Directing duo are 'Sensational'

Glatzer, Westmoreland sign TV deal

By MICHAEL FLEMING

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Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland ("Quinceanera") have made a deal with HBO Films to write and direct "Sensational," a drama that chronicles a scandalous affair Errol Flynn had with a 15-year-old girl.

Glatzer and Westmoreland have also made a deal to turn "Quinceanera" into a TV series for the ABC Family Channel. They will direct, write and produce a series inspired by the film, a story of coming of age and culture clash in L.A.'s Echo Park.

"Sensational" tells the story of Flynn's dalliance with Beverly Aadland, a girl who was being pushed into a movie career by her mother, a wannabe actress whose aspirations were cut short after an accident. After Flynn collapsed and died at a party, the affair became a tabloid staple, and the girl's mother found herself on trial for child abuse.

Elysa Koplovitz is producing "Sensational."

Glatzer made the Sundance film "Grief," and Westmoreland directed the docu "Gay Republicans" before they became a tandem.