Lee Daniels Extends 20th Television Relationship with First-Look Deal
Lee Daniels, the visionary filmmaker behind Empire and The Butler, has extended his multi-year overall deal with 20th Television, a subsidiary of Disney Entertainment. The renewal ensures that Daniels will continue to develop, write, and produce new television projects...
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Lee Daniels Says Working on ‘Empire’ Was “Absolutely the Worst Experience”
Lee Daniels says working as the co-creator of Fox’s hit series Empire was “absolutely the worst experience.”
In a new interview with The Film Stage, the filmmaker said he dislikes “staying in the same lane just as a creative.” Looking back at his time working on Empire, he recalled being intrigued by being required to “to be able to answer to suits,” as he “wanted to know what that experience was like.” ...
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