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.   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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
