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Rogen stars as the man who stole Anderson and Lee’s sex tape, and he’s also producing the series with his longtime creative partner Evan Goldberg. Starring opposite James and Stan are Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese, Mozhan Marnò. 'Loki': Everything You Need to Know About Marvel's Disney+ Series Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 30 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Creamerie' Brings a New Emotional Spin to a Fictional World Without Men 'Mother/Android' Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Tries to Create Life During the Apocalypse in Bland Sci-Fi Thriller They sold it.’ But people just don’t know the story.” There’s this situation with the public who snicker and go, ‘Oh, yeah, I know that story. “There’s the victimization of the media and what happened with that tape that was such an affront to them, and how it really ultimately severely damaged their personal life and her career. “In some ways, it’s very similar to ‘I, Tonya’ with the surprise of it,” Gillespie recently told Collider about the project. With the release of the series’ first tailer, don’t expect those conversations to slow down. Sebastian Stan stars Lee, but it’s James’ unrecognizable transformation into Anderson that has everyone talking so far.
Directed by “I, Tonya” filmmaker Craig Gillespie and written by “The Wrestler” scribe Rob Siegel, “Pam & Tommy” re-contextualizes the scandal that broke out after Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson’s sex tape was stolen. The project has gained momentum in recent months with the addition of Gillespie and Stan, and now it looks to be well on its way to production.Lily James nearly broke the internet when first-look photos of her as Pamela Anderson in the Hulu limited series “Pam & Tommy” debuted online in May 2021. Thereafter, the company began making the tape available to subscribers to its websites again, resulting in triple the normal traffic.Īnderson and Lee are not involved in Pam & Tommy though insiders say they are aware since the project has been in development since earlier this year when James first was brought on to play Anderson. Ultimately, the Lees entered into a confidential settlement deal with IEG.
The leaked VHS tape turned into quite the legal dispute, with Anderson suing the video distribution company Internet Entertainment Group. While the scandalous event will play a major part in the series, the story will have a big focus on their relationship going back to their whirlwind romance that started with them marrying after only knowing each other for 96 hours in 1995. The eight-episode series will shoot in the spring. Rogen is also producing the project along with his partner Evan Goldberg through their Point Grey banner along with Dylan Sellers through Limelight, Dave Franco and Sue Naegle and Megan Ellison at Annapurna. Seth Rogen is on board to play the man who stole the tape, with I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie helming the series and Rob Siegel writing. The rockstar couple’s relationship dominated the tabloids for years, including the scandal of when their sex tape from their honeymoon was stolen and leaked to the public. Sources tell Deadline that Lily James and Sebastian Stan are on board to play former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in a new limited series for Hulu going by the working title Pam & Tommy. DEADLINE – Hulu has had its fair share of high-profile series, but the streamer now is set to profile one of Hollywood’s more iconic couples and the scandal that shook the industry when it comes to celebrity privacy.