Katie Holmes big theatrical break – the miniseries The Kennedys – has been canceled by the History Channel. This is rather embarrassing for Holmes and co-star Greg Kinnear who have been plugging the docu-series for the past month in anticipation of an early 2011 release.

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So what was the History Channel’s gripe with The Kennedys? They don’t feel it “fits with the History brand.”

“We are proud of the work all of our talent put into the making of The Kennedys and the painstaking efforts that went into creating a drama that is compelling while rich in historic detail,” Muse Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment, who coproduced the miniseries, said in a statement Friday. “Although we regret this does not fit into the History Channel’s plans, we are confident that television viewers in the United States will join viewers from around the world in having an opportunity to watch this series in the near future.”

Oh well. it was fun while it lasted, though something tells me there’s more to this story…

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