Helena Bonham Carter to Star in and Produce Mini-Series 'Saint Mazie'
Helena Bonham Carter has signed on to star in Saint Mazie, an adaptation of Jami Attenberg's novel created by Clara Brennan. Bonham Carter will produce with Faye Ward's Fable Pictures and Scott LaStaiti's Palantir Group.
Bonham Carter will play Mazie Gordon-Phillips, the real-life character who Joseph Mitchell first wrote about in the New Yorker in 1940 and subsequently brought to life in Attenberg's book. Mazie spent her days selling tickets at a movie theater that she eventually inherited, and in her spare time she walked the streets of New York, giving the homeless soap and sips of liquor from her flask.
“Mazie is a restless, independent woman who embodies the essence of 1930s New York. Our story unveils a woman in the middle of her life, a local legend who lifted the spirit of a community and yet barely moved beyond the perimeter of two square miles," Ward said.
"She was in love with the streets and the people, she saw beauty in the dirt. It is exciting to think of Helena on screen oozing the spirit of this courageous woman. Clara’s witty and political voice is perfect for Mazie and her world.”
Source: Variety
