Taylor Hackford is set to direct "Tenn" – a drama that will follow the early days of Tennessee Williams.
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Variety reports Robin Shushan has written the screenplay which will follow the playwrights young life. Williams’ family life was the muse for many of his stage plays.
The film’s development is being financed by Infinity Media's Michael Ohoven ("Capote") and will be produced by Dan Halsted.
The story will center on how Williams' childhood was the inspiration for the conflict in his plays – such as "The Glass Menagerie" and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Ohoven has described the screenplay as similar to "Capote" – which examined the author’s relationship with two murderers while he was working on "In Cold Blood."
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