MGM nabs film rights to "Me Before You" best-selling romanceJanuary 30, 2013 - 09:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has secured the feature film rights to Jojo Moyes' novel "Me Before You", TheWrap said. “Jojo’s book is frankly one of the most unique, emotional and engaging love stories written in recent years,” said MGM president Jonathan Glickman. “We’re so thrilled to collaborate with her on creating a classic film romance that lives up to this exceptional novel.” The best-selling romance follows a small-town girl caught between dead-end jobs. She becomes a caretaker for a successful, but newly-paralyzed man who has given up on life as a result of his sudden disability. The two bond over a series of adventures. Moyes, a British journalist-turned-author, has written 10 novels since her first, titled "Sheltering Rain," was published in 2002. "Me Before You" has sold more than half a mllion copies since its release in 2012. “I could not be more excited about MGM and their plans for ‘Me Before You,'" Moyes said in a statement. "The studio is so passionate about the book and I'm thrilled that a story that seems to have come alive in so many readers’ imaginations is about to have a whole new life on-screen.” 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |