 ”Living Proof,” an original movie for Lifetime, is starring Harry Connick Jr., Zellweger’s co-star in the upcoming feature “Chilled in Miami.”
“Proof,” from Sony Pictures TV, focuses on the true story of Denny Slamon (Connick), a UCLA doctor who developed the breast cancer drug Herceptin 2, and his relentless battle to keep the drug trials afloat and save the lives of thousands of women. It’s based on a book by NBC medical correspondent Robert Bazell.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the caliber of talent involved in the film represents the evolution of network’s original-movie strategy under Lifetime Networks president and CEO Andrea Wong and president of entertainment Susanne Daniels.
Daniels said that when she joined the network in September 2005, she became aware of the “loyalty and passion” viewers had for the network’s original films.
Stars of recent and upcoming Lifetime movies include Emily Watson, Kim Basinger, Dermot Mulroney and Shirley MacLaine.
“Proof,” which will be shot in Connick’s hometown of New Orleans, is set to air in October as the “programming centerpiece” of Lifetime’s 14th annual public awareness campaign “Stop Breast Cancer for Life.”
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