"Little House on the Prairie" classic adaptation finds helmer October 10, 2014 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Little House on the Prairie" movie has found a new helmer. David Gordon Green was initially attached to direct the pic, but he left. Sean Durkin ("Martha Marcy May Marlene") is now in negotiations to shepherd the project. The upcoming movie adaptation of the classic TV series is set up at Sony. Scott Rudin ("Captain Phillips", "The Grand Budapest Hotel") serves as a producer. Abi Morgan ("The Iron Lady") writes the script based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's books. The children's book is inspired by memories of the author's childhood during the late 19th century. It was translated into a TV series that aired on NBC from 1974 to 1983 with Melissa Gilbert playing Laura Ingalls. The iconic story also spawned TV movies, miniseries, and musical.  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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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. |
