The 1975 traditional movie comedy-drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is being changed into a TV present, with a spin-off sequence at the moment within the works.
What do we all know concerning the One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest TV present?
Talking throughout an look on the indie filmmaking podcast CK Café (by way of Deadline), producer Paul Zaentz — the nephew of producer Saul Zaentz, who produced the unique movie — revealed {that a} spin-off sequence was within the works.
Zaentz mentioned that he had lately been in touch with creator Ken Kesey’s widow, and that the sequence could be advised by the view of Chief, one of many characters within the movie.
“Simply now, I’ve signed an settlement with Ken Kesey’s widow to develop a TV sequence which we’ll make by the viewpoint of the Chief for the primary season,” mentioned Zaentz. “Following the primary season, we’ll see what occurs to the Chief after he escapes [from the psychiatric hospital].”
Kesey’s authentic 1962 novel is advised from the attitude of Chief Bromden, a towering half-Native American affected person on the movie’s psychological establishment. Though he’s a pivotal determine within the movie, Kesey infamously was not a fan of Miloš Forman’s 1975 movie on account of it deviating from the e-book’s POV.
Within the authentic movie, Bromden was performed by Will Sampson. Because the movie’s launch in 1975, talks of a spin-off or remake have been floated for a while. In 2020, a prequel sequence, Ratched, aired on Netflix for one season, however no different official tasks from the supply have come out.
(Supply: Deadline)