Melissa Leo set for Tom Cruise’s “Oblivion” March 25, 2012 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Melissa Leo has been set for Oblivion, the Joseph Kosinski-directed futuristic UniversalPictures thriller that stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough and OlgaKurylenko, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Production just got underway in Baton Rouge. Leo, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscarfor The Fighter, will next be seen in the Robert Zemeckis-directed Denzel Washington-starrerFlight, and she’s currently shooting the third season of HBO’s Treme. Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark are producing Oblivion with Barry Levine and Kosinski. MichaelArndt rewrote drafts by William Monahan and Karl Gajdusek. In the film, a court martial sends a veteran soldier to a distant planet, where he is to destroy theremains of an alien race. The arrival of an unexpected traveler causes him to question what heknows about the planet, his mission, and himself.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
