'Churchill' to be continued at HBO, BBC

March 23, 2007 Brendan Gleeson is set to portray the former British prime minister in "Churchill," which picks up where "Storm" left off and explores how the traits that made Churchill a great wartime leader during World War II were the same ones that resulted in him being voted out of power within weeks of the war's end. Thaddeus O'Sullivan ("Witness to the Mob") is on board to direct the film, which is being executive produced by "Storm" executive producers Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Julie Payne. "Storm's" Frank Doelger and Tracey Scoffield as well as Ann Wingate (HBO's "My House in Umbria") will serve as producers.

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