EXCLUSIVE: While the nearly 50-year-old drowning death of Mary Jo Kopechne that dashed Sen. Ted Kennedy’s White House aspirations would seem like strong subject matter for the cable talk shows that chew endlessly on political scandal, Chappaquiddick has proved to be a tricky sell for the filmmakers, who say they are be…

EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has closed a huge North American rights deal for Chappaquiddick, the John Curran-directed drama about the night Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge, ending the life of Mary Jo Kopechne and his chance at the White House. Allen has been all over this film: sources said…

Nearly a year and a half after Katie Holmes was set to return as Jackie Kennedy Onassis in The Kennedys: After Camelot, the miniseries finally has its Ted Kennedy. Matthew Perry will star as the Massachusetts senator in Reelz’s follow-up to its 2011 mini The Kennedys. The four-hour project is set to air in spring…