Variety reports that Amazon has elected to pull the plug on their untitled series from Silver Linings Playbook filmmaker David O. Russell that would have Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore in lead roles. The news also comes shortly after Amazon Studios head Roy Price was suspended in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. (Amazon reportedly did not act immediately when the allegations against Price were first brought up.)
A joint statement from representatives of Russell, De Niro and Moore agreed with the decision not to go forward with the series (which THR reports has cost $40 million already) which seems to kill any chances of it existing without Weinstein for another service/network.
Butt-hurt is best kept private, I guess.
