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Thomas Jane is 'Hung' on HBO

By April MacIntyre Dec 19, 2008, 4:44 GMT

Thomas Jane is cast in the lead of "Hung" on HBO; yes, it is precisely what you think it means. Hung - Thomas Jane -

Hung - Thomas Jane - "The Butler's in Love" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals - Mann's Chinese 6 at Hollywood & Highland - Hollywood, CA © Tina Gill / PR Photos"The Riches" creator Dmitry Lipkin with wife Colette Burson are scripting 10 episodes for a planned June 2009 airing.Married to "Medium" star Patricia Arquette, Jane - known for his role in "The Punisher" - plays Ray, a physically gifted struggling high school basketball coach who figures out a way to use his "asset" for fame and fortune.According to the writers, the overt sexual nature of the premise will be a major source for comedy "but not the main focus.""It has its sexual moments, but the show is very much about what's happening in the country, how people are trying to survive using what God had given them," Lipkin said to Variety.The worsening economy (Michigan is the setting for the show) is timely for the writers.Jane is joined by Jane Adams, Sianoa Smit-McPhee and Charlie Saxton."Sideways" director Alexander Payne shot the pilot.Payne will also serve as executive producer. "It was fun to do, and I am happy it is being picked up," Payne said to Variety.

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This dramedy is a sign of the times piece from showrunner Dmitry Lipkin, creator of "The Riches." Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane) is a well-endowed, down on his luck coach and ...more

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