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September 14, 2011
Brooke Shields To Star In Movie Based On New London Eminent Domain Case
Author Jeff Benedict Announces Deal On His Blog
Hartford Courant
by Susan Dunne
Nothing comes between Brooke Shields and her little pink house.
"Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage," a book written in 2009 by Jeff Benedict about the Fort Trumbull eminent domain decision in New London, is being made into a Lifetime TV movie starring Brooke Shields as the decision's most prominent opponent, Susette Kelo, according to an announcement made Friday on the author's blog, http://www.jeffbenedict.com.
Rick Woolf, Benedict's editor at Grand Central Publishing, confirmed the report. "We're thrilled that this is going to be a movie on Lifetime," Woolf said. "Susette is a folk hero and Jeff has done a tremendous job telling the story."
NoLandGrab: We would've cast Oscar-winner Melissa Leo in the role, but she might be a couple notches above a Lifetime movie at this point.
Posted by eric at September 14, 2011 1:13 PM