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Though screenwriter Steven Rogers ( Kate and Leopold, Stepmom) extensively interviewed both Harding and her ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan)—who, along with Shawn Eckardt (Paul...
Mar 9, 2018 · Allison Janney with her Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and Steve Rogers, right. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images. For the “I, Tonya” script, Rogers tracked down Harding and Gillooly, who...
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Dec 8, 2017 · But he knew exactly who should play Harding’s physically abusive coach/mom/tormenter: Allison Janney. “I wrote the role of Lavona with Allison in mind,” says Rogers, a former actor who befriended Janney when they studied together at New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse.
Dec 8, 2017 · It's a role that screenwriter Steven Rogers wrote specifically for her. "I said, 'I've written this role for you and this time you're going to play it,'" Rogers says, in a joint interview with...
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Jan 19, 2018 · She was accompanied by the film’s screenwriter Steven Rogers, who is also an old friend. Janney, 58, has played a lot of eccentric characters in her 30-plus year career, but this time, she...
Dec 21, 2017 · Rogers claims he’s written roles for Janney before, but for one reason or another, she was never able to play them. But because this was a spec script that gained a lot of heat, “I was able to say, ‘Allison Janney is playing the part I wrote for her and I want it in writing or it’s a deal breaker.’”. 7.
Screenwriter Steven Rogers wrote the role of LaVona specifically for Janney and refused to sell his screenplay until Janney was cast in the film. Janney would consider the part as one of the most challenging of her career. [44]
