MGM picks up screen rights to “Metro 2033” Russian sci-fi bestseller September 14, 2012 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - MGM has acquired screen rights to “Metro 2033” a best-selling sci-fi novel by Russian author Dmitri Glukhovsky, TheWrap said. The story follows one young man's journey through post-apocalyptic Moscow in 2033, where nuclear holocaust survivors are forced to navigate an unground world rife with mutants. F. Scott Frazier, who penned "The Numbers Station" and "Line of Sight," will write the script, sources told TheWrap. "Metro," first published in 2005, has been translated into 35 languages and made into a video game. Partner news  Top stories Ambyr Childers and Julia Garner star as sisters forced to take on their family’s gruesome tradition after their mother’s death. The jewels were to be loaned to celebrities who have arrived on the French Riviera town for its famous annual film festival. The list of the finalists also includes Hungary, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Norway, Iceland, Finland and others. Set in the gritty blue-collar neighborhood of God’s Pocket, story follows a man stuck with a debt he can't pay.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence. |
