Nicole Kidman returns to HBO, produces series with Elizabeth Olsen

After

, Elizabeth Olsen continued her career in television. The interpreter of the Scarlet Witch in the MCU was indeed recruited by HBO Max for

, a mini-series devoted to a morbid news item that took place in Texas in the 1980s. In the program, funded by Lionsgate and produced by David E. Kelley (

,

,

,

) and Nicole Kidman, Elizabeth Olsen will play Candy Montgomery, a woman convicted of having murdered her neighbor and friend, Betty Gore, with an ax .

“This is a gripping story about the frustrations and desires of two women in a small town that culminates in a terrible act of violence.

We are thrilled to partner with David, Lesli (Linka Glatter), Nicole and Per Saari and incredibly lucky to have Elizabeth at the center of our story to bring out all the layers of Candy's personality that make this story unforgettable, ”said told

Sarah Aubrey, head of content for HBO Max.

Love and death on the menu

Love and Death

will be adapted from a book released in 1984 which went into detail on this tragic news item,

.

This will be the third project in four years for the trio David E. Kelley, Nicole Kidman and Per Saary, after

and

, also broadcast on HBO.

While producers and broadcasters seem to have found a new niche market by adapting news items to the screen, another mini-series devoted to the Montgomery-Gore affair is in development at Universal: Candy, this time brought by Elisabeth Moss.

Elizabeth Olsen is also expected to reprise her character as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange's next installment, dubbed

.

Directed by Sam Raimi, the film had its release date of March 25, 2022 confirmed when Marvel Studios uploaded a trailer, in which were unveiled new images of the upcoming MCU blockbusters, among which

,

and

.

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