Article: Empire Falls.(Brief Article)

The character-driven pleasures of HBO's "Empire Falls" came about partly through the active role played by Paul Newman, who saw in the irascible Max, the layabout father of the hardworking diner operator played by Ed Harris, the kind of role he likes to sink his teeth into.

Newman called Richard Russo, author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning novel, and told him "no one would be better as Max," says Russo, who went on to script the two-part, 197-minute miniseries. Newman also helped bring in the cast, which includes his wife, actress Joanne Woodward, plus Harris, Aidan Quinn, Helen Hunt, Robin Wright Penn and Dennis Farina.

"He would just call people up," ...

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