Lizzie Borden Miniseries On Hold?

Chloe Sevigny was planning to produce and star in an HBO miniseries on the Lizzie Borden case, but it looks like that project has been put on the back burner for now. Sevigny’s new role will be as an Irish Pre-Op transsexual assassin.

In an interview with BlackBook, the actress reveals….well, we’ll let her explain the miniseries she’s about to do. “It’s a British production for Sky Atlantic, and I’m playing a pre-op male-to-female tranny assassin. It’s very realistic. It’s being created by a lot of the people who were involved in the original ‘Skins,’ so it’s going to be very edgy.” If that isn’t enough, the part will require her to speak in an Irish brogue as well.

Aside from that, details are scarce. No word on what it’s called or even when it will start production, but between this and the “Lizzie Borden” series she’s doing for HBO, Sevigny is going to have a lock on a couple of the most interesting female characters to hit the small screen in quite some time. Also, the role just sounds too fucking bonkers not to pay attention to.

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