“The Descendants” writer’s “The Possibilities” to get film treatmentJanuary 29, 2014 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Indian Paintbrush and Jason Reitman’s Right of Way Films have optioned The Descendants writer’s next book, The Possibilities, with Reitman attached to direct, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the novel, written by Kaui Hart Hemmings, is scheduled to hit stores on May 13 via Simon & Schuster. Set in a Colorado ski town, the story follows a grieving mother struggling to overcome her son’s death. She’s visited by a strange girl with a secret that will change them both. Along with Indian Paintbrush, Reitman and Right of Way's Helen Estabrook are producing. Hemmings’ debut novel, The Descendants, was adapted into a film with a script by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Payne directed the George Clooney-starrer, which won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay. Reitman’s next film, Labor Day, starring Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet, hits theaters on Jan. 31. He’s following that up with Men, Women & Children, starring Emma Thompson, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner. 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 | 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |