“Skyfall” Bond hit scribes to pen “Kojak” detective flickDecember 19, 2012 - 10:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Universal is finally moving ahead on its big-screen adaptation of Kojak that is to star Vin Diesel as the lollipop-sucking detective, The Hollywood Reporter said. The studio has hired Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, two writers behind the James Bond hit Skyfall, to pen the screenplay. Diesel will produce with Samantha Vincent for their Universal-based One Race Films. The studio has been actively developing the project for months and had spent a long time hearing pitches for a way to bring the tough, streetwide (and bald) detective, originally played by Telly Savalas in the 1970s CBS TV series to the screen. Purvis and Wade are known as the modern Bond writers, having penned the screenplays for Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Die Another Day, on top of Skyfall, which was also written by John Logan. 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. |