Veep on hold while Louis-Dreyfus undergoes breast cancer treatment
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Frank Rich, a journalist currently serving as an executive producer on HBO’s Veep, says production on the Emmy-winning sitcom is being halted while star Julia Louis-Dreyfus undergoes treatment for breast cancer.
During a Wednesday interview on SiriusXM’s Press Pool, he said, “We’re obviously postponing production of the show — we were supposed to have started now — while she’s in treatment. The expectation is that we will shoot again. We have one more season we’re doing, which we’re incredibly excited about.”
He added that scripts for the show’s seventh and final season are completed and that Louis-Dreyfus, who revealed her diagnosis in late-September and has had three rounds of chemotherapy, is still participating in table reads.
“She wants to keep working as much as circumstances will allow,” Rich noted.
“I’ve seen her as recently as 10 days ago and watched her just be hilarious playing Selina Meyer with the cast all around her playing the assorted group of idiots.”
He assured fans, “She’s got a great support system. She’s a very strong person and we can’t wait to welcome her back.”
— USA Today
