Film Adaptation
In 2002, it was reported that Bruce Willis optioned the rights to produce and star in a TV miniseries based on American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand. Willis's option expired before he produced the series.
In 2008, Daily Variety reported that HBO, along with Tom Hanks's production company, Playtone, were developing American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand for either a mini-series or ongoing series. Screenwriter Kirk Ellis was drafting a screenplay for the potential series.
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