Rupert Murdoch set to be next Aussie media mogul to get Howzat treatment
The story of Rupert Murdoch’s rise to become the world’s biggest media mogul looks set to become an Australian movie.
Screen Australia has provided funding development for the work which is being written by Bob Ellis and Stephen Ramsay.
The announcement comes days after Southern Star’s production of Howzat, the story of how Australian media mogul Kerry Packer took on the cricket establishment delivered the Nine Network with 2m+ ratings.
The film has the working title of The News of the World.
Warnie first though.
Hmmm … Bob Ellis writing about Rupert Murdoch’s life and times. That should be about as balanced as an editorial in The Australian. Labor luvvie Bob had better not let his politics get in the way of the story or his film could end up being pulped, just like his Abbott and Costello publishing disaster all those years ago. But it did come out eventually – minus the bits Bob got wrong, of course.
The Murdoch Thing might be quite good if the screenplay was rewritten by Armando Ianucci . .
@ Jean
Armando would smash it – love that idea!!!!!!
Yeah, right. With lefty Bob Ellis writing and (possibly) Channel Nine involved, I can’t see how this will be anything more than completely unbalanced. And unhinged. I foresee a polemic.
Bob Ellis is actually pretty good when he shuts his mouth. Over bearing, self absorbed (but who isn’t), out of date political stances and over opinionated – but he can pen a good story. I would think he would need to leave his politics at the door to do this story any justice.
Wont be as nearly as interesting