“Kings of Summer” helmer to film Tom Hiddleston in “Skull Island”September 17, 2014 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After a monster of a surprise reveal at Comic-Con, Legendary has announced that its “Skull Island” will star Tom Hiddleston and be directed by “Kings of Summer” helmer Jordan Vogt-Roberts, according to TheWrap. The King Kong prequel already has an original draft of a script by Max Borenstein. For Hiddleston, this is yet another major franchise, and the first he will anchor. He is the beloved evil Loki in the Marvel Universe, stealing the show in “The Avengers” and the “Thor” movies, and also has won praise for his work in “Only Lovers Left Alive” and “Midnight in Paris,” among other films. He will play Hank Williams in an upcoming biopic, and he is a stage regular in the UK, as well. Vogt-Roberts earned acclaimed for his 2013 Sundance hit “Kings of Summer,” which CBS Films bought and distributed. He has directed multiple episodes of FX's hit sitcom “You're the Worst,” directed Nick Offerman‘s stage documentary “American Ham,” and will steer the ship on Sony's “Metal Gear Solid” video game adaptation. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |