First look at Hugh Laurie as “Mr Pip” unveiledJuly 25, 2012 - 20:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hugh Laurie has appeared in the first official photo from Mr Pip, a film adaptation of best-selling novel Mr Pip, Digital Spy said. The film will be Laurie's first big-screen role since the end of Fox's House, and will debut at the Toronto Film Festival in September. The British actor is seen looking pensive on the beach alongside his co-star Xzannjah Matsi in the photo. Oscar-nominated Shrek writer Andrew Adamson will direct from his own script, which is based on the original novel by Lloyd Jones. The story centres on a man who opens a school in war-ravaged Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and reads Great Expectations to his students. Mr Pip has yet to have an official release date, but is expected to be purchased for distribution following its festival premiere. Hugh Laurie recently signed up for the upcoming remake of RoboCop. 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 | 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. |