William Shatner Lands Role in Comedy Based on Twitter Stream
Hollywood Reportersays William Shatner has landed the starring role in a comedy based on the Twitter account, @shitmydadsays.
The casting of Shatner lifts the contingency on CBS' multicamera family comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enlisted more than 1.16 million followers since launching in August and has made its creator, Justin Halpern, an Internet star.
The pilot, executive produced by "Will & Grace" creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, was originally set up at CBS with a script commitment in November. Now, with Shatner on board, it has been greenlighted to pilot.
Halpern co-penned the script with Patrick Schumacker. Halpern and Schumacker co-exec produce the Warner Bros. TV-produced project whose title is expected to change if it goes to series.
On the amusing Twitter account, a young man posts the funny stuff his 74-year-old dad says. The Twitter account has over 1 million followers. It is also one of the top ten most followed Twitter accounts. There are not many Twitter accounts you could build a sitcom around, but this particular Twitter account should work, especially with Shatner as the father.
