Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins joins “One Square Mile” drama cast April 23, 2012 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Oscar nominee and "Cabin in the Woods" star is set to play the reluctant mentor to a poverty-stricken runner ("Twilight" actor Cameron Bright), The Hollywood Reporter said. Richard Jenkins will star in the drama One Square Mile as a reclusive track coach who forms bond with a young man from the wrong side of the tracks, played by Cameron Bright, whose path out of poverty is to become an outstanding runner. The busy Jenkins is currently on screens in Darling Companion and The Cabin In The Woods. His other recent credits include Friends With Benefits and Eat Pray Love. Jenkins was nominated for an Oscar as best actor for his starring turn in The Visitor in 2008. Bright, a 19-year-old Canadian, is likely best known for his appearances in Twilight Saga movies New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Alec, a member of the Volturi clan and twin brother to Dakota Fanning's Jane. He will reprise his role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. His other roles include Godsend, Running Scared and X-Men: The Last Stand. The $5 million production of One Square Mile will be the first English-language movie from French Canadian director Charles-Olivier Michaud since Snow & Ashes won the Grand Jury Sparky Award as Best Narrative Film at the 2010 Slamdance. The Quebec native most recently directed Sur Le Rythme, a French-language romance film. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in August, likely in Seattle, Washington.   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. |
