James Franco to star in “Good People” crime thrillerNovember 29, 2012 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Millennium Films is packaging a film adaptation of the novel “Good People,” based on the novel by Marcus Sakey, with James Franco the front-runner to star in the crime thriller, TheWrap reported. The story in Marcus Sakey’s book, “Good People,” follows Tom and Anna Reed, a young couple that find a stack of cash in their deceased neighbor’s house. The film's synopsis, like the book, follows a couple in their 30s who get into severe debt for all the right reasons. Then they find the tenant in their downstairs apartment has passed away and left $400,000 in cash. All they have to do is take the money, and all of their problems will be solved. So they do, and that’s when very bad things start happening to good people. Henrik Genz will direct the film based on an adaptation of the book by Kelly Masterson. Sakey’s novel “Good People” was published in 2009. Sakey’s other credits include “The Blade Itself” and “The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes.” Millennium Films has been working on an increasing number of high-profile films, including “The Iceman,” which played at the Venice International Film Festival and in Telluride this year. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |