"The Passenger" bestselling drama to be adapted into seriesOctober 9, 2013 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France TV distribution will handle worldwide distribution and video publishing rights for ambitious mini-major studio EuropaCorp Television’s upcoming series The Passenger and Mary Higgins Clark Collection, The Hollywood Reporter said. The series will be broadcast on France Televisions’ public channels France 2 and 3 in 2014. Though shot in French, both are based on bestsellers by acclaimed international authors and aimed at international audiences. Jean-Christophe Grange’s ninth novel, gruesome crime drama The Passenger, will be adapted for France 2 into a six-part series starring Cesar-winning actor Jean-Hugues Anglade and Raphaelle Agogue (Comme un Chef), produced by EuropaCorp’s Thomas Anargyros and Edouard de Vesinne, who are fresh off the success of No Limit. Veteran film and TV helmer Jerome Cornau (“Les Brigades du Tigre”) will direct. Three of mystery maven Clark’s bestselling novels will be adapted into made-for-TV movies, including Daddy’s Little Girl, Two Little Girls in Blue and Where Are You Now? Each episode will feature a different female detective on the case. Daddy’s Little Girl is up first, starring French actresses Marie Denarnaud and Marie-Christine Barrault (Stardust Memories), to be directed by Olivier Langlois. Related links: 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 | 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. |