“Bourne Legacy” star Jeremy Renner to headline “Kill The Messenger” February 1, 2013 - 09:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The movie packages are coming together on the eve of next week’s Berlin film market. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters star Jeremy Renner has been set to star in Kill The Messenger, a thriller that Michael Cuesta will direct that is based on the tragic tale of a journalist who committed suicide after being smeared by the CIA, Deadline said. The script was written by Peter Landesman. Cuesta seems perfect for this; he’s an exec producer and has directed numerous episodes of Homeland and has been integral in establishing the visual look of that show. He also helmed the pilots for Dexter and Elementary. Kill The Messenger is based on the true story of Gary Webb, a San Jose Mercury News reporter who committed suicide after being the target of a smear campaign when he linked the CIA to a scheme to arm Contra rebels in Nicaragua and import cocaine into California. Landesman (who is right now making his directorial debut on the JFK assassination pic Parkland) put the script together with source material from two books: Dark Alliance: The CIA, The Contras, And The Crack Cocaine Explosion, by Webb, and Nick Schou’s Kill The Messenger: How The CIA’s Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb. Renner next stars in the Abscam drama that David O Russell is directing with Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper. Partner news  Top stories The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed. The winner, Denmark, and the runner-up Azerbaijan have found themselves in the center of a scandal which put their victory in question. “Love and War” is planned as a three-part love story about a woman and a man at war, with the latter eventually becoming a monk. The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew.   Partner news |  Latest news Nissan to recall 841,000 vehicles worldwide  A bolt used in the steering wheel was not screwed on properly, but that there was no danger of sudden failure.Aleppo Armenian abducted by Islamists, given 3 months in jail The head of the Armenian General Benevolent Union office Hagop Mikaelyan was given jail term for supporting President Assad.Spotify, Netflix say no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 apps Both streaming services have ruled out catering to the mobile operating system, which runs on devices such as the Q10, Q5 and Z10.OSCE mission conducts monitoring of NKR-Azerbaijan contact line The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule; no violation of the cease-fire regime was noted. |
