradley Buecker |
Pretty/Handsome is a 2008 television pilot by Ryan Murphy that was not picked up to series by FX.[2][3] According to Vogue, Murphy "was devastated when the studio he was working with decided not to pursue the show because they felt their advertisers wouldn’t support it".[4]
Plot
[edit]Bob, a married person with two sons, has to come out to her family as a transgender woman.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Joseph Fiennes as Bob Fitzpayne
- David Lambert as young Bob Fitzpayne
- Blythe Danner as Bunny Fitzpayne, Bob's mother
- Robert Wagner as Scotch Fitzpayne, Bob's father
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Elizabeth 'Liz' Fitzpayne
- Jake Cherry as Oliver Fitzpayne
- Jonathan Groff as Patrick Fitzpayne
- Jessica Lowndes as Cassie Boothe
- Christopher Egan as Beckett
- Sarah Paulson as Corky Fromme
Production
[edit]The project began shooting in the end of October 2007. The original title of the project was 4 oz., but was later changed to Pretty/Handsome. FX did not pick the show to be a regular series.[6] After Pretty/Handsome, Murphy worked on Glee because he "wanted to develop a wholesome comedy that the entire family can watch".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Bhattacharji, Alex (14 August 2019). "Why Brad Falchuk is Hollywood's Best-Kept Secret". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "'Pretty/Handsome' can't find a home". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Avery, Dan (November 24, 2014). "Joseph Fiennes Once Played a Transgender Gynecologist in a Ryan Murphy Pilot". LOGO News. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Bowles, Hamish (16 May 2018). "Inside Pose, Ryan Murphy's Evocative New Television Series". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "How Ryan Murphy Became the Most Powerful Man in TV". The New Yorker. 7 May 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2011). "FX Orders Pilot from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, Duo Remains Committed to 'Glee'". Deadline Hollywood. Mail.com Media. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Murphy segues from "Nip/Tuck" to "Glee" club". Reuters. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
