After the strong results of the Fisher Stevens-directed dramatic film “Palmer” in January, Justin Timberlake will return to the Apple TV+ fold, playing “Gong Show” host, and potential CIA assassin, Chuck Barris.
Mike Fleming Jr. for Deadline:
Apple won an auction and acquired the script to develop an hour-long drama series that will have Timberlake playing “Gong Show” host Chuck Barris.
The untitled series will be based on Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a 1984 memoir in which Barris made suspect claims that being the zany “Gong Show” host and creator of game shows like “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game” was cover for his real job: CIA assassin who took out enemies of the state in the 1960s and 1970s. The book was turned into a film that George Clooney directed with Sam Rockwell playing Barris.
MacDailyNews Take: Mmm, popsicles.
Fifty percent of something is better than than one hundred percent of nothing. — Chuck Barris
Enjoyed “Palmer” 👍
Most men enjoy Mrs Palmer and her five daughters from time to time.
I want to see Chuck Barris face off against Chuck Norris.
The only person Chuck Norris lost to was Bruce Lee.
Barris doesn’t stand a chance.