Nicholas Hoult to star in “Birdsong” WWI bestseller adaptation February 12, 2013 - 20:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The World War I drama Birdsong filmmaker Rupert Wyatt has found his leading man. As Collider revealed citing The Hollywood Reporter, Nicholas Hoult is set to star in the pic, which is based on the novel of the same name by Sebastian Faulks. The story spans three generations and centers on a young Englishman who strikes up a love affair with a French woman and then enters the war. Hoult will play said Englishman, and Wyatt described the actor as the “holy grail” in his search to fill the role. Hoult recently proved his chops at handling the lead with the swell zombie romance film Warm Bodies, and he’ll be seen next month toplining Bryan Singer’s fantasy adventure Jack the Giant Slayer. He’s gearing up to shoot the sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past, but Birdsong will film later this year for a planned fall 2014 release. Partner news  Top stories 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. Manzarek formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts.Baku says OSCE Minsk Group activity yielded “certain results” Bahar Muradova says the report of the political committee of the OSCE PA summer session comprises provisions on the conflict. |
