Oscar winner Cate Blanchett to headline HBO's "Cancer Vixen" March 13, 2013 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - HBO is going into business with Cate Blanchett. The premium cable network is teaming with the Oscar winner to adapt Marisa Acocella Marchetto's graphic novel/memoir Cancer Vixen: A True Story, The Hollywood Reporter said. Marchetto, a cartoonist, was planning her wedding when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The book tells the story of her 11-month battle with the disease. Blanchett will executive produce and star in the project, which is in development via HBO Films. Maven Pictures' Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray (Girl Most Likely, The Bell Jar) are on board to executive produce and are meeting with writers to adapt the material. Should the telepic move forward, it would mark the latest high-profile entry for HBO Films, which also produced awards-season favorites Game Change, Too Big to Fail, Cinema Verite, The Pacific and Temple Grandin. Blanchett earned a supporting actress Oscar for The Aviator and nominations for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, I'm Not There and Notes on a Scandal. Partner news  Top stories Oldman made his directorial debut in 1997 with the critically-acclaimed family drama "Nil by Mouth." Yuri Shevchukexpressed a wish to meet representatives of the Armenian rock, noting it as one of the key goals of his visit. The Hunger Games star joins a cast featuring John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer. 100 officers raided businesses, homes and art galleries across the country including in Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne.   Partner news |  Latest news Adobe releases major updates to flagship products  There will also be integration with NY-based Behance, which Adobe acquired late last year for an undisclosed amount.Putin, Obama admit disagreement on Syria but pledge cooperation “We do have differing perspectives on the problem, but we share an interest in reducing the violence,” Obama said.Oil prices steady ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting To help support the economic recovery, the Fed buys $85bn in bonds every month, which pumps money into the financial system.U.S. releases list of prisoners slated for indefinite detention Most of the 48 on the list are from Yemen and Afghanistan. Two are now dead — one by suicide, the other by heart attack. |
