Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks mull new version of "Grapes of Wrath"July 3, 2013 - 09:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - DreamWorks is considering a new movie version of John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Grapes of Wrath" and is in early discussions with the estate of the late author for the rights, TheWrap said. Steven Spielberg could possibly produce, but will not direct, according to the source. The 1939 Depression-era novel tells the tale of the Joads, a poor family of tenant farms driven from their Oklahoma home by drought. John Ford won the Best Director Oscar for his 1940 film based on the novel in which Henry Fonda starred as Tom Joad. Jane Darwell claimed the Best Supporting Actress Oscar as Ma Joad. The timing could be right. Next year will mark the 75th anniversary of the book''s publishing. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |