LA’s Nicely Entertainment has acquired campy telemovie Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas, and is bringing its soap opera shenanigans to the Cannes Market.
The film stars Loni Anderson (WKRP in Cincinnati), Morgan Fairchild (Falcon Crest), Linda Gray (Dallas), Donna Mills (Knots Landing) and Nicollette Sheridan (Knots Landing) as five glamorous soap opera stars who reunite to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running show. Producer Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson) do their best to keep things on the rails but old rivalries resurface and threaten to tear the production apart. The divas are forced to put their differences aside and the show becomes an unexpected ratings hit, creating a new TV format for them and a romance for Alex and Nell.
Nicely, the company run by former Gaumont TV distribution chief Vanessa Shapiro, has taken the international rights and will launch the telefilm in Cannes this week. Buyers will also be targeted at the LA Screenings and NATPE Budapest. Nicely has carved out a niche as a go-to seller of Christmas romance and destination romance films .
“We’re thrilled to bring Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas to the international marketplace,” said Shapiro. “It is so fun to see all these legends of the small screen united in this film, from Dallas’ Linda Gray to Knots Landing’s Donna Mills, I’m personally a huge fan and very excited to share this very original movie.”