![]() ![]() ![]() The film rights to his groundbreaking play “The Normal Heart” had become available, and I wanted them. “He was so passionate and so vital I never imagined he would pass. ![]() “I recently bought the stage rights to do ‘The Normal Heart’ and ‘The Destiny of Me’ in rep on Broadway,” Murphy says, referring to the 1985 play and its 1992 sequel. In his tribute to Kramer, Murphy also reveals that he and the playwright had planned to work again, this time on Broadway. “I eventually even came to love our fights.” “I loved working with him, his passion,” writes Murphy, whose latest series, Netflix’s Hollywood, fancifully reimagined film history as inclusive of women, gay people and persons of color. The film rights, Murphy says, “had become available, and I wanted them.” After convincing Kramer – and meeting his $1 million price – Murphy took the project to HBO, where the movie finally aired in 2014 with a cast that included Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons and Taylor Kitsch. Hollywood & Broadway Remember Larry Kramer: Says Elton John, "We Have Lost A Giant Of A Man" ![]()
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