Working opposite ends of the true-life story spectrum, Michael Douglas is set to portray President Ronald Reagan in the miniseries “Reagan and Gorbachev” and Seth Rogen will play Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and leaked the infamous Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape in 1995. Rogen brought the idea to Hulu, and he will produce the tentatively titled limited series “Pam & Tommy” for the streaming service with his Point Grey partner Evan Goldberg.
Co-starring Christoph Waltz and directed by James Foley, and based on Ken Adelman book “Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War,” Douglas’ project recounts the historic 1986 weekend summit between the two world leaders in Iceland and the challenges the former president faced at the time. Paramount Television is producing for a broadcast or streaming outlet to be determined.
“Pam & Tommy,” to be directed by Craig Gillespie, will focus on the rock star couple’s tabloid headline relationship, which became even more scandalous after Gauthier, an electrician working at their home, decided to take revenge on the “Baywatch” star and Mötley Crüe drummer for mistreatment by breaking into their safe and stealing the honeymoon sex tape he unexpectedly found there amid the valuables and guns.
Anderson and Lee will be played by Lily James and Sebastian Stan.
Rogen is set to reunite with his “Neighbors” co-star Rose Byrne in the comedy series “Platonic” for Apple TV+, about two childhood best friends who have a falling out and reconnect as adults. He also has two animated TV series projects in the works. He’ll voice Allen the Alien in “Invincible” and Santa Claus in “Santa Inc.,” co-starring Sarah Silverman.
Douglas, who will return to Netflix in season three of “The Kominsky Method in 2021, will reprise his “Ant-Man” role of Hank Pym in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”
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