Mark Romanek in talks to helm “The Shining” prequel “The Overlook Hotel”July 21, 2014 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In a match seemingly made in movie heaven, “One Hour Photo” filmmaker Mark Romanek is in negotiations to direct the ”Shining” prequel “The Overlook Hotel” for Warner Bros., TheWrap said citing an individual familiar with the project. Based on Stephen King‘s original prologue to “The Shining,” which was cut from the book prior to publication in 1977, the film will tell the origin story of the Overlook Hotel through the eyes of its first owner, Bob T. Watson. A robber baron at the turn of the 20th century, Watson scaled the remote peaks of the Colorado Rockies to build the grandest resort in America, and a place he and his family would also call home. Mythology's Brad Fischer, James Vanderbilt and Laeta Kalogridis are producing the film, which was written by “The Walking Dead” show runner Glen Mazzara. King recently published a sequel to “The Shining” titled “Dr. Sleep,” which Warner Bros. is also developing for the big screen. Romanek, who is also attached to direct Casey Affleck in “The Boston Strangler” for Warner Bros., most recently directed the underrated sci-fi movie “Never Let Me Go.” The news was first reported by Variety. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |