David Fincher eyes Brad Pitt for role in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”? October 19, 2012 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - David Fincher wants Brad Pitt for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Digital Spy said. The Jules Vernes adaptation is yet to be given the go-ahead, but Variety reports that the Killing Them Softly actor is being courted for the project's starring role. Sources have said that Disney has instituted a three-month hold while Fincher decides to move ahead with the film, which has not received the green light. Pitt would play sailor and master harpooner Ned Land, who was portrayed by Kirk Douglas in the 1954 version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Representatives for Pitt have said that he is not currently attached to the project. The actor previously collaborated with Fincher on Se7en, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Partner news  Top stories Manzarek formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties.   Partner news |  Latest news Libya's interior minister submits resignation, sources say  Awash with weapons in private hands, armed attacks have increased in the last few weeks, especially on police stations in Benghazi.Human Rights Watch: more Afghan women imprisoned for "moral crimes" Human Rights Watch says many are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence.Ex-leader Rafsanjani barred from Iran presidential vote – news agency If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives.Cuba lifts ban on energy-sucking appliances’ imports 8 years ago, an energy crisis prompted then-President Fidel Castro to launch the so-called Energy Revolution, seeking to lower consumption. |
