Hobgoblin

Darren Aronofsky to Direct HOBGOBLIN Pilot For HBO

by Bill Graham    Posted: June 16th, 2011 at 8:14 pm

While Darren Aronofsky may have backed out of The Wolverine in March and crushed many hearts and dreams, he might win some back with his first adventure into television. HBO’s Hobgoblin has been steadily picking up steam since the period drama written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay) and his wife, Ayelet Waldman, first broke onto the scene. Why? Because it pits con men and magicians against Hitler and the Germans in World War II. Now Heat Vision says that the television series has picked up Aronofsky to direct the pilot. Hit the jump for some more background on the project and those involved.

Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman Pit Magicians Against Nazis in HBO Drama HOBGOBLIN

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: March 7th, 2011 at 7:34 pm

Married authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman are in the early stages of development on a new drama for HBO titled Hobgoblin.  Variety has the logline: “A motley group of conmen and magicians who use their skills at deception to battle Hitler and his forces during WWII.”  My first thought: Whoa!  Thought two: that particular grouping of “conmen and magicians” makes me wonder about the show’s perspective on supernaturalism.  Will Chabon and Waldman equate magicians to conmen, simply repurposing the tricks of their fraudulent trade?  Or will there be a dichotomy between the believers (the magicians) and the skeptics (conmen)?  Either way — or any way, really — I’m in.

This is the first professional collaboration between Chabon and Waldman; they will write the script and executive produce.  John Lesher and Adam Kassan will also produce.  Hit the jump for a brief overview of the authors’ previous film experience.

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